2050s

Millennia:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
Decades:	2020s 2030s 2040s - 2050s - 2060s 2070s 2080s
Years:	2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

[edit] Notable predictions and known events

November 7, 2054 — The lease agreement International Speedway Corporation has with Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District expires. [1]
2058 — The Beatles catalogue will enter the public domain, assuming that copyright is not extended again.
World population is predicted to reach 9 billion people.

The Dexter's Laboratory movie, Ego Trip, has some scenes that take place in 2055.
The movie Minority Report takes place in 2054.
The movie Renaissance takes place in Paris in 2054.
The movie Red Planet takes place in 2057.
The movie Lost In Space takes place in 2058.
John Christopher's novel The Guardians takes place during the years 2052 and 2053.
J.D. Robb's In Death mystery series takes place during the years 2058–59.
The computer game Deus Ex takes place in 2052.
The short story A Sound of Thunder takes place in 2055.
According to the movie Star Trek: First Contact, World War III will end in 2053.
The Disney movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film) takes place in the late 2040s. The second movie Zenon: The Zequel takes place in 2051, two years after the first movie, and the 3rd movie in the series, Zenon: Z3 takes place in 2054.
The racing video game Wipeout takes place in the year 2052.
The movie Love Story 2050 takes place in this time.

The TV show, 2057, on the Discovery Science Channel predicts advances in technology we will have by 2057.