2043

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century 21st century 22nd century
Decades:	2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s
Years:	2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046

2043 (MMXLIII) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2043rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 43rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2040s decade.

Predicted and scheduled events

• The Indian Economy could surpass the US Economy, predicted by Goldman Sachs.
• Assuming no further changes in the copyright law, all sound recordings fixed between February 15 and December 31, 1972 will enter public domain in the United States:
• Slovenia will close down its nuclear plant by this year.

In fiction

• In the Twilight Zone episode Quarantine, the protagonist, Matthew Forman, is shown that his civilization was destroyed by a third and final World War in 2043. By 2347, humanity has managed to rebuild civilization without machines or advanced technology.
• 2043 marks the first contact between humans and the Centaurians in the computer game Alien Legacy.
• According to the Acecombat universe, war breaks out between Neucom Inc. and General Resource Ltd. The Universal Peace Enforcement Organization is sent to settle the conflict. The war lasts until 2044.
• The video game Rise of the Robots takes place in November.
• The movie The Postman (1997) concludes.
• The 2010 movie The Book of Eli is set.