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[[Science fiction]] and other related fields of [[fiction]] are often set in the future, or at least involve events in times that have not yet occurred. This list is a chronological collection of significant events from various works of such fiction. It includes some events that were set in the future when the fiction containing them was first written but which have now been overtaken by real [[history]], becoming a form of [[alternate history (fiction)|alternate history]] or [[failed prediction]] in the pr(contracted; show full)
**Japanese pharmacist Kenzô Hôjô disappears on his way home during a Wednesday. A few weeks later, his wife Lorraine goes to Earth and hires Jonathan to investigate his disappearance, triggering the events of ''[[Policenauts]]''.
*[[2044]]
** Frank Hollister apparently wins the 'Mr. Fat Bastard' award in this year. A possible setting of ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' before the radiation accident.<
sup>[[#Notes|1]]</supref name="Red Dwarf">Perhaps conscious of the slow development of Earth's space programme, several different dates have been given in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' for the time from which Lister and Rimmer originate. In the early television series the dates [[2044]] and [[2077]] are both given. The first novel, published after the second season was transmitted, gives dates in the [[22nd century]]. In the fourth season [[Red Dwarf characters#David Lister|Dave Lister]] states he is "an enlightened [[23rd century]] guy."</ref>
** A nuclear war between the [[Soviet Union]] and the West destroys most of the [[northern hemisphere]]. (''[[The Outward Urge]]'')
**The 17th Siberian Investigative Force finds [[amnesia|amnesiacs]] Gillian and Jamie Seed in the Siberian Neutral Zone. (''[[Snatcher]]'')
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*[[2071]]
**The crew of the ship ''Bebop'' travel around the Solar System, trying to catch "bounty-heads." (''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'')
*[[2076]]
**The setting of the animated series ''[[Jabberjaw]]''.
*[[2077]]
**A possible setting of ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' before the radiation accident.<
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** [[World War III]] starts on [[October 10]], and ends on [[October 23]], with a [[nuclear war]] in the computer game ''[[Fallout (computer game)|Fallout]]''.
*[[2079]]
**[[May 5]] - Ronald Brent is born. (''[[Return to the Planet of the Apes]]'')
*[[2080s]]
** Events of ''[[The Adventures of Pluto Nash]]''.
*[[2081]]
** [[Kurt Vonnegut]]'s short story ''[[Harrison Bergeron]]'' takes place.
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*[[2151|2151 - ]][[2155]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.
*~[[2154]]
**The [[Dalek]]s invade and conquer Earth after weakening the population with plague bombs fired from space (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'').
*[[2155]]
**[[November 26]]: [[Red Dwarf characters#David Lister|Dave Lister]] found in a cardboard box under the pool table in the Aigburth Arms. (''[[Red Dwarf]]'')<
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*[[2156|2156 - ]][[2160]]
**The [[Earth-Romulan War]] is fought, taking a high toll on both sides. The repercusions of the war will be felt for centuries.
*[[2156]]
**Arnold Rimmer is kept back a year in an alternative universe. Being a foot taller than the rest of his classmates makes him buckle down and learn inner strength. He becomes Ace Rimmer. In another universe, Rimmer carries on through his life and becomes a snivelling coward. (''[[Red Dwarf]]'')
*[[2157]] 
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**The events depicted in [[Ghosts of Mars]], starring [[Natasha Henstridge]] and [[Ice Cube]] are set in this year.
*[[2179]]
**The events of ''[[Aliens (1986 movie)|Aliens]]'' and ''[[Alien 3]]'' take place.
*[[2182]]
**[[Red Dwarf characters#Arnold Rimmer|Arnold Rimmer]] fails to fix a drive plate on the mining ship ''[[Red Dwarf]]''. A cadmium II radiation blast kills him and 1,167 people. The only survivor is Dave Lister, who is in stasis.<
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*[[2186]]
**Abelard Lindsay is born, events of ''"Schismatrix"'' begin. (''[[Shaper/Mechanist]]'')
*[[2192]]
**Events of the TV series [[Earth 2]]
*[[2193]]
** Police detective Darien Lambert is sent back in time to the year 1993 in pursuit of fugitive time-travelling criminals ([[Time Trax]]) 
*[[2195]]
**First battle of Mars is fought and lost, Jovians decimate the Utopia Colony on Mars. (''[[Nadesico|Martian Successor Nadesico]]'')
*[[2196]]
**Privately owned high mobile battleship Nadesico launches on the mission to rescue survivors of the Jovian invasion of Mars. (''[[Nadesico|Martian Successor Nadesico]]'')
*[[2198]]
**Year the events of ''[[Exile To Hell]]'', the first novel in the '''[[Outlanders]]''' series take place.
*[[2199]]
**Estimated date for the events of ''[[The Matrix]]'', according to [[Morpheus (Matrix character)|Morpheus]].
*Late 22nd Century/Early 23rd Century
** 5 Gundams are launched from the colonies to Earth to fight the oppressive UESA and OZ. Possible setting for the ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' series.

==[[23rd century]]==
*22XX
** Events of [[Mega Man X (series)|Mega Man X]]: Command Mission.
**A possible setting of ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' before the radiation accident.<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</supref name="Red Dwarf"/>
**Possibly when the [[UMS Vortex Rikers]] prison vessel crashes on the planet [[Na Pali]], of the [[Gryphon]] system. [[Prisoner 849]] is the sole survivor and discovers the [[Skaarj]] empire (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2211]]
**[[July 13]] - Vassili Rykov is severely injured by a hunting [[Yautja|Predator]]. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
*[[2215]]
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**Jerome Branch Corbell returns to Earth after his flight to the center of the galaxy. (''[[A World Out of Time]]'')
*~3,002,182
**[[Red Dwarf characters#David Lister|Dave Lister]] released from [[stasis]]. He is the last human being alive. His companions are a hologram of his dead bunkmate, a senile computer and a life form that evolved from a cat he smuggled aboard. Events of ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.<
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*~5,000,000
**The world is in an ice age, [[Africa]] and [[Spain]] have joined and the [[Amazon rainforest]] has vanished. The world is ruled by giant sea birds, [[lizards]] with sticky frills, killer [[birds]] and huge, [[carnivorous]] [[bats]]. ([[The Future Is Wild]])
*~10,000,000
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*[[Death (DC Comics)|Death]] has the role of putting everything in order and closing up the universe. (''[[The Sandman (DC Comics Modern Age)|The Sandman]]'')

==Beyond the end of time==
*Climax of [[Isaac Asimov]]'s story [[The Last Question]]. The end of time itself is said to be ten trillion years in the future, and the climax of the story occurs even later, after a "timeless interval".

==Notes==
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sup>1</sup>Perhaps conscious of the slow development of Earth's space programme, several different dates have been given in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' for the time from which Lister and Rimmer originate. In the early television series the dates [[2044]] and [[2077]] are both given. The first novel, published after the second season was transmitted, gives dates in the [[22nd century]]. In the fourth season [[Red Dwarf characters#David Lister|Dave Lister]] states he is "an enlightened [[23rd century]] guy."references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were]
* [http://moa.dracandros.com/ Fictional encyclopedia wiki with a section for fictional history]
* [http://manconquersspace.com/MCSPg1.html Man Conquers Space]

[[Category:Fictional timelines|Fictional timelines]]