2080s

Notable predictions and known events

2082

* All classified information held by the British Government about the Falklands War is to be released to the public.

2084

* October 26, 2084 — Lease held by the Pitjantjatjara on Uluru to Australian government set to expire.
* November 10, 2084 — Transit of Earth as seen from Mars.

2089

* May to June - Magicicada broods X (17-year) and XIX (13-year) will emerge simultaneously.

Fictional references

*Philip K. Dick's "The Crack in Space" is set on an overpopulated future Earth circa 2080.
* The events of the Sega Mega Drive strategy game "The Hybrid Front" start during this decade.
* 2081: The year in which "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut takes place.
* the global season tournament is supposed to take place
* According to the storyline of the 1982 video arcade game , in 2084 man perfects the Robotrons, a robot species so advanced that man is inferior to his own creation.
* In the X-COM Storyline, the Fourth Alien War (AW-IV) starts in 2084.
* Second American Civil War (2083 to 2086) in "Judge Dredd"
*"The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers" and "Thunderbirds 2086" are both set in this year, 100 years after their 1986 premieres.
* Claire Fisher, fictional artist in the HBO television series, "Six Feet Under", dies in 2085 in Manhattan. She is 101 years old.
*The events described by a fictional version of Evel Knievel in the Midnight Brown song "2084". Including things like the TV series "Dog Monkey vs. Monkey Dog" and streets made of syrup.
*The Sci-Fi film "Total Recall" is set in 2084.
*A TV series called "The Secret Show" takes place in 2082.
*The Doctor Who story "Warriors of the Deep" takes place in 2084.
*The movie "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" takes place in 2087.
*A war in Ayreon's universe is set in 2084, essentially wiping out all mankind and creating a new soul, the new Universal Migrator.
*The first year of the Universal Century, the time line in which the 1979 anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam" and many of its sequels takes place, coincides with 2081.
*Surviving Antarctica takes place in 2083.
*2080 is referenced in a song with the same name by the band Yeasayer. The song calls attention to different possibilities for the future.
*Ōban Star-Racers takes place in 2082.