2043 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century – 21st century – 22nd century
Decades:	2010s 2020s 2030s – 2040s – 2050s 2060s 2070s
Years:	2040 2041 2042 – 2043 – 2044 2045 2046

2043 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	2043 MMXLIII
Ab urbe condita	2796
Armenian calendar	1492 ԹՎ ՌՆՂԲ
Assyrian calendar	6793
Bahá'í calendar	199–200
Balinese saka calendar	1964–1965
Bengali calendar	1450
Berber calendar	2993
British Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	2587
Burmese calendar	1405
Byzantine calendar	7551–7552
Chinese calendar	壬戌年 (Water Dog) 4739 or 4679 — to — 癸亥年 (Water Pig) 4740 or 4680
Coptic calendar	1759–1760
Discordian calendar	3209
Ethiopian calendar	2035–2036
Hebrew calendar	5803–5804
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2099–2100
- Shaka Samvat	1964–1965
- Kali Yuga	5143–5144
Holocene calendar	12043
Igbo calendar	1043–1044
Iranian calendar	1421–1422
Islamic calendar	1465–1466
Japanese calendar	Reiwa 25 (令和２５年)
Javanese calendar	1976–1977
Juche calendar	132
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4376
Minguo calendar	ROC 132 民國132年
Nanakshahi calendar	575
Thai solar calendar	2586
Tibetan calendar	阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 2169 or 1788 or 1016 — to — 阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 2170 or 1789 or 1017
Unix time	2303683200 – 2335219199

2043 (which is MMXLIII in Roman numerals) 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, the 43rd year of the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2040s decade. It's a year in the future, meaning it hasn't happened yet!

What Might Happen in 2043

Some people believe that 2043 could mark 6000 years since the start of human history. This idea comes from adding up years mentioned in the Hebrew Old Testament, a part of the Bible. They count from important events like the building of Solomon's Temple.

Unless copyright rules change, many old sound recordings will become free for everyone to use. This means music and sounds recorded between February 15 and December 31, 1972, will enter the public domain. When something is in the public domain, anyone can copy, share, or use it without asking for permission.

Slovenia, a country in Europe, plans to close down its nuclear power plant by this year. Nuclear power plants create electricity using nuclear energy.

In the computer game Alien Legacy, 2043 is when humans first meet aliens called Centaurians. This is often called "first contact."

The world of Ace Combat, a video game series, sees a war begin in 2043. Two big companies, Neucom Inc. and General Resource Ltd., start fighting. A special group called the Universal Peace Enforcement Organization tries to stop the conflict. This war lasts until 2044.