24th century

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Template:Centurybox The 24th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2301-2400. Unlike most century years, the year 2400 will be a leap year.

Contents 1 Astronomical events 2 Quincentennials 3 Science fiction set in the 24th century 3.1 Television 3.2 Movies 3.3 Computer games 3.4 Other Games 4 Decades and years 5 External links

Astronomical events

• September 11, 2307: At 22:50 UTC, Venus will occult Uranus
• 2313: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter
• 2319: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
• June 4, 2327: At 00:54 UTC, Venus will occult Mars
• October 8, 2335: At 14:51 UTC, Venus will occult Jupiter
• April 7, 2351: At 17:22 UTC, Mercury will occult Uranus
• December 13, 2360: Transit of Venus
• December 10, 2368: Transit of Venus
• 2388: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
• May 11, 2391 - Partial transit of Mercury
• November 17, 2400: Venus will occult Antares (last occultation of Antares by Venus was on September 17, 525 BC)

Quincentennials

The 23rd century will see three important quincentennials, or 500th anniversaries. These will include:

• 2321,Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru and Panama independence from Spain.
• 2261, American Civil War
• 2385, Invention of the automobile
• 2395, Invention of the cinematographer

Science fiction set in the 24th century

Television

• Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century (circa 2350)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (circa 2364-2371)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (circa 2369-2375)
• Tom Corbett, Space Cadet is active in the year 2352.
• Star Trek: USS Voyager launched (circa 2371-2377)
• The apocalyptic Space Runaway Ideon occurs in the 24th century. It is an anime series made in 1980, and is quite famous in Japan.
• In Futurama 2303 is the year that the Monks started looking for God through their giant Telescope.

Movies

• Star Trek: Generations (circa 2371)
• Star Trek: First Contact (circa 2373)
• Star Trek: Insurrection (circa 2375)
• Star Trek: Nemesis (circa 2379)

Computer games

• The Freespace Series, a sci-fi space starfighter sim, takes place from 2335 to 2367
• Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos, a large-scale spacecraft game, takes place in years 2378 and 2393
• The Journeyman Project, a computer game, set in 2318
• Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri takes place in 2327, usually referred to as ClanYear 124, in the date system used by the Clans inhabiting Alpha Centauri.
• Unreal Tournament, a first-person shooter (circa 2341)
• Mega Man Zero takes place sometime after 2302, but officially takes place a hundred years earlier, in 22XX.

Other Games

In the Star Fleet Universe, Y1 - the year of First Contact between humanity and the Vulcans, has been postulated as occurring in 2400.

Decades and years

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External links

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