29th century

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The 29th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2801-2900.

Anniversaries

• July 1, 2867: The 1000th anniversary of Canada's independence.

Astronomical predictions for the 29th century

• The remnants of Comet Ikeya-Seki are expected to return to the inner solar system. It was last seen from Earth in 1965-1966 and broke into three pieces as it approached the Sun.
• March 25, 2816: At 15:47 UTC Mercury will occult Jupiter
• March 6, 2817: At 9:36 UTC Venus will occult Saturn
• April 11, 2818: At 20:41 UTC Mercury will occult Mars
• February 6, 2825: At 10:50 UTC Mars will occult Uranus
• 2829/2830: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
• December 15, 2830: At 09:40 UTC Venus will occult Mars
• July 20, 2855: At 05:15 UTC Mercury will occult Jupiter
• 2842/2843: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter
• December 16, 2846: Transit of Venus
• December 14, 2854: Partial transit of Venus
• 2866: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
• March 16, 2880: Predicted impact date for asteroid (29075) 1950 DA, the near Earth object with the highest known probability of crashing into Earth. (An AFP article lists "2907" asteroid with an impact date of December 16 [1])

Science fiction set in the 29th century

• The made for TV movie In the Year 2889 is set in 2889.
• Some episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise and Star Trek: Voyager feature characters from the 29th century.
• In the Futurama episode Xmas Story, 2801 was the year of the first Xmas massacre, caused by an evil robotic Santa Claus which was built by Moms Friendly Robot Company.
• Enix's Star Ocean: Till the End of Time is set in the year 2859 (772 SD).
• In the year 2811 in Marathon 2: Durandal and Marathon Infinity (both by Bungie Studios) the AI Durandal arrives in the Lh'owon system 97 light years from the Milky Ways Center.
• The game Starsiege is set in the year 2829

Other

• Scientists estimate that it will take until the 29th century for radiation levels in areas directly contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster of 1986 to become safe for permanent human habitation again. (See Pripyat, Ukraine)

Decades and years