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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)
** Astronauts discover an alien monolith on the moon (the prologue of the film ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact]]).''
** Dr. Sam Beckett begins to [[time travel]] through his lifetime (''[[Quantum Leap]]'')
*199X
**All Year - The world is saved from the alien menace known as [[Giygas]] by 4 young children, led by [[Onett]] native, [[Ness]], with [[PSI]] powers and friendship. (''[[EarthBound]]'')
**Possible setting for [[
When the Wind Blows]] based on the main characters (Jim and Hilda) being approximately ten years old in the [[World War 2]] flashbacks; this would mean they were born circa 1930.
*[[2000]]
** Efficient international flight has been achieved by fleets of [[airship|dirigible]]s, controlled by the [[Aerial Board of Control]] (''With the Night Mail'' and ''As Easy as A.B.C.'' by [[Rudyard Kipling]])
**Massive [[overpopulation]] has occurred (''Make Room, Make Room'' by [[Harry Harrison]] and film ''[[Soylent Green]]'')
** May - The Black Mesa Incident occurs in [[New Mexico]], opening a gate to Xen and starting the 7-hours war. (''[[Half-Life]]'')
** [[September 13]] - Second Impact occurs at the [[South Pole]], melting the world's ice, tilting the planet off its axis and killing off half of the world's population. (''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'')
** The [[CoDominium]] is formed by a series of treaties between the USSR and the U.S.A.

==[[21st century]]==
*200X
**Year in which the "[[Digimon]] Tamers" takes place.
**Years in which the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] [[Mega Man (series)|Mega Man]] video game series take place.
*[[2001]]
** A timequake occurs, sending the citizens of the world back to [[1991]], where they must relive their lives in automatic pilot for ten years. (''[[Timequake]]'')
** An extraterrestrial obelisk found on the moon, prompting an investigation flight to Jupiter (Saturn in the book), which is sabotaged by [[HAL 9000]] (''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' by [[Arthur C. Clarke]] and [[Stanley Kubrick]]] The film's sequel, [[2010: The Year We Make Contact]], offers a slightly different timeline, placing the discovery of the lunar monolith in 1999, and the ''Discovery'' voyage in 2001.
** [[January 3]] - [[Pandemic]] kills 99.9% of all women. (''[[BattleTanx]]'')
** [[January 20]] - The triggering of World War III by the secret detonation of a nuclear device in Washington D.C. by the Soviets, leading to complete destruction of the United States, and creating [[Deathlands]]. (A fictional series based on this scenario, set a century later)
** January - The inauguration of the Earth UN Government. (''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'')
** February - Work begins on converting the fallen alien spaceship into a battleship of the Earth UN Forces. (''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'')
** [[February 14]] - The Valentine Treaty is signed, ending the wars that followed Second Impact. (''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'')
** [[June 6]] - [[Shinji Ikari]] is born. (''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'')
** [[June 30]] - [[Martians]] invade Earth in the second [[War of the Worlds]]. ([[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[Killraven]]'')
** December - Events of ''[[Battle For the Planet of the Apes]]''.
** [[December 4]] - [[Asuka Langley Soryu]] is born. (''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'')
** Death of [[Kilgore Trout]] (per [[Kurt Vonnegut]]'s ''[[Timequake]]'')
**Apes and humans reach an uneasy truce (events of ''[[Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'')
**The [[Zohar Modifier]] is discovered. (''[[Xenogears]]'')
* [[2002]]
**Eighteen months after the finding of a buried lunar anomaly, the manned nuclear spacecraft ''USSC Discovery XD-1'' continues to Jupiter to investigate another anomaly - ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''
* [[2003]]
** [[January]] - ''[[Busted (band)|Busted]]'' set off for the year 3000 with their neighbour Peter in his car-based time machine (''[[Busted (album)|Busted]]'' - ''[[Year 3000]]'')
** [[April 7]] - [[Astro Boy (2003)|Astro Boy]] created.
**April - Digimon Emperor begins his conquest of the Digital World. Three new Digidestined are chosen. The events of ''[[Digimon]]'' season 2 begins.
*[[2004]]
**Supposedly the year that ''[[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]'' takes place.
**Also supposedly the year in which the global warming events of ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' occur.
**[[March 3]] - The events of the [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] episode [[Boating School]].
**July - [[T-850]] and [[T-X]] arrive, sent by the Human Resistance and Skynet, respectively. (''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'')
**[[July 24]], 6:18 PM [[EST]] - Judgement Day. Skynet wages its war on humanity. (''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'')
**War breaks out between Erusea and the Independent States Allied Forces in this year in the video games [[Ace Combat 4]].
*[[2005]]
** The events of ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]''.
** Kshin, the youngest of the [[Defenders of the Earth]], is born
** February - Genetically modified terrorists seize control of Shadow Moses island. (''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'')
** [[March 6]] - the [[Auton]]s attempt to invade London. (''[[Rose (Doctor Who)|Rose]]'')
** April - The house of Usher II opens. (''[[The Martian Chronicles]]'')
** August - Elder people come to Mars. (''[[The Martian Chronicles]]'')
** September - A Martian lives among the humans. (''[[The Martian Chronicles]]'')
** November - Nuclear siege befalls Earth. (''[[The Martian Chronicles]]'')
** [[December 24]] - the ''Pluto's Kiss'' virus causes the complete shutdown of the Internet (''[[.hack]]'')
*[[2006]]
** [[Pandemic]] kills all of male animals on Earth in ''[[Y: The Last Man]]'' and the world's population over the age of puberty in ''[[Jeremiah (series)|Jeremiah]]''.
** The events of ''[[BattleTanx: Global Assault]]''.
** Beginning of ''[[The Bicentennial Man]]'' movie (the original short story was set in [[1976]]).
** March - A spaceship crashes into the [[River Thames]], triggering a worldwide red alert as part of a scheme by the alien [[Slitheen]] to turn the Earth into a radioactive fuel dump (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three (Doctor Who)|World War Three]]'').
**September - The last surviving [[Slitheen]] on Earth builds the ''Blaidd Drwg'' [[nuclear power plant]] over a spacetime rift in an attempt to create a catastrophe that will supply her with enough energy to escape the planet (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Boom Town (Doctor Who)|Boom Town]]'').
**September 28 - [[Lex Luthor]] uses a Kryptonian crystal embedded in [[kryptonite]] to create a new landmass in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], resulting in [[blackouts]] and [[eartquakes]] along the [[East Coast]]. (''[[Superman Returns]]'')
** [[December 25]] - the Guinevere One probe is due to land on [[Mars (Doctor Who)|Mars]], but goes missing as the alien [[List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens#Sycorax|Sycorax]] invade Earth - ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''.
**Dr. Edward Kirk fakes his own death with an explosion at his laboratory. (''[[Dino Crisis (video game)|Dino Crisis]]'')
*[[2007]]
** [[August 7]] - Odyssey 5 watch the Earth destroyed and the Seeker sends them back 5 years to prevent this happening. (''[[Odyssey 5]]'')
** [[August 8]] or after - An oil tanker sinks near the coast of Manhattan, contaminating the [[sealife]] for years to come. Anti-Metal Gear activist, [[Solid Snake]], is blamed for the incident. (''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'')
*[[2008]]
**[[Jason Voorhees]] is captured. (''[[Jason X]]'')
** Book one of the [[Bartimaeus Trilogy]] takes place.
*[[2009]]
** Max Guevera and 11 other transgenics escape from the government facility code-named Manticore; months later, terrorists detonate an electro-magnetic pulse device which devastates civilization. [[Dark Angel (TV series)]]
** World Aeronautics and Robotics (WAR) creates prototypes of the first human-assisted robots controlled directly through the pilot's brain. [[One Must Fall]]
** [[February 7]] - Space launching ceremony of the [[SDF-1 Macross]]. The same day, the [[Zentradi]] army arrives in the Solar System and war breaks out when the Macross's guns automatically fire on the Zentradi. This is the beginning of Space War I. (''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'')
**[[April 29]] - Terrorists seize the [[Big Shell]]. (''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'')
** [[June 1]] - ''The Pulse'', the deployment of an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] weapon, destroys a significant amount of the computer-based infrastructure in the U.S., in turn leading to economic and social breakdown across the country. (''[[Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'')
**Events depicted in ''[[Dino Crisis (video game)|Dino Crisis]]'' occur.
*[[2010]]
** February - The Zentradi's Boddole Zer Fleet of 4.8 million ships annihilates the surface of the earth. (''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'')
** March - Space War I ends. (''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'')
**[[May 10]] - Regina, David, Dylan and the other members of SORT and TRAT travel through the Timegate, traveling to what they think is the [[Cretaceous]] (it turns out to be the future). (''[[Dino Crisis 2]]'')
** October - The end of human civilization (Stephen King's 'The End of the Whole Mess')
** A 23-year-old [[Lisa Simpson]] nearly marries a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[college]] classmate of hers. (''[[The Simpsons]]'' - "[[Lisa's Wedding]]"; the [[flash-forward]] in this episode takes place "15 years in the future")
**Events of ''[[2010: Odyssey Two]]''. David Bowman, now a magnetic being, returns to Earth, and later on merges with [[HAL 9000]]. [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] explodes, forming Lucifer, a small sun.
**John Boone becomes the first human to set foot on Mars at age 38. (''[[Mars trilogy]]'')
**Mankind completes its first fully-functional space colony, Beyond Coast. (''[[Policenauts]]'')
**The first attempt at executing [[Jason Voorhees]] fails. Jason escapes and chases after a woman named Rowan. Both are accidentally frozen and preserved for centuries to come. (''[[Jason X]]'')
**The nations of Yuktobania and Osea fight a war that lasts from September to New Year's Eve, when a force of Yuktobanian and Osean air force pilots team up to bring peace. (''[[Ace Combat 5]]'')
*[[2011]]
** [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]'s dog Seymour dies still waiting for his master to return (''[[Futurama]] episode [[Jurassic Bark]]'')
**The Rock hits Earth. (''[[Remnants]]'')
** Book 2 of the [[Bartimaeus Trilogy]] takes place.
*[[2012]]
**In an underground bunker in [[Utah]], a [[Dalek]], the last of its race, gets loose and kills 200 people before it is stopped (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Dalek (Doctor Who episode)|Dalek]]'')
**[[December 21]] - All of time and space collapses as the universe (of which we are merely fragments) attains self-consciousness and expands into the Supercontext. All events that happen after this occur in the minds of humanity rather than in an objective consensus reality.(''[[The Invisibles]]'')
**[[December 22]] - Alien colonization begins on Earth. (''[[The X-Files]]'')
*[[2013]]
**Events of ''[[Escape from L.A.]]''
** The [[Policenauts]], a group of specially-trained policemen, are formed in order to secure the colonists in Beyond Coast. The "original cops" (as they've been nicknamed by the public) consisted of Jonathan Ingram and Ed Brown from the [[LAPD]], Salvatore Toscanini from the [[NYPD]], Joseph Sadaoki Tokugawa from the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department|Tokyo MPD]] and Gatse Becker from [[Scotland Yard]]. Later, Jonathan disappears after a space-walking accident with the EMPS prototype Yuri and is presumed dead.
**Discovery of the [[Global Liberation Army]]. (''[[Command & Conquer: Generals]]'').
**An [[earthquake]] and [[tsunami]] destroy [[Beverly Hills]] and [[Los Angeles]], according to [[Rainbow Mars]] by [[Larry Niven]].
*[[2014]]
** Book 3 of the [[Bartimaeus Trilogy]] takes place.
*[[2015]]
** The third Angel attacks Tokyo-3. [[Shinji Ikari]] must defend the city in Eva Unit-01. (''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'')
**The events of ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' (estimated).
**[[October 21]] - [[Marty McFly]] and [[Doctor Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] travel forward in time from the year [[1985]] to the year 2015. (''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'', made in [[1989]])
**[[December 19]] - [[Yuzo Takaya]], [[Noriko Takaya]]'s father, piloting humanity's first faster-than-light spaceship Luxion, is attacked and killed by aliens. (''[[Gunbuster]]'')
**Jordan-Two-Delta is born. 
**Eugenics Laws are passed banning the cloning of sentient humans to for the extraction of organs. (''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]'') 
**[[Ming the Merciless]] launches his invasion of Earth (''[[Defenders of the Earth]]'')
*[[2016]]
**Lincoln-Six-Echo is born. (''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]'')
*[[2017]]
** The Great Awakening in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
*[[2019]]
**Humans are created using the DNA of the rich for medical purposes as insurance ''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]''.
**The events of the first season of the TV series [[Dark Angel]]
**The events of the ''[[Akira (film)|Akira]]'' anime.
**[[Noriko Takaya]] and [[Amano Kazumi]] are graduated into the machine weapon force. (''[[Gunbuster]]'')
**The year the [[microprocessor]] becomes obsolete, being replaced by SMT — Single Molecule Transfer technology, according to the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[The Long Game]]''.
**[[November]] - In polluted, rainy L.A., former ''Blade Runner'' officer ''Rick Deckard'' is picked up by ''Gaff'' in a flying Police [[Spinner]], to do one more job - ''[[Blade Runner]]'', 1982
**Events depicted in ''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]'' occur.
**Ben Richards is captured and forced to compete on [[The Running Man]].
*[[2020s]]
**First landings on the [[Moon]], by [[United States|U.S.]], [[USSR]], and [[Great Britain]]. (''[[The Outward Urge]]'' - ''approximate date'')
*[[2020]]
**Arno Stark, the future wearer of the [[Iron Man]] armor, travels back in time to battle [[Spider-Man]].
**[[Machine Man]] is rebuilt and reactivated by rebels against the corporations who rule the world.
**Events depicted in ''[[Reign of Fire]]'' occur.
**The events depicted in the film version of [[V for Vendetta (film)|V for Vendetta]] occur.
*[[2021]]
**Hyperspace gates are set up around the solar system. One of them explodes destroying a part of the moon and forcing emigration to other planets. ([[Cowboy Bebop]])
**[[P.D. James]]'s [[dystopia|dystopian novel]] ''[[The Children of Men]]'' ([[1992]]) is set in the [[England]] of 2021.
** In ''[[The Terminator]]'' ([[1984]]), while under LAPD interrogation in 1984, [[Kyle Reese]] (played by actor [[Michael Biehn]]) states that 2021 was the year he joined the human resistance.
** The cartoon series ''[[Sealab 2021]]'' takes place.
** The first season of [[Jeremiah (series)|Jeremiah]].
*[[2022]]
**New York City has become overpopulated with 40 million starving citizens. (''[[Soylent Green]]'')
**''Mars 2 Recovery'' is en route to investigate the non-response of the Mars-1 Crew - ''[[Mission to Mars]]'' 
*[[2025]]
**[[T.C. Boyle]]'s novel ''[[A Friend of the Earth]]'' ([[2000]]) is set in the [[USA]] of the year 2025.
**[[Ambrosia Software]]'s game ''[[Escape Velocity (computer game)|Escape Velocity]]'' is set in 2025.
** October - Ben Richards killed at the end of [[Stephen King]]'s '[[The Running Man]]'
** In the [[Captain Planet]] two-parter ''Two Futures'', Wheeler travels to this year and sees for himself the consequences of his earlier tampering with history, in which he changed the past so that he never became a Planeteer
*[[2026]]
**The events of the film ''[[Metropolis (1927 movie)|Metropolis]]'', 1927.
**Jeff Tracy forms International Rescue ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]''
*[[2027]]
**Events of the [[2006]] film [[Children of Men]] with Clive Owen, Michael Caine & Julianne Moore take place throughout late [[2027]]. 
*[[2029]]
**Events of ''[[Ghost in the Shell (film)|Ghost In The Shell]]''
**A T-800 is sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor in ''[[The Terminator]]''.
**Pericles, Capt. Davidson and the Oberon space station are pulled into an electromagnetic storm and disappear - Tim Burton's ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 movie)|Planet of the Apes]]''
*[[2030]]
**Events of ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (1st GiG)|Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''
**Events of the ''[[Akira (film)|Akira]]'' manga.
**[[Zefram Cochrane]], inventor of the [[warp drive]], is born (''[[Star Trek]]'').
**[[May 24]] - Time Traveller Alex Hartdegen stops briefly to find answers in future NYC - Simon Wells' production ''[[The Time Machine]]'', 2002
**United States legal drama, [[Century City (television)|Century City]] is set starting in this year.
**[[Bart Simpson]] is sent to 2030, where his sister [[Lisa Simpson]] is president (''[[The Simpsons]]'' - "[[Bart to the Future]]").
**Second Tiberium War. (''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series]]'')
**Events depicted in ''[[Predator: Concrete Jungle]]'' occur.
**[[John Connor]] sends a reprogrammed T-800 back to [[1995]] to protect his younger self from Skynet's [[T-1000]] terminator. (''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'')
*[[2031]]
** The submarine [[SeaQuest DSV]] suddenly re-appears in this year - series
** [[Mega-City One]] is founded. (''[[Judge Dredd]]'')
** PRISM awakened, the world's first sentient computer. (''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'')
** [[March 7]]-[[March 14]] - The events of [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].
**[[March 15]] - An AI owned by a Manila-based biotech company becomes self-aware and begins plotting humanity's destruction. (''[[GURPS Reign of Steel]]'')
*[[2032]]
**Events of ''[[Innocence: Ghost in the Shell]]''.
**Events of ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GiG]]''.
**Simon Phoenix is released from the cryoprison into a milquetoast future where he quickly wreaks havoc over a subdued and nonviolent society. Old school cop John Spartan is then released from cryogenic imprisonment to catch him. (''[[Demolition Man]]'')
**Events of the last season of [[SeaQuest DSV]].
**[[July 4]] - [[John Connor]] is killed by a T-850. (''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'')
**[[July 23]] - Aliens attack Earth fleet in the Battle of the Solar System. They are defeated by Noriko piloting the [[Gunbuster]].
*[[2033]]
**[[October 28]] - The [[T-850]] that killed John Connor in 2032 is captured, reprogrammed and sent back to [[2004]]. {''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'')
**[[December 19]] - Kouchiro Ohta dies of space sickness. (''[[Gunbuster]]'')
*[[2035]]
**The events of the movie ''[[Soldier (film)|Soldier]]'' occur.
**On the eve of man's first flight to the moon, an uprising against progress becomes violent. (''[[Things to Come]]'')
**Paul Metcalfe (''[[Captain Scarlet]]''} is born.
**Events depicted in the movie ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'' occur.
*[[2036]]
**Citizens against progress rise up in an attempt to stop the Space Gun and its launch of a pair of young explorers - ''[[Things To Come]]'', 1936
** Zenon Kar is born (''[[Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century]]'')
*[[2037]]
** Jonathan Ingram is miraculously discovered alive, thanks to the cold-sleep module in the Yuri suit, preserving his youth as well. After a year of rehabilitation, Jonathan stays on Earth and forms a private investigation agency. (''[[Policenauts]]'')
**Overmind's war against humanity ends in victory for the machines, leaving only 40 million human survivors. (''[[GURPS Reign of Steel]]'')
**[[August 20]] - Time traveller Alex Hartdegen abruptly stops, witnessing a [[Lunar]] catastrophe raining down on Earth - Simon Wells' production ''[[The Time Machine]]'', 2002
*[[2038]]
** Launch of the 7th Macross Battleship that will travel to the center of the Milky Way. (''[[Macross 7]]'')
*[[2040]]
**Death of Caesar the [[ape]]. (''[[Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'')
**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.<ref 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]]'')
**[[December 22]]: SRS Flight 4003 crashes in the Rocko Mountain range. One body is initially identified as computer instructor Rick Sawamura, but is later discovered to be a heretofore unknown type of bioroid. (''[[Snatcher]]'')
**[[December 29]]: Neo-Kobe's Mayor O'Connor asks the countries of the world to investigate the strange bioroids, but investigation proves fruitless. (''[[Snatcher]]'')
*[[2045]]
**[[February 18]]: The bioroid that replaced Mayor O'Connor is captured, but self-destructs during transport. The bioroids are later dubbed "Snatchers" by the media. (''[[Snatcher]]'')
** The band Fire Bomber performs their first live concert with [[Mylene Jenius]]. (''[[Macross 7]]'')
** The First Island 3 colony started to work. In a later year, the calendar system changes to [[Universal Century]] (''[[Gundam]]'')
** [[Neosapien]]s are invented (''[[Exosquad]]'')
*[[2046]]
**December: Neo-Kobe experiences "Bioroid Panic." An anti-Snatcher task force is formed. Over 5,000 die in [[witch-hunt]]s, and the mayor requests that all citizens submit to testing. The panic spreads throughout [[Japan]] by the end of the year. (''[[Snatcher]]'')
*[[2047]]
**[[April 20]]: Japanese government passes the "Snatchers and the Protection of Civil Rights" bill, requiring a warrant for Bioroid tests.
**May: The Rug-Hunt organization is formed to study the Snatchers.
**August: Rug-Hunt and the Anti-Snatcher task force merge and become JUNKER (Japanese Undercover Neuro-Kinetic Elimination Rangers).
**Mid-October: Snatchers begin actively hunting down JUNKERs. At least three are killed in October alone, one is left brain-dead, and the entire Descartes family is massacred.
**November: A well-known KBC newscaster, a Yakuza mob boss, a prominent religious figure, and a former biotechnology firm president are revealed to be Snatchers.
**December: The Japanese government quarantines Neo-Kobe due to the increasing Snatcher problem.
*[[2048]]
**Earth attacks the aliens' home at the center of the galaxy using an enormous black hole bomb. The bomb is too damaged to go off, and Gunbuster restarts it with one of its engine cores, causing it to take 12,000 years getting back home. (''[[Gunbuster]]'')
*[[2049]]
** The events of ''[[Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century]]''
*[[2050s]]
** The decade in which the future crime drama ''[[Minority Report (movie)|Minority Report]]'' takes place.
*[[2050]]
**"By the year 2050, paper currency is worthless, but odor eaters inserts and certain types of foil are precious commodities," according to "Time-Traveling Monty" from the comic strip "Monty," episode published [[April 29]], [[2006]].
** In ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'', [[Newspeak]] eclipses oldspeak.
*[[2052]]
** The story of the game ''[[Deus Ex]]''.
** New York City uses its mob connection to launch a giant ball of unwanted garbage into space. Some experts claim the ball might return to Earth someday, but their concerns were dismissed as "depressing". ([[Futurama]])
*[[2053]]
** In ''[[Star Trek]]'', [[Earth]] is devastated by [[World War III]].
*[[2054]]
** Events of [[Zenon: Z3]]
*[[2056]]
** The interactive events of the [[BF2]] [[Mod (computer gaming)|mod]] [[Battlefield: Apocalypse]] begin.
*[[2058]]
**Events of the 1998 version of the ''[[Lost in Space]]'' movie. 
*[[2060]]
**The United nations space ship Unity is launched from Earth "[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]"
*[[2061]]
**Events of ''[[2061: Odyssey Three]]''.
**[[May 14]] - "[[The Last Question]]" is first asked of the computer Multivac, in the [[Isaac Asimov]] story of that title. On the same date, according to the same story, the [[Earth]] becomes fully powered by [[solar energy]], eliminating the need for consumption of [[fossil fuels]].
*[[2062]]
**The cartoon series ''[[The Jetsons]]'' was originally set in 2062. This is because the series first aired in [[1962]], and the show was a prediction of what life would be like a hundred years in the future. ''Jetsons: The Movie''([[1990]]) states that ''The Jetsons'' is set "late in the 21st century." Note that no precise date has ever been stated in any episode.
***[[The Flintstones|The Flintstone]] and Rubble families are sent to the Jetsons' time-era via a malfunctioning time machine constructed by Elroy Jetson. They stay in the Jetsons' era for a period of time and become famous, before returning to the [[Stone Age]]. - ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]''
*[[2063]]
** The events of the TV series ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'' begin in this year (Terran-[[Chig]] wars)
** [[April 5]]: In ''[[Star Trek]]'', [[Zefram Cochrane]] makes the first human warp flight with the ''[[Phoenix (Star Trek)|Phoenix]]''. This attracts the [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcans]] and they make [[first contact (anthropology)|first contact]] with humans. The experience also changes Dr. Cochrane considerably.
*[[2065]]
** Events of ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]''.
** Events of Gerry Anderson's ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]''.
*[[2067]]
** Events of Gerry Anderson's ''[[Captain Scarlet]]''.
*[[2068]]
** First [[Neosapien#Neosapien Revolts|Neosapien Revolt]] is ruthlessly struck down by the [[Exosquad planets#Homeworlds|Homeworlds]] (''[[Exosquad]]'')
*[[2069]]
** In ''[[Star Trek]]'', the [[Klingon]] [[High Council]] is formed, eliminating the position of Emperor until [[2369]].
*[[2070]]
** Detectives David Hume and Ian Farve serve in the Citizens Protection Bureau ([[Total Recall 2070]])
** A force of [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] try to take over the Gravitron weather control installation on the [[Moon]] to alter [[Earth]]'s weather and wipe out all life. They are stopped by the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Second Doctor]] and his companions (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Moonbase]]'').
**[[President Robert L. Booth]] initiates the [[Atomic Wars]] which devastate most of the [[USA]], the [[USSR]] and [[Europe]] (''[[Judge Dredd]]'')
*[[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.<ref name="Red Dwarf"/>
** [[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.
*[[2082]]
** Falkenburg's Mercenary Legion is formed and begins first operations on Hadley. (''[[CoDominium]]'')
*[[2084]]
** War between [[Earth]] and [[Mars]] virtually destroys humanity. (''[[Ayreon|The Universal Migrator]]'')
** Dancing is outlawed. Flash, Strobe, Laser and Pyro escape Earth to live on Moon Base Alpha to dance in freedom. (Shmah Film's "Dancemania")
** The events of the [[Doctor Who]] episode ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''
*[[2085]]
**[[Androsynth]] rebellion and exodus ([[Star Control]])
*[[2087]]
** Professor Trillias Backtein develops a method of travelling faster than light, the Subspace Warp System, which enables interstallar travel. ("[[Star Ocean]]")
*** To commemorate this event, 2087 was designated the first year of the new system of dates, S.D.
*[[2094]]
** [[Brazil]]ian space service makes the first landing on [[Mars]]. (''[[The Outward Urge]]'')
*[[2097]]
** Events of [[One Must Fall]] 2097 take place.
*[[2099]]
** Events of [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[Marvel 2099]]'' line.
*[[2100]]
**After suffering a reactor failure, the various factions from the UNSS Unity make planetfall on Chiron, in orbit of [[Alpha Centauri]] "[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]"
*Late 21st century
**[[Superman]] leaves Earth. (''[[DC One Million]]'')
** 13th Gundam Fight begins. Possible setting for ''[[G-Gundam]]''.
** The Bloody Valentine War. Possible setting for ''[[Gundam SEED]]''.

==[[22nd century]]==
*21XX
**Events of the numbered [[Mega Man X (series)|Mega Man X]] games.
*[[2100]] The events of [[Space Patrol (1962 TV series)]]
*[[2101]]
**War was beginning. (''[[Zero Wing]]'')
*[[2103]]
**[[Sherlock Holmes]] is restored to life (''[[Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century]])
**The Great Patriotic Wars. CoDominium collapses and Earth is devastated. CoDominium Fleet Exodus. (''[[CoDominium]]'')
*[[2104]]
** Events of the TV series [[Space Rangers]]
*[[2106]]
**Phil is born. (''[[Phil of the Future]]'')
*[[2109]]
**Colonel Ronald "Ron" Brent is sent to space and disappears. (''[[Return to the Planet of the Apes]]'')
*[[2110]]
** CoDominium Fleet swear allegiance to Sparta. [[CoDominium]]
*[[2112]]
**Man tries to revive the guitar in colorless totalitarian society, commits suicide after failure. ([[Rush (band)|Rush]]'s [[2112 (album)]])
**Sewashi sends Doraemon to traveled back to 1970s in order that his descendants reap the benefits of Nobita's success one day rather than be burdened by the considerable financial debts which his incompetence has led them to suffer in the original timeline. ([[Doraemon]])
**Earth makes first contact with the [[Chenjesu]] ([[Star Control]])
*[[2114]]
**Fourth World War, a.k.a. "Judgement Day" (''[[Judge Dredd]]'').
*[[2116]]
**Earth joins the [[Alliance of Free Stars]] against the [[Kzer-Za]]'s [[Hierarchy of Battle Thralls]]. ([[Star Control II]])
* [[2118|2118 - ]][[2120]]
** Terran-[[Neosapien]] war (''[[Exosquad]]'')
*[[2121]]
**Phil departs for family vacation. (''[[Phil of the Future]]'')
*[[2122]]
**Events of the first ''[[Alien (movie)|Alien]]'' movie.
*[[2135]]
**Earth surrenders to the [[Kzer-Za]] [[Ur-Quan]].  The planet is placed under a slave shield.  {[[Star Control]])
*[[2142]]
**War for Earth in ''[[Battlefield 2142]]'' is fought.
*[[2144]]
** First successful landing on [[Venus]] by [[Australia]]n mission. (''[[The Outward Urge]]'')
*[[2145]]
**Events of ''[[Doom 3]]''.
**Events of the ''[[Doom (movie)|Doom]]'' movie.
*[[2145|2145 - ]][[2147]]
**Human piloted [[Precursor (Star Control)|Precursor]] spaceship, the Vindicator,  arrives on Earth, finding it enslaved.  Launches rebellion against the Ur-Quan.  Destroys the [[Sa-Matra]], ending the [[Doctrinal Conflict]] between the [[Kzer-Za]] and [[Kohr-Ah]] [[Ur-Quan]]. ([[Star Control II]])
*[[2148]]
** A last inhabitant of Earth, a mutant, encounters an astronaut from the past. They both travel back in time to stop a [[bacterial]] disaster, but the astronaut dies - ''The Man Who Was Never Born'' episode of ''[[The Outer Limits]]'', 1963
*[[2149]]
**[[Red Dwarf characters#Arnold Rimmer|Arnold Rimmer]] is born in this year. ("[[Red Dwarf]]")
*[[2150]]
**The war of the three political entities the United Civilized States, the Eurasion Dynasty, and the Lunar Corporation ([[Earth 2150]], [[Earth 2150: The Moon Project]], [[Earth 2150: Lost Souls]]).
**Fifth World War (''[[Strontium Dog]]'').
*[[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]]'')<ref name="Red Dwarf"/>
*[[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]] 
**Events of the TV series [[Captain Power]]
*[[2159]]
**[[Terraforming|Terraformers]] settle on [[LV-426]]. (''[[Aliens (1986 movie)|Aliens]]'')
** Possible year of the beginning of the One Year War. Events of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' begin.
*[[2160]] 
**The 3 factions from Earth 2150 continue to wage war, with new weaponry ([[Earth 2160]])
*[[2161]]
**The [[United Federation of Planets]] is founded (''[[Star Trek]]'').
**The Vault Dweller leaves Vault 13 to find a water chip. (''[[Fallout (computer game)|Fallout]]'')
*[[2164]]
**Around this year, the events of the [[Doctor Who]] serial ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' take place.
*[[2176]]
**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.<ref name="Red Dwarf"/>
*[[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.<ref 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]]
** New Earth Government is formed to battle Skaarj Empire (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
**[[Weyland-Yutani]] sets down on [[LV-1201]] using telemetry data from the [[Derelict]] on [[LV-426]] and begins building the Primary Operations Complex. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
*[[2216]]
**During the '7 Day Siege', the Skaarj surround Earth. In a bold move, NEG commandos destroy the Skaarj mother ship, causing the Skaarj to retreat in disarray. (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2219]]
** Following the Human/Skaarj war, many of Earth's cities lay in ruins. When the New Earth Government attempted to assert its authority over these areas, they were confronted by many rebel groups, often covertly financed by the great corporations, which had established bases in the destroyed cities.(''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2221]]
**[[October 15]] - Dr. Eisenberg sets up Observation Post 2 on [[LV-1201]], to study the [[Xenomorph (Alien)|Xenomorph]] Hive.(''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[November 7]] - The exploration of the Hive starts. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[November 15]] - First sighting of Xenomorphs on LV-1201. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[November 25]] - Weller, an Expedition One member, is attacked and killed by a Xenomorph.(''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[December 12]] - After local flowers bloom, security chief McCullouch fears Xenomorph activity will increase. Eisenberg overrules him. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[December 14]] - A [[Yautja|Predator]] weapon is found on [[LV-1201]] by Expedition One.(''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
*[[2222]]
** Events of the TV series [[Quark (TV series)|Quark]]
**[[January 1]] - [[Xenomorph (Alien)|Xenomorphs]] slaughter Expedition One near Forward Observation Post 2 after a severe storm knocks out the perimeter defenses. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[January 5]] - Expedition One attemps to reach Forward Observation Post 3 but retreats after a deadly Xenomorph attack. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[January 10]] - Expedition One reaches Forward Observation Post 4, but is trapped after finding it overrun with Xenomorphs. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[March 15]] - Eisenberg, the sole survivor of Expedition One, is rescued. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
*[[2223]]
**Eisenberg builds the Forward Observation Pods on LV-1201. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
* [[2229]]
**[[November 22]] - The United Powers League is said to take control of Earth.
**Project ''Purification'' started. (''[[StarCraft]]'')
*[[2230]]
**[[September 21]]-[[October 12]] - Events depicted in ''[[Aliens versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt]]'' occur.
**[[November 23]] - A [[Xenomorph (Alien)|Xenomorph]] [[facehugger]] escapes in the Primary Operations Complex and impregnates a civilian. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[November 24]] - The young [[Xenomorph (Alien)|Xenomorph]] erups from its host and quickly matures, rampaging through the Primary Operations Complex and freeing other Xenomorphs along the way. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[November 25]] - The [[Xenomorph (Alien)|Xenomorph]] escapes the POC through a breach in the outer wall, caused by the explosion of a [[Yautja|Predator]] [[self-destruct]] device. The POC is overrun with Xenomorphs. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[December 1]] - A clan of [[Yautja|Predator]]s, one of which cripped General Vassili Rykov 19 years ago, arrives on LV-1201. Two are captured in the forests, a third causes a ruckus in the Forward Observation Pods before also being subdued. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
*[[2231]]
**Yma/Human Accord of [[Wayne Douglas Barlowe|Wayne Barlowe]]'s ''[[Expedition (book)|Expedition]]''
**[[January 6]] - A marine team including Cpl. Andrew 'Frosty' Harrison arrives on [[LV-1201]] and is ambushed by [[Xenomorph (Alien)|Xenomorphs]] in the remnants of the Primary Operations Complex. Harrison accidentally disables the defense grid of the Forward Observation Pods, allowing Xenomorphs to enter. At the Pods, a vengeful mercenary whose fiancé was killed during the attack knocks out Harrison and has him placed in a cell. Harrison escapes and travels through the Pods, accidentally releasing the [[Yautja|Predator]] captured on December 1st. Harrison and the Predator escape the Pods. The artificial Xenomorph Hive is liberated by rampaging Xenomorphs. Eisenberg abducts the Xenomorph Empress from her lair. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[January 7]] - Harrison returns to the Primary Operations Complex to save his fellow marines. Rykov travels into a Xenomorph Hive to face the Predator that crippled him, only to be killed. A lone Xenomorph frees the Empress and captures Dr. Eisenberg. The Pods are destroyed by a huge explosion. Harrison and the surviving marines leave in their vessel. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
**[[July 11]] - Several people are abducted at Gateway Station, presumably by the Iron Bear mercenaries. (''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'')
*[[2233]]
**[[March 22]] - [[James T. Kirk]] is born (''[[Star Trek]]'').
*[[2241]]
** "Strider Wars" are won by sacrificing a planetary colony. The colony is disguised to look like a major control center and as it is attacked, is detonated, destroying the planet and the invading Strider forces. The architect of this victory, a young female officer with power beyond her years leaves the military, unable to reconcile her feelings over the incident. Records indicate she joined the Terran Colonial Authority as intelligence officer aboard a Marshal's patrol vessel. (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2245]]
**The last Earth fleet returns home; [[Jung Freud]] becomes president of the [[United Nations|UN]]. (''[[Gunbuster]]'')
*[[2248]]
**Events of ''"Swarm"'' (''[[Shaper/Mechanist]]'')
**[[Earth]] loses contact with its colony ship, the ''Ozymandias''. (''[[Dino Crisis 3]]'')
*[[2250]]
** Empire of Man proclaimed. (''[[CoDominium]]'')
*[[2251]]
** Leaked classified data files indicate that an incident occurred on the outer rim of human space. Ancient artifacts are found, initiating inter-corporation warfare and the reemergence of the Skaarj, eager to claim whatever power the artifacts held. Although most details are still highly classified, it seems that a TCA Marshal was involved in destroying the artifacts and preventing the awakening of an ancient power that could have spelled disaster (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games).
*[[2254]]
**Space station ''[[Babylon 4]]'' disappears shortly after construction is finished.
*[[2256]]
**Construction is finished on space station ''[[Babylon 5]]''.
*[[2257|2257 - ]][[2262]]
**The events of ''[[Babylon 5]]'', starting with the attempted assassination of [[Vorlon]] ambassador Kosh upon his arrival on the station.
*[[2260]]
** During the mostly covert Corporation Wars, Izanagi Corporation's research facility on Lamdon 3 was destroyed by a strike force from the Axon Research Corporation, despite the protection of the NEG ThunderCrash force. Axon was able to not only destroy the facility, but also retrieve the advanced plasma ion tank under development there. (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2263]]
** Events of ''[[The Fifth Element]]''.
*[[2263|2263 - ]][[2268]]
**The events of the original ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*[[2267]]
**The events of ''[[Crusade (TV series)|Crusade]]'', starting with the release of the [[Drakh]] plague into the atmosphere of Earth.
**In the Green's World Rebellion, three thousand miners revolt against harsh working conditions.(''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2271]]
**The space probe Voyager 6 returns to Earth as part of gigantic machine entity, known as V'ger. (''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'')
*[[2274]]
**The events of ''[[Logan's Run (1976 film)|Logan's Run]]'' (the film)
*[[2276]]
** Stolen "Nexus" prototype missiles are recovered by the NEG military in a daring raid on a Hellion convoy on the surface of Taron. This missile was later used in colonial suppression.(''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2283]]
** Events of ''"Spider Rose"'' (''[[Shaper/Mechanist]]'')
**The infamous AI uprising on [[LBX-7683]] (metallic asteroid in the Erican cluster) resulted in a massive loss of human life. Rebelling against the humans, robotic workers and battle droids mutinied and claimed their home as their own sovereign world. The previous owners of LBX-7683, the Liandri Corporation sent in a small tactical squad. The squad penetrated the robots' prime facility, destroying the central AI generators and preventing the machines from replicating themselves. A group of the sentient machines were inserted into a stasis matrix and were later reprogrammed for corporate purposes. The leader of the robot force, Xan Kriegor resisted memory wiping, but succumbed to reprogramming. (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2285]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' and ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''
*[[2286]]
**The alien probe returns to Earth to communicate with the humpback whales and Kirk and his crew travels back in time to 1986 to pick George and Gracie. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'').
*[[2287]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]''
*[[2291]]
** 'Consensual murder' is legalized, opening the way for a previously underground event - the "Tournament" to go mainstream. Mining companies had long been running small leagues and matches to channel aggression. Liandri Mining Corporation begins to tri-cast the fights. Xan Kriegor is the first champion of the Liandri Tournament, which quickly becomes viewed as the defacto human space championship. Xan was already legendary because of his success in the long-running (but not legally sanctioned) tournaments on the mining worlds. He leads the Liandri Corporation sponsored team - "The Corrupt". (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2293]]
** Malcolm - a human - unseats Xan, and becomes one of the "Great" champions of the Tournament. A huge media figure, Malcolm is hailed as the biggest star in human history and is worshipped as a god. His success nets great rewards for his sponsoring corporation, attracting the attention of jealous rivals both in the arenas of the Tournament and in the corridors of power a galaxy away. Xan is returned to the Liandri Corporation for upgrades. (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
**Klingon diplomats launch a peace initiative toward the United Federation of Planets, following the disastrous explosion of the energy facility on Praxis. This leads to the [[Khitomer Accords]] and peace between the Empire and the UFP. (''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'')
*[[2300]]
**[[Crono]] and crew are transported to this era by a [[time gate]], only to discover that the last human survivors of "The Day of [[Lavos]]" are being exterminated by the robots they built centuries before. Crono and crew fight and eventually halt the genocide and destroy the central computer of the robots, named "[[Mother Brain]]." ([[Chrono Trigger]])
**It is also the year [[Marle]] and her friends must travel to use the Chrono Trigger, a [[Time Egg]] used to halt a causality in the flow of time. They climb high atop Death Mountain and revive their hero, Crono. ([[Chrono Trigger]])

==[[24th century]]==
*23XX
** Events of [[Mega Man Zero]] series. This was originally thought to take place in the 2200s, but the 22XX setting of Mega Man X: Command Mission [[retcon]]ned it forward. [[Zero (Mega Man)|Zero]] is said to have been in stasis for 100 years at the start of the Zero series.
*[[2302]]
** The gene-boosted monster - Gorge - defeats Malcolm in a brutal contest and is named champion of the Tournament. The aging Sniper Rifle (a relic of centuries past) is removed from the Tournament as is "Assault" - a team-based event that forms a part of the competition. Many fans of the Tournament complain at these changes, with some combatants refusing to participate in the new format. (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2303]]
** The most anticipated tournament ever takes place, with three former champions (Xan, Malcolm, and Gorge) each captaining a team. Vehicles are introduced to Tournament combat. The Hellions, eager to prove themselves as mercenaries for hire, enter the Tournament in hopes of securing new contracts. Xan has received upgrades and is deadlier than ever. He is also backed by a team of combat droids from LBX-7683. An updated Sniper Rifle is added to the weapon roster, along with several other weapons designed for the larger outdoor combat environments of the new Onslaught and returning Assault events. (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2305]]
**[[Jean-Luc Picard]] born to Maurice Picard and Yvette Gisard in [[La Barre, France]]. He will be best known as a [[Starfleet]] captain during the latter 24th century, in command of at least two starships named ''Enterprise'' during his career. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'')
*[[2307]]
**Ricky Oates driven insane by 'jaunting' awake (''[[The Jaunt]]'' by Stephen King)
*[[2311]]
**The Tomed Incident occurs, between the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire. Several thousand beings on both sides die. The Romulans enter a period of isolationism, although several clashes occur with the Klingon Empire. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'')
*[[2318]]
**[[The Journeyman Project]] is the year that extraterrestrials land on Earth to form a permanent alliance.
*[[2350]]
** The events of the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon ''[[Duck Dodgers|Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]''.
*[[2354]]
**Events of ''"Cicada Queen"'' ([[Shaper/Mechanist]])
*[[2355]]
**Preparations begin for the expedition to [[Darwin IV]]. (''[[Expedition (book)|Expedition]]'')
*[[2358]]
**The Yma Orbistar "Starfish" enters orbit around Darwin IV. (''[[Expedition (book)|Expedition]]'')
*[[2361]]
**The "Starfish" leaves Darwin IV. (''[[Expedition (book)|Expedition]]'')
*[[2364]]-[[2370]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
*[[2366]]
**Barlowe publishes his [[Expedition (book)|account]] of the expedition to Darwin IV.
*[[2369]]-[[2375]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.
*[[2370]]
**The solar system is fully colonized. [[Eve Online]]
*[[2371]]-[[2378]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''.
*[[2371]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek: Generations]]''.
**The colony ship ''Bellerophon'' arrived at its destination Altair-4 ten years prior, but there has been no recent contact. The United Planets Cruiser C-57D journeys to the [[Altair]] system to search for survivors of the ''Bellerophon'' - ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' novel
*[[2373]]
**The Borg ship tries to assimilate Earth only to be defeated by the Starfleet armada led by the ''[[Starship Enterprise#NCC-1701-E|Enterprise]]'' and the Borg sphere travels back in time to prevent first contact and the ''Enterprise'' follows the Borg. (''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'').
*[[2375]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]''.
*[[2376]]
** Duncan Makenzie leaves [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] for Earth in [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s ''[[Imperial Earth]]''
*[[2379]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]''
*[[2381]]
**Events of ''[[Alien: Resurrection]]''.
**Events of ''[[Hercules: Prince of Power]]''. [[Zeus]] kills his son [[Ares]], god of war. [[Hercules]] puts down a rebellion and uncovers a [[Skrull]] conspiracy.
**Cruiser C-57D lands on Altair's 4th planet, & Cmdr Adams finds the only colonist survivors are Dr Morbius & his daughter - ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' novel
*[[2386]]
**Abelard Lindsay ascends, events of ''"Schismatix"'' end. (''[[Shaper/Mechanist]]'')
*[[2391]]
**Cmdr Adams & the crew of the Cruiser C-57D return to Earth to relate their strange story of Altair-IV - with Robby the Robot - ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' novel, 1956
*[[2400]]
**[[Earth]], once a desolate and barren planet, is now rich and full of life thanks to [[Crono]] and crew's efforts to stop [[Lavos]] back in [[1999]]. The new future was prospering and going exceedingly well. [[Belthasar]] builds a laboratory and dubs it "[[Chronopolis]]," where space and time experiments are conducted. The biggest and most risky experiment of the century was put in to motion. Scientist begin to experiment with the [[Frozen Flame]]; however, something goes completely wrong and the end result is the [[Time Crash]], which engulfs Chronopolis and all of its inhabitants and throws them back to the year [[10,000 BC]] ([[Chrono Cross]])

==[[25th century]]==
*[[2419]]
**[[Buck Rogers]] awakens from his coma (original novella version by Philip Knowlen, 1928).
*[[2433]]
**The events of [[Star Ocean: Fantastic Space Odyssey]].
***The date is represented as S.D. 346 in the [[Star Ocean]] dating system.
*[[2447]]
**The native year of [[Golden Age of comic books|Golden Age]] [[Green Lantern]] foe [[Knodar]], the so-called "last criminal."
*[[2453]]
**The events of [[Star Ocean: The Second Story]].
***The date is represented as S.D. 366 in the [[Star Ocean]] dating system.
*[[2455]]
**Events depicted in ''[[Jason X]]'' occur.
*[[2460s]]
**The native era of [[The Flash|Flash]] villain [[Professor Zoom]], the "Reverse-Flash."
*c. [[2465]]
** [[The Great Gazoo]] sends the Flintstone and Rubble families to 25th century Bedrock, where they meet a descendant of [[Fred Flintstone]]'s boss Mr. Slate. They soon return to the [[Stone Age]]. (''[[The Flintstones]]'')
* [[2486]]
**An archaeological expedition to the planet Telos uncovers the hibernation chambers of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'').
*[[2491]]-[[2492]]
**Events of the television series ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''
*[[2500]]
**Oceans cover the earth except for a few natural & man-made atolls - & remnants of humanity. A new breed of human, called Mariner, helps a woman & a child in their quest for a legendary location, Dryland - ''[[Waterworld]]'', 1995

==[[26th century]]==
*[[2503]]
**A picture of New York City was taken. Later, it was published in a book. (''[[Planet of the Apes (TV series)]]'')
*[[2548]].
**Events depicted in ''[[Dino Crisis 3]]'' occur.
*[[2511]]
**The Remnants reawaken aboard Mother. (''[[Remnants]]'')
*[[2517]]
**Events of ''[[Firefly (television series)|Firefly]]'', [[television program]].
*[[2520]]
**A botched first contact between the Earth Empire and the [[Draconian (Doctor Who)|Draconian]] Empire leads to a short but bloody war that results in millions of dead. A peace treaty is negotiated and a frontier established between the two interstellar powers, but a cold war lasts for years afterward (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'').
*[[2525]]
**[[In the Year 2525]], song by [[Zager and Evans]].
**[[Cleopatra 2525]] television series.
**[[Armada 2525]] [[computer game]], by publisher [[Interstel]].
**Battle of Harvest.[[Halo:Combat Evolved]].
*[[2526]]
**Earth is lost to humanity, and is renamed Lost Jerusalem. (''[[Xenogears]]'')
**A conference is held on Earth to unite the systems of humanity in a war against the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. The Cybermen's attempt to disrupt this conference is foiled by the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Fifth Doctor]], but his companion [[Adric]] is killed (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Earthshock]]'').
*[[2540]]
**Raids on cargo ships, apparently by both sides, threaten to start a new war between the [[Draconian (Doctor Who)|Draconian]] and Earth Empires. However, when it is revealed that the [[Dalek]]s are responsible, the two empires form an alliance to battle the Daleks (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Frontier in Space]]'').
*[[2552]]
**(September) [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] computer game, by [[Bungie Studios]]
**Covenant fleet reaches Earth on Thursday, November 9th, 2552 @ 6:07AM (timezone unknown)
*[[2554]]
**Events of ''"Sunken Gardens"'' ([[Shaper/Mechanist]])
*[[2566]]
**The majority of events of the novel ''[[Revelation Space]]'' take place in this year.
*[[2587]]
**[[Dargo Ktor]] finds [[Mjolnir]] and accepts the role of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]. ([[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'')

==[[27th century]]==
*[[2603]]
**Succession Wars begin. [[CoDominium]]
*[[2611]]
**Events of ''[[The Night's Dawn Trilogy]]'', by [[Peter F. Hamilton]].
*[[2624]]
**Dr. Krupp develops Gravitic Warp, which enables travel at speeds far greater than those possible via subspace warp. ("[[Star Ocean]]")
***The date is represented as S.D. 537 in the Star Ocean timeline.
*[[2634]]
** [[McAuliffe Ambush]], the first major battle of the [[Terran-Kilrathi War]]. (''[[Wing Commander (computer game)|Wing Commander]]'').
*[[2640]]
**Battle of Sauron. Empire of Man falls apart afterwards. [[CoDominium]]
*[[2654]]
**The [[Terran Confederation (Wing Commander)|Confederation]] offensive, spearheaded by the [[TCS Tiger's Claw]], pushes the Kilrathi from the Vega Sector. (''[[Wing Commander (computer game)|Wing Commander]]'')
*[[2669]]
**The events described in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. Col. Christopher Blair deploys the Temblor Bomb and destroy the Kilrathi homeworld, Kilrah. End of the Terran-Kilrathi Galactic War.
*[[2688]]
**A guru named Rufus uses a time machine to help Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan of the late [[1980s]] to earn a passing grade on a high school history report, as their rock band "Wyld Stallions" holds the key to world peace. (''[[Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'')

==[[28th century]]==
*[[2750]]
**The Lawgiver writes the Sacred Scrolls about humanity. (''[[Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'')
*[[2772]]
**The setting of the [[animated series]] ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''.
*~[[2800]]
**[[Nicholas Kerensky]] leads 1400 Inner Sphere exiles to [[Strana Mechty]], where the Clans are formed with the purpose of eventually re-establishing the [[Star League]].

==[[29th century]]==
*[[2801]]
**The Friendly Robot Company build a robotic Santa to determine who's be naughty and who's been nice and distribute presents accordingly. Unfortunately Santa's standards were set too high and he invariably judges everyone to be naughty, resulting in Chistmas Eve being the most dangerous night of the year from now on. ([[Futurama]])
*[[2804]]
**Neo Jerusalem is discovered. (''[[Xenogears]]'')
*[[2859]]
**The events of "[[Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]". ("[[Star Ocean]]")
***Represented in the series as the year S.D. 772.

==[[30th century]]==
*[[2903]]
**Second Empire of Man proclaimed. [[CoDominium]]
*2960s
**Original setting of ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]''
*Late 30th Century - Early 31st Century
** approximate date of the [[Vorkosigan Saga]] by [[Lois McMaster Bujold]].
**Earliest possible setting for [[The Chrysalids]], said to take place between 1000 and 2000 years after a global holocaust
*[[2999]]
**[[December 31]] - [[Philip J. Fry]] is unfrozen from cryogenic stasis, meets [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], and the events of ''[[Futurama]]'' begin.
*[[3000]]
**Earth is in the grip of a new [[ice age]] when a scientific team unearths an [[Ice Warrior]] spacecraft beneath the glaciers, its crew in suspended animation (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'').
**The band ''[[Busted (band)|Busted]]'' and their neighbour Peter arrive from January 2003 in Peter's car-based time machine and discover that not much has changed but everyone lives underwater. (''[[Busted (album)|Busted]]'' - ''[[Year 3000]]'').
* Events of [[Freelancer (computer game)]] (estimated)

==[[31st century]]==
*Sometime in this century, the events of the MechWarrior series of PC games happen.
*3000s
**Current setting of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] (Note: the Legion stories are set 1000 years after the "present day", and the exact period changes with the [[DC Universe]] floating timeline).
**By this century, time travel is commonplace. In one alternate future (later cancelled), Earth has long been devastated by an undisclosed conflict. (''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episode, "Shockwave").
**Ulysses kills the giant cyclops when he rescues the children and his son, Telemachus. The ancient gods of Olympus are angry and threaten a terrible revenge. (''[[Ulysses 31]]'')
**The decline and eventual end of the Earth Empire, as Earth's various colonies break away from it (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Mutants]]'').
*[[3001]]
**Frank Poole is revived, and the events of ''[[3001: The Final Odyssey]]'' occur.
*[[3007]]
**The alien [[Badoon]] invade [[Earth]] and the [[Guardians of the Galaxy]] resistance group is formed. ([[Marvel Comics]])
*[[3010]]
**[[What Would Brian Boitano Do?|Brian Boitano]] travels through time to this year, fights the evil Robot King, and saves the human race. ([[South Park]])
*[[3014]]
**The [[Guardians of the Galaxy]] succeed in liberating Earth from the [[Badoon]] ([[Marvel Comics]])
*3017
**New Chicago Revolt. First Contact. Beginning of the events in "The Mote in God's Eye". [[CoDominium]]
*[[3028]]
**Earth is destroyed by the Drej. Surviving humans drift throughout the galaxy. (''[[Titan A.E.]]'')
*[[3030]]
**Events of [[Deltron 3030]](album) take place.
*[[3044]]
**''16 A.E. (After Earth)'' - the events of ''[[Titan A.E.]]'' occur.
*[[3050]]
**First appearance of The Clans in the Periphery of the Inner Sphere ([[Battletech]]).
*[[3052]]
**The Trial of Tukayyid is orchestrated by [[Clan Wolf]] to decide the fate of the Inner Sphere. The Clans would later be defeated by [[Comstar]] forces, resulting in the Fifteen-Year Truce of Tukayyid ([[Battletech]]).
*[[3085]]
**Events of the ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' television series.
*[[3099]]
**Raul Endymion of the [[Hyperion Cantos]] born.

==[[33rd century]]==
*[[3200s]]
**Setting of the original treatment for the first ''[[Star Wars]]'' film, as opposed to the later adopted [http://www.starwars.com/community/askjc/steve/askjc20000515.html “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...”]. The time period is described as "a period of civil wars in the Galaxy."
*[[3235]]
**The year given as the setting in some [[Sonic The Hedgehog (Archie comic)]] comics by [[Archie Comics]]. (However, recent issues have presented conflicting dates, ranging from 5000 to 12000, with 10000 and 12000 being the most frequently mentioned.)

==[[36th century]]==
*[[3524]]
**Kirth Girsen finds and kills Attel Malagate (the Woe), the first of the five criminals known as ''[[The Demon Princes]]''. The rest (Kokor Hekkus {The Killing Machine}, Viole Falushe, Lens Larque, and Howard Alan Treesong), are caught and killed by him soon afterwards. (In the Demon Princes series the year was restarted in 2000, the current events of the novels begin in the year 1524.)
*[[3535]]
**In the year [[3535]], according to the song "[[In The Year 2525]], all actions, thoughts, and speech will be pre-programmed in a daily pill.

==[[37th century]]==
*[[3691]]
**Warp technology discovered. (''[[EVE Online]]'')

==[[39th century]]==
*[[3805]]
**The Conformists, a group within the unified Catholic church, settles on Soekheviti. [[eve online]]
*[[3841]]
**The Conformists take control of Soekheviti. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*[[3897]]
**The Conformists lose power and are exiled from Soekheviti. [[eve online]]

==[[40th century]]==
*[[3960]]
**NASA astronaut Ronald Brent arrives in this time. He is accompanied by a tribe of primitive humans, names a little girl "Nova", and later lives alone in New Valley. (''[[Return to the Planet of the Apes]]'')
*[[3978]]
**Events of the first ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' film.
*[[3979]]
**Events of the ''[[Return to the Planet of the Apes]]'' animated series.
**Events of the second''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' film, ''[[Beneath the Planet of the Apes]]''; astronaut George Taylor detonates a bomb, destroying planet Earth.
*[[4000]]
**Events of ''[[Magnus, Robot Fighter]]''. Magnus liberates [[North Am]] from the dictatorship of [[H8]], Chief of the Robot Police.
**Mechas, the next phase of intelligence on Earth, are involved in on-site excavation of a frozen-over NYC, when they discover a preserved android: a boy named David - ''[[AI: Artificial Intelligence]]''  2002

==[[41st century]]==
*[[41st century|4000]]
**The [[Dalek]]s form a secret alliance with the Outer Galaxies to conquer the [[Solar system|Solar System]] with a [[weapon of mass destruction]] known as the Time Destructor. They are aided by Mavic Chen, the traitorous Guardian of the Solar System, but are stopped by the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|First Doctor]] (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'').
*[[4004 AD|4004]]
**The Universe ends in the year 4004 AD. ([[James Blish]], ''Cities in Flight'')
*[[41st century|4017]]
**[[March 6]] - Squidward is defrosted out of a freezer after being frozen for 2000 years. Everything in this future world is chrome, including the sea creatures (they get spray-painted chrome). (''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]] - [[SB-129]]'')
*4015-4085?
**Setting of Star Runerz by Nick Hollard In which Damian Quan And his crew battle the evil at work behinde the Terroristian Army of Scrois.

==[[43rd century]]==
*[[4224]]
**Warp drive for ships invented. (''[[EVE Online]]'')

==[[49th century]]==
*[[4846]]
**Commissioning of the [[starship]] [[Andromeda Ascendant]]. (''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'')
*[[4858]]-[[4860]]
**[[Systems Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] civil war. (''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'')
*Possible setting of [[Turn-A Gundam]]

==[[50th century]]==
*[[5000]]
**The year of the "Great Break-Out", when humanity spreads through the [[solar system]] on its way to the stars (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'').

==[[51st century]]==
*~[[5000]]
**Another [[ice age]] occurs on [[Earth]]. Around this time, the Supreme Alliance comes to power, and is eventually defeated at the battle of [[Reykjavík]]. The Alliance's Minister of Justice, Magnus Greel, escapes through [[time travel|time]] to the 19th century, using a time cabinet powered by zygma energy (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'').

==[[52nd century]]==
*[[5167]]-[[5171]]+?
**Events of ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda]]''.

==[[55th century]]==
*[[5408]]
**Year Zero of the Third Expansion of Humanity and the establishment of the Druz Doctrines of Hama Druz ([[Stephen Baxter]], ''[[Exultant (Stephen Baxter)|Exultant]]'')

==[[61st century]]==
*[[6000s]]
**The events of the video game series [[Xenosaga]] begin. Due to the vagueness of the times given in the game ('20xx' followed by '4000 years in the future'), it is possible the events cross over into the 62nd century.
*[[6041]]
**Machinery rules the galactic universe, with humanoids and conscious robots in control, the human race is reduced to a state of apathy. (TV version of ''[[Dune (movie)|Dune]]'')

==[[62nd century]]==
*[[6100s]]
**The Great Revolt, a human rebellion against the machines, forcing human beings to use their minds for development and breeding; this leads to the formation of mental training schools and the discovery of the spice Melange, both of which would be the turning point for the human race. (TV version of ''[[Dune (movie)|Dune]]'')

==[[64th century]]==
*[[6300s]]
**The native time era of [[Abra Kadabra]], the enemy of [[the Flash]].

==Distant future==
*Date unknown
** Events of ''[[The Last Book in the Universe]]''
** The [[Thundercats]] land on what has become [[Third Earth]]
*~7000
** Pham Nuwen is born ([[A Deepness in the Sky]]).
*7089
**The second planet in the VH-451 system is bought by people of French origin from the Tau-Ceti System. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*7277
**The [[Zohar Modifier]] is integrated into System Deus. The experiment testing System Deus goes wrong, causing the tested planet, Miktam04B, to be destroyed. It is during this experiment that The Wave Existence is pulled from its higher dimension and trapped into the Zohar Modifier. (''[[Xenogears]]'')
**Abel faces the Zohar Modifier; his desire for a mother making the Modifier instantly creates a human female in Kadomony. Deus later inserts his own program into the female, creating The Mother. (''[[Xenogears]]'')
**The Elridge, carrying System Deus, is forced to crash into an unknown world due to Deus' sudden reactivation. The Mother is ejected from Kadomony. (''Xenogears'')
*7703
**A wormhole leading to an unknown area of the universe opens. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*7987
**The EVE Gate opens. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*7989
**The Conformists start migrating through the eve gate, spurred on by Dano Gheinok. Gheinok being one of their leaders leads them to the planet Athra. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*7993
**The third planet in the VH-451 system is bought by a Mega-Corporation. Small scale colonization begins soon after. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*8000
**Dano Gheinok proclaims himself prophet and sets the foundation of the Amarr theocracy. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*8017
**The system CM5-17, later renamed Pator, is discovered. Its main planet Matar is quickly colonized due to its hospitable conditions. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*8052
**The last colony ship from Tau-Ceti, carrying colonists who would later become part of the Gallente Federation, passes through the EVE Gate. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*8061
**The EVE Gate closes due to a large disturbance of an unknown type that has rendered New Eden a wasteland to this day. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
**The last group of Conformists arrive on Athra, all of the Conformists settle on the continent of Amarr from which they will later take their name. ([[EVE Online]])
*8100
**By this time, smaller settlements in the world of eve had perished, a few were saved by proximity to larger, more self sufficient settlements. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*8162
**The events of the comic series (''[[Dragon's Claws]]'')
*8307
**The automatic terraforming process started on the third planet in the VH-451 system completes despite the massive social collapse accompanying the closure of the EVE Gate. ([[EVE Online]])
*~10,000
**Man's reign on Earth is believed to be finished. (the song ''[[In The Year 2525]]'')
**North Central Positronics is a very popular provider of mental enhancement. (Mentioned once in [[The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]])
**The corrupt and decadent Empire of Earth is defeated by computer minds created by a group of teenagers, who later became the Titans. (''[[The Butlerian Jihad]]'')
**[[Anti-gravity]] is discovered at the OnOff star ([[A Deepness in the Sky]]).
*11,960
**Xotar, the Weapons Master, decides to travel back in time to the [[20th century]] to attack the [[Justice League of America]], based on a book written by [[Wonder Woman]] he erroneously believes declared that he was destined to be victorious in battle over the team. (''[[Brave and the Bold]]'' #29, [[1960]]).
*12,005
**The time of the New [[Roman Empire]] (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The End of the World (Doctor Who)|The End of the World]]'').
*12,090
**D is hired to protect Doris Lang from Count Magnus Lee. (''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'')
*14,090
**Charlotte Elbourne is kidnapped by Meier Link, and D is hired to find her. (''[[Vampire Hunter D|Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]'')
*14,292
**[[July 6]] - Noriko and Amano return home in the [[Gunbuster]]. Earth appears to be dead, but lights up into an enormous "WEΓCOME HOME" as they enter orbit.
*16,262
**The first recorded civilization emerges on Caldari Prime, the third planet of the VH-451 solar system. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*16,470
**The first Amarr Emperor is selected from the six heirs. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*17,276
**The events of the game [[Xenogears]] begin.
*17,453
**The Raata-Oryioni and Fuukiuye empires merge, forming the Raata Empire on Caldari Prime. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*18,622
**Four distinct civilizations develop on Matar. They gradually become aware of each other, but primitive communications technology keeps them from maintaining steady contact. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*20,022
**The Udorians arrive on the Amarr continent, spurring the Amarrian society into rapid changes. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*20,078
**The Reclaiming is launched; the Amarrians start a war to conquer all the lands of Athra. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*20,371
**The Amarrians conquer the last Udorian state. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*20,374
**On Matar, technology has reached a sufficient level where regular trade becomes possible. As a result, technological advances speed up. A global civilization develops that is still steeped in tribal tradition. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*20,544
**The Amarrians conquer the last state on Athra; they now control the entire planet. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*20,998
**The Raata Empire falls and is divided into a myriad of small states. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*21,290
**The first stargate since the collapse of the EVE Gate is built between Amarr and Hedion. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*21,413
**The first Minmatar spaceship is built. Over the next few decades, the Minmatar settle on a number of planets and moons in several systems through the use of ancient star gates. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*21,523
**The Amarrians discover the Ealurians and subsequently conquer them in the spirit of The Reclaiming. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*21,656
**The Rouvenor family comes into power in Garoun and quickly becomes the greatest Empire on the plane. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*21,714
**Doule Dos Rouvenor III inherits his father's crown starting a new calendar based on his ascension. The age of Rouvenor Iari begins. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*21,837
**The Garoun Empire collapses, but its legacy remains and a period of rapid technological advance follows. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*21,875
**The Amarrians initiate the moral reforms, the status of the Emperor is altered, and the power of the apostles curbed. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,463
**The Gallente spot the Caldari on Caldari Prime, but are unable to establish contact. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,355
**The Amarr arrive in the Pator system. They soon begin raiding the Minmatar Empire for slaves. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,480
**The Amarrians invade and conquer the Minmatar Empire. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,517
**Contact between the Gallente and the Caldari is established. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,588
**The Gallente build their first star gate. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,631
**The Cultural Deliverance Society arrives on Caldari Prime. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,684
**Isuuaya, the first Caldari Corporation is established on Caldari Prime. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,762
**The current Amarr Emperor is chosen. Rather than commit ritual suicide like the other four heirs not chosen for Emperor, Khanid II flees, stealing the Empire's two Titan ships and setting up his own Empire, the Khanid Kingdom in his vast estates to the south. The Udorian Tash-Murkon heir family ascend in the social ladder to fill the gap left by the Khanid heir family. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,794
**The Gallente meet the Intaki. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,809
**The Gallente meet the Mannar. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*22,821
**The Sotiyo-Urbaata Drive, the first warp drive of the new era is built by the Caldari. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,058
**Amarr scientists discover Jump Drive technology, allowing instant jumps between star systems without the use of star gates. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,121
**The Gallente Federation, consisting of the Gallente, Mannar, Intaki, Jin-Mei and the Caldari, is founded. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,155
**The Gallente-Caldari War begins as a result of the Caldari trying to leave the Federation. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,156
**The Caldari retreat from Caldari Prime, vowing to return. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,180
**First contact between the Amarrians and the Gallente Federation, soon after the Amarr come into contact with both the Caldari and the Jovians. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,216
**The Amarr-Jove war starts and ends within a short time with the massive defeat of an over-confidant Imperial Navy detachment at the battle of Vak'Atioth. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
**The Minmatar seize their chance to rebel in the Empire's weakened state. The Amarrians and their forces can do little as the Minmatar form their own Republic to the north. Minmatar collaborators, the Nefanter tribe remain loyal to the Empire and are given their own space between the Republic and the Empire and develop the moniker "Ammatar". (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,236
**Eve Standard Time is established at the Yulai Convention. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,248
**The Gallente-Caldari War ends. As a result, the Caldari fight off numerial superiority of the Gallente with technological advancements and gain independence from the Gallente Federation; however, they lose their home planet of Caldari Prime. They relocate and set up their own autonomous government centered at their new home of New Caldari. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,341
**Events of the game ''Eve Online'' begin. (''[[EVE Online]]'')
*23,391 + 400 (10,191 years after the formation of the Spacing Guild)
**[[House Atreides]] takes over stewardship of the planet [[Arrakis]]. (''Dune'', [[Dune (novel)|novel]] and [[Dune (movie)|film]]).
*26,900
**[[Leto Atreides II]] dies in ''[[God Emperor of Dune]]'', beginning the Scattering of humanity.
*28,400
**Events of [[Heretics of Dune]]
*28,702
**The first human vessel - a small surface lander, the "Atlantean" - makes planet-fall on Rubi-Ka. It is immediately followed by a second lander, the "Rimor". Both surveyor vessels have been commissioned by the Omni-Tek Corporation. (''[[Anarchy Online]]'')
*29,475
**Illegal restrictions on colonization are lifted after prolonged ICC objections. Rival corporations are now allowed to transport passengers to and from Rubi-Ka. Ships in orbit immediately begin to transport new colonists to the surface. The population mushrooms overnight, causing logistical problems and chaos. The Rubi-Kan infrastructure is unprepared for the massive influx of colonists. (''[[Anarchy Online]]'')
*~ 30,000 (?)
**The events of the Horus Heresy in [[Warhammer 40,000]].
*40,000
**The setting for [[Warhammer 40,000]].
**Events of ''[[Barbarella]]''.
**A creature with the ability to assume any shape departs this era for 20th century [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]], and tries to imitate [[Superman]]. (''Superman'' (1st series) #87, February [[1954]]).
*50,000
**The events of the novel ''[[Pebble in the Sky]]''.
*505th century
**Solaris the Tyrant Sun unleashes a cancer plague, forcing the current Superman to sacrifice his life in rewriting Solaris' programming. ("[[DC One Million]]")
*700th century
**The original Superman returns to Earth, forges a covenant with his descendants and retreats to the inner core of the Sun. ("[[DC One Million]]")
*853rd century
**The events of "DC One Million" take place. [[Vandal Savage]] is still alive in this century. ([[DC Universe]])
*200,000 (2,000th century)
**The period of the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire. Earth is at its height, covered with megacities, with five moons and a population of 96 billion, the centre of a galactic domain that covers a million worlds and a million species. However, its development is retarded for 91 years by the manipulations of news space station Satellite 5, until it is put back on track by the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Ninth Doctor]] (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Long Game]]'').
*200,100
**One hundred years on from ''[[The Long Game]]'', mankind's development is still being obstructed, this time being kept docile by the watching of hundreds of deadly [[game show]]s produced by the Badwolf Corporation (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Bad Wolf]]'').
*202,115
**Events of ''The Star Kings'' by [[Edmond Hamilton]].
*802,701
**The Time Traveller encounters a garden world & sees Humanity has divided into the meek [[Eloi]] on the surface & the subdwelling, cannibalistic [[Morlocks]] - HG Wells' ''[[The Time Machine]]'' novel & films
*~1,000,000
**The Solar System is destroyed as the Human race leaves its cradle for the last time (''[[Babylon 5]]'').
**In an alternate future where the sun has turned red, Earth has been long abandoned by its natives due to the Earth's oceans and other sources of water completely evaporating. [[Superman]], powerless because of the red sun, is stranded here for a time when tricked into traveling into the far future by the Superman Revenge Squad. Eventually, Superman returns to the 20th century. (''[[Action Comics]]'' #300)
**In a possible future, a [[cyborg]] version of [[Charles Montgomery Burns]] recovers his long-lost teddy bear Bobo. (''[[The Simpsons]]'')
*~2,000,000
**The [[solar system]] is relocated two light years away by the [[Time Lord]]s and Earth is renamed Ravolox. When the ruse is discovered, the system is restored to its proper position (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]'').
*~2,008,000
**The powerful wizards Avatar and Blackwolf battle for the fate of the world. (''[[Wizards (movie)|Wizards]]'')
*~3,000,000
**Events depicted in ''[[Dino Crisis 2]]'' occur.
**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]]''.<ref name="Red Dwarf"/>
*~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
**The 57th Segment of Time, when solar activity wipes out all life on [[Earth]]. Refugees of humanity leave for the planet Refusis (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The Ark (Doctor Who)|The Ark]]'').
*~30,000,000
**The Time Traveler stops on a shoreline, finding a dark world where intelligent life is wiped out, the day/night sequence has vanished, the air thinner, & the moon gone. Shivering, & with darkness & falling snow, he stares as a [[solar eclipse]] begins - and a single football-shaped creature hops about near him - [[H.G. Wells]]' novel ''[[The Time Machine]]''
*50,000,000
**After humanity's final extinction, an insect-like race arises on Earth and becomes the dominant species. They are possessed by the Great Race of Yith, who have been forced to leave their previous home on a planet near Taurus. At some point in the future, this race will also die out, and the Yithians will be forced to relocate again to Mercury, taking over the bodies of a plant-race living there. ([[H.P. Lovecraft]])
**''Homo Sapiens'' have completely died out along with large [[predators]] & [[herbivores]]. The primary predators are descendents of rodents, appearing as new forms of bears, wolves & large cats. Even penguins evolve into a kind of small whale - ''Dougal Dixon'' 's ''[[After Man]]'', 1981
*100,000,000
**The current year in ''[[Time Squad]]''.
**The world is very hot due to increased [[volcanic activity]], the continents are barely recognizable and [[Antarctica]] is in the tropics. The world is ruled by enormous [[tortoises]], amphibious [[squid]], bird-eating [[insects]] and four-winged, [[UV]]-resistant birds. There is a [[mass extinction]] around this time. ([[The Future Is Wild]])
*200,000,000
**Events of [[A. E. van Vogt|A. E. van Vogt's]] ''[[The Book of Ptath]]'' (1943).
**The world now contains one continent (much like [[Pangea]]) and one global ocean. Most of the world is a [[desert]]. The world is inhabited by many species of [[worm]], flying [[fish]], arboreal intelligent [[squid]] and hopping [[snails]]. ([[The Future Is Wild]])
*6,354,279th century
**635,427,810
***Time Traveller Alex Hartdegen escapes from the Morlocks, but emerges to see the rust-colored clouds & sunlight of the far future & a broad moon-like landscape laid waste to the horizon - and wonders who the bipeds are, walking in a line in the distance - Simon Wells' production ''[[The Time Machine]]'',  2002
*4,000,000,000
**Events on a chunk of Michigan that's traveling through space. ([[Sharr White|Sharr White's]] ''[[Safe From the Future]]'')
*5,000,000,000
**The year 5.5/Apple/26, when the [[Sun]]'s expansion is finally allowed to consume the [[Earth]] (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[The End of the World (Doctor Who)|The End of the World]]'').
*5,000,000,023
**23 years after ''[[The End of the World (Doctor Who)|The End of the World]]'', mankind has resettled on New Earth, a planet in [[Elliptical Galaxy M87|the galaxy M87]] (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[New Earth]]'').
*400,000,000,000
**Commander Höek and Cadet Stimpy explore the uncharted regions of space. (''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'')
*Simulation of [[1912]] Earth inside a giant computer
** Europe and parts of Africa and Asia disappear and are replaced by a primeval continent (''[[Darwinia (novel)]]'').
*"[[1993]]"
**The Red Dwarf crew travels into the far distant future to a point after the Universe has begun collapsing towards a [[Big Crunch]], causing time to run backwards until it is the equivalent of 1993 on Earth again (or 3991, as the locals write it). They spend three weeks in Nodnol ([[London]] backwards). In the novel ''Backwards'', they arrive to collect Lister in Niagara Falls in the year 9891 (1989).

==The end of time==
*[[The Restaurant at the End of the Universe]] in the novel by [[Douglas Adams]].
*The Inquisitor decides there is no afterlife or god, and that the only purpose in existence is to lead a worthwhile life. So, he constructs a time machine to judge every person in history. (''[[Red Dwarf]]'')
*The guru Gaspar and the God of War, Spekkio, await the ones who will slay Lavos and its spawn. (''[[Chrono Trigger]]'') (However, the timeline of Chrono Trigger is completely independent of our Earth's).
* An entirely artificial world remains inhabited by a few people ([[Michael Moorcock]], [[The Dancers at the End of Time]]).
*The [[Legion of Super-Heroes|Legion of Super-Heroes']] enemy, the [[Time Trapper]], lives at the end of time.
* [[Dagor Dagorath]]: [[Morgoth]] once again tries to invade [[Arda]], and the [[Vala (Middle-earth)|Valar]] engage in a massive battle with him. [[Túrin Turambar]] kills Morgoth, and [[Ilúvatar]] remakes the world. ([[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]] legendarium.)
* In the [[Marathon (computer game)|Marathon]] series, the [[artificial intelligence|AI]] Durandal estimates the end of the universe (a [[big crunch]]) will occur in the year 1.52E10.
*[[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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==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]

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