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The 30th century of the annus Domini (common) era will span from January 1, 2901–December 31, 3000 of the Gregorian calendar.

Notable predictions and known events[link]

2968[link]

• The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument in Amarillo, Texas, contains four separate time capsules, the last of which is intended to be opened 1000 years after the Time Columns Monument was locked in 1968.

2999[link]

• The Time Capsule in Chinook Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is scheduled to open on December 31, 2999 after being sealed in 2000.^[1]

The 30th century in popular media[link]

Because it is the last century of a millennium, the year 3000 is viewed as a background for a pivotal point in future history by many writers of speculative fiction, especially science fiction writers.

• In Doctor Who the 30th century features the decline of the Earth Empire, as seen in the television serial The Mutants and the Virgin New Adventures novel Original Sin. Earth consists of "grey cities linked by grey highways across a grey desert", with the better-off living in floating Overcities (called "Sky Cities" in The Mutants).
• The Marvel Comics supervillain Kang the Conqueror is a time-traveler from the 30th century.
• The DC Comics series Legion of Super-Heroes takes place 1000 years in the future, so the majority of its stories to date occur in the 30th century. In the Flash continuity, Iris Allen was also originally from 2945 CE. Her children, Don and Dawn Allen, the Tornado Twins, were born in the 2970s, and her grandchildren Bart Allen, later Impulse, Kid Flash and the fourth Flash and Jenni Ognats, who became the Legionnaire XS in the Legion's reboot continuity arrived in the 2990s.
• 2966 is the year for the story "The Escapist 2966" (included in Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 2. (2004) ISBN 1-59307-172-8.) In this story, written by Stuart Moore and illustrated by Steve Conley, the struggle between good and evil continues, but with aliens and robots joining in on both sides. One development Moore included in his story was the creation of robot cats with advanced Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, the story mentions that the one-thousandth Super Bowl game, Super Bowl M, is scheduled for this 2966.
• The anime and manga series Space Pirate Captain Harlock takes place in 2977.
• In Greg Egan's novel Diaspora, Yatima is born in 2975 and the Lacerta disaster occurs in 2996.
• The Japanese video game Heavy Metal Thunder is set in Japan in 2980.
• In Sailor Moon, Chibiusa (known as Rini in the English adaptions) is from the 30th Century, and part of the second story arc takes place in the 30th Century.
• In the Guardians of the Galaxy comic book series by Marvel Comics, the 2990s see the Badoon at war with the Earth and its colonies.
• Lenny Loosejocks in Space is primarily set in the year 2999.
• The animated television show Futurama takes place 1000 years from the date of the series' creation, with the first episode taking place on Tuesday, December 31, 2999 (with scenes at the start taking place on the same date in 1999). The first two seasons are then set in the year 3000, the final year of the century, and the rest are set in the early 31st century. 20th Century Fox uses a variation of their logo at the end of this show, reading "30th Century Fox Television".
  • In Futurama, 2927 was the year Professor Hubert Farnsworth created the first ever fully functioning robot. Robots became the cause of global warming in 3002 in the show's postulated history.
• Rocket Robin Hood (1966–69) is set in 3000.
• In the song Year 3000, not much has changed but people are said to "live under water".
• The comic series Archie Comics occasionally features Archie and his friends in the year 3000. These stories are always called Archie 3000.
• The Australian TV show The Girl from Tomorrow begins in the year 3000, and the main character and villain, who comes from the year 2500, travel to the year 1990. In season 2 of the series 1990 is replaced by 1992.
• The movies Astro Boy and Titan A.E. take place in the 30th century.
• Battlefield Earth is set in the year 3000.
• Several of the characters of the Japanese television series Mirai Sentai Timeranger and its American adaptation Power Rangers Time Force come from the year 3000.
• In the 1990s Nickelodeon sitcom, Kenan & Kel, the season 4 episode, "Futurama", takes place in the year 3000. The episode aired on December 31, 1999, the day before Y2K, so this is why this episode was created, to explain what life would be like 1000 years into the future.
• In the Hungarian animated TV series The Mézga Family, the eponymous family makes contact with MZ/X, their descendant from the 30th century
• In the Russian animated movie Mystery of the Third Planet, in malayalam dub - Alice, Girl from 30th century

In culture[link]

• The 1,000 year long song, Longplayer, which began on January 1, 2000, will end on December 31, 2999.

References[link]

Centuries and millennia[link]

Nail Yakupov
Born	(1993-10-06) October 6, 1993 (age 18) Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
OHL team	Sarnia Sting
National team	Russia
NHL Draft	Eligible 2012
Playing career	2010–present

Nail Railovich Yakupov (Russian: Наиль Раилович Якупов, Tatar Cyrillic: Наил Раил улы Якупов, Latin: Nail Rail uli Yakupov; born October 6, 1993) is a Russian junior ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).^[1]

Besides being the consensus early favourite for top pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft,^[2] Yakupov, a Tatar,^[3] and a Muslim^[4] also represents the first potential breakout hockey star from the Republic of Tatarstan (though there have been other NHLers from this region), a federal subject of the Russian Federation, located 500 miles east of Moscow.^[2]

Playing career[link]

Junior[link]

Yakupov was selected second overall by the Sarnia Sting in the 2010 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft.^[5] Prior to this, he played in the Russian Minor Hockey League (MHL) for his hometown team, the Reaktor Nizhnekamsk,^[6] but thought that trying to join the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) would be a quicker path to his dream to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[5]

Yakupov scored his first OHL goal against the Windsor Spitfires on September 24, 2010.^[7] After winning OHL Rookie of the Month for the month of October, Yakupov participated in the November 11 game of the Subway Super Series for Team Russia,^[8] at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario; Russia lost the game 4-0.^[9]

On February 3, 2011, Yakupov was named the 'Kal Tire OHL Rookie of the Month' for January, which he had previously won in October, 2010.^[10] He later won the title for the month of February as well.^[11] At the end of the season, Yakupov was named winner of the Emms Family Award as OHL Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Sting player to receive the honour.^[12] He was also named to the first All-Rookie team for the season.^[12] On May 28, he was also awarded the title for CHL Rookie of the Year, as the top rookie in the Canadian junior circuit.^[13]

On February 28, 2011, at 3:07 in the first period of a game against the Sault St. Marie Greyhounds, Yakupov scored his 43rd goal of the 2010–11 OHL season, giving him the new goal-scoring record for a rookie for the Sarnia Sting.^[14][15] On March 19, 2011, in Sarnia's last game of the 2010–11 season, he scored an assist on the first goal as well as the third goal for Sarnia to obtain his 100th point of the season; he also scored another assist with 80 seconds left in the game to finish the season with 101 points.^[16]

Early in the 2011–12 season, Yakupov took the scoring lead with 25 points in 10 games. A 12 point week landed him CHL Player of the Week honours for the first time on October 18, 2011.^[17]

International play[link]

Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver	2012 Canada

Yakupov was part of Team Russia in the 2011 World Junior U18 championship. He scored a hat trick in the bronze-medal game, including an empty-net goal with four seconds left, helping defeat Team Canada (with Sting teammate Brett Ritchie) 6-4.^[18]

Yakupov was part of the 2011-12 World Junior Championship, joining Team Russia. His team defeated Canada in the semifinals but lost 1-0 to Sweden in the gold medal game, acquiring a silver medal.

Career statistics[link]

Regular season and playoffs[link]

International[link]

Awards[link]

Junior[link]

Personal[link]

Yakupov is a Muslim and ethnic Tatar.^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Nail Yakupov's player profile at Ontario Hockey League
• Nail Yakupov's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Nail Yakupov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database