2046 (MMXLVI) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. Predictions World coal supply presumed to peak. Robotics experts predict that around this time most work in advanced industrial nations will be done by Robots (news reports, December 2006). Fictional events Contrary to some pre-release speculations, the 2004 film 2046 doesn't entirely take place in this year. Rather, a science fiction subplot set in that year does form part of the narrative. According to Stro… (More on 2046)