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2009 has been designated International Year of Astronomy. The International Year of Astronomy is a year-long celebration of Astronomy, taking place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded
Predicted and scheduled events
January
- January — Republic of Ireland bans the use of incandescent light bulbs. Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general
- January 1 — Czech Republic takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from France. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the responsibility for the functioning of the Council of the European Union which is rotated between European Union This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- January — The U.S. Mint will extend the 50 State Quarters program by minting quarters in honor of Washington, DC. Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its Trade and Commerce. The 50 State Quarters program ( is the release of a series of commemorative coins by the United States Mint. Coins for Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands will follow throughout the year. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI is a commonwealth in Political union with the United
- January 1 — The European Union Treaty of Lisbon will enter into force. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Treaty of Lisbon (also known as the Reform Treaty) is a Treaty designed to streamline the workings of the European Union (EU with amendments to the
- January 1 — Slovakia will adopt the Euro as the nation's official currency. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is
- January 1 — Deadline by which goods in all member states of the European Union must be sold in metric units (this has already been completed everywhere, except in the United Kingdom). New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Road signs in the UK are unaffected (road signs in all other member states are already in metric units). Most countries post signage known as traffic signs or road signs, at the side of Roads to
- January 1 — Swedish pharmacy monopoly will end. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC
- January 3 — 111th United States Congress begins. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. A new delegate will be added for the Northern Mariana Islands. A Delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI is a commonwealth in Political union with the United
- January 15 — International Year of Astronomy 2009 Opening Ceremony at UNESCO HQ, Paris, France. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign [1]
- January 20 — The 44th President of the United States will be inaugurated at 12:00 noon EST (17:00 UTC). Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
- January 26 — Annular solar eclipse. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
- January 30 — February 15 — Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 in Val d'Isère, France. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 are to be held in Val d'Isère, Savoie, France, in from 30 January - 15 February 2009 Val-d'Isère is a Ski resort and a commune located ( in the Savoie département, in France, 5 km (3 miles from the
February
- February 1 — The International Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System will stop monitoring for 121. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Cospas-Sarsat is an international satellite-based Search and rescue (SAR Distress alert detection and information distribution system established by Canada 5 MHz and 243 MHz (Class B) distress signals from EPIRBs and other emergency beacons. In the field of Search and Rescue (SAR distress radio beacons, also collectively known as distress beacons, emergency beacons, or simply beacons
- February 1 — Super Bowl XLIII will be held in Tampa, Florida. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Super Bowl XLIII will be the 43rd annual edition of the Super Bowl in American football, and the 39th annual championship game of the modern-era National
- February 11 - Inaugural events for the two-year celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Hodgenville is a city in and the County seat of LaRue County, Kentucky, United States.
- February 12 - Darwin Day. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Events are already being planned at the National History Museum in London. The Natural History Museum is one of three large Museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London (the others are the Science Museum
- February 13 — The Unix time number reaches 1234567890 seconds at 23:31:30 UTC. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal
- February 15 — The 2009 NBA All-Star Game will be held in Phoenix, AZ. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The 2009 NBA All-Star game will be played on February 15, 2009 at US Airways Center in Phoenix Arizona, home of the Phoenix Suns Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo,
- February 17 — Analog television broadcasts will end in the United States, as the Federal Communications Commission will require all stations to send their signals digitally. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by
- February 19-March 1 — 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin, China. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade, is scheduled to take place in Harbin, China. ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China.
- February 22 - The 81st Academy Awards will be held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The 81st Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best in film for 2008, is scheduled for Sunday February 22, 2009 at the Kodak Theatre in The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail dining and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue
- NASA Kepler Mission, a space photometer to search for extrasolar planets
March
April
- April 2 — 100 Hours of Astronomy begins. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Kepler Mission is a Space Photometer being developed by NASA. Space is the extent within which Matter is physically extended and objects and Events have positions relative to one another In the broadest sense a photometer is any instrument used to measure Illuminance or Irradiance. An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a Planet beyond the Solar System, orbiting around other Stars As of September 2008 312 Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Square root day is a humorous Holiday celebrated on dates where the day and the month are both the Square root of the last two digits in the current year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a The 2009 World Baseball Classic will be an International Baseball competition Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving STS-127 is a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS which will launch no earlier than May 15, 2009. Space Shuttle Endeavour ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM ( Japanese: Kibō きぼう Hope is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Ford Field is an indoor football Stadium located in Detroit Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Dawn, launched on September 27 2007 is a Robotic spacecraft being sent by NASA on a Space exploration mission to the two most massive members A robotic spacecraft is a Spacecraft with no humans on board that is usually under Telerobotic control TemplateInfobox Planet. --> 4 Vesta (ˈvɛstə Vesta is the second most massive object in the Asteroid belt Ceres (ˈsɪəriːz Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of This is a cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy. [2]
- April 9 - Birkat HaHammah. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Birkat ha-Hammah (ברכת החמה also ha-Chamah Hahammah Hachammah is Hebrew for "The Blessing of the Sun. Jewish prayer recited once every twenty-eight years on the day the sun returns to the position that it had when the Universe was first created.
- April 11 — Neptune will return to the same degree and minute as when it was discovered, 163 years previously. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Neptune ( English|AmE] ] is the eighth and farthest Planet from the Sun in the Solar System. (September 23, 1846)
May
- May - the UEFA Cup final will be held in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Fenerbahçe Saracoğlu Stadium ( pronounced as /ʃycɾy saɾat͡ʃoɣɫu/ in Turkish) is a football Stadium in the Kadıköy district Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
- May — Champions League Final to be held in Stadio Olimpico, Rome. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Stadio Olimpico, located on the Foro Italico, is the major stadium of Rome, Italy. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
- May — General Elections will be held in India. India will hold general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha by May 2009 India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
- May 2-May 11 — The Men's U19 World Floorball Championships to take place in Helsinki, Finland. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
- May 3 — Elections for President and Parliament will take place in Panama. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Elections in Panama gives information on Election and election results in Panama.
- May 12 — Elections will take place in British Columbia, Canada. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [3]
- May 16 — The Final of the 54th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Russia. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
- May 25 — Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 24' south. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune
June
- June 6–June 13 - World Air Games will be held in Torino, Italy. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for World Air Games (WAG is an international Air sports event organized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (International Aeronautical Federation - FAI inspired Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest [4]
- June 11 — Elections to the European Parliament. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU In the UK, they will be held on June 11. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. This is also a possible date for the next UK general election. Leadership of the main parties David Cameron became Conservative leader in December 2005 replacing Michael Howard.
- June 30 — Opening of the tallest man-made structure, the Burj Dubai in Dubai, UAE. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Burj Dubai ( برج دبي "Dubai Tower" is a Skyscraper under construction in the Business Bay district of Dubai, United Arab Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE
July
- July 1 - Sweden takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Czech Republic. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the responsibility for the functioning of the Council of the European Union which is rotated between European Union The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
- July 7 - 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, St. Louis, Busch Stadium[5]
- July 13 — Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 37' south. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Related events The DHL Fan Fest an amusement park and a quasi-museum will be held July 10 &ndash 14 at America's Center Busch Stadium (also referred to informally as " New Busch Stadium " or " Busch Stadium III " is the home of the St Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.
- July 15–July 26 — Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade are due to be celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from 1 July to Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country
- July 16 - Launch date of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-128. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Atlantis (in Greek,, "island of Atlas " is the name of a Legendary Island, first mentioned in Plato 's dialogues STS-128 is a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS planned for no earlier than July 30, 2009. [6]
- July 22 — Total solar eclipse (Longest lasting total eclipse of the 21st century). Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The Solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1
August
- August 4 — 0 UTC: Jupiter occults 45 Capricorni, a star of 5. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. 9 mag.
- The Dallas Cowboys New Stadium will open. Dallas Cowboys New Stadium is the Working title of a new Stadium being built in Arlington, Texas for the NFL 's Dallas Cowboys
September
- September 14 - Parliamentary election in Norway. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
- September 29 — NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes its final flyby of Mercury, decreasing velocity enough for an orbital capture on March 18, 2011. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The MErcury Surface Space ENvironment GEochemistry and Ranging ( MESSENGER) probe is a NASA Spacecraft, launched August 3, 2004 Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.
- September - The Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, will be completed. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Burj Dubai ( برج دبي "Dubai Tower" is a Skyscraper under construction in the Business Bay district of Dubai, United Arab While determining the world's tallest structure has generally been straightforward the definition of the world's tallest building or the
October
- October 2 — The host city of 2016 Summer Olympics will be announced at the 121st Session (which will also be the XIIIth Olympic Congress) of the International Olympic Committee to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule An Olympic Congress is a large gathering of representatives from the different constituencies of the Olympic Movement organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
- October 19 - The 40th Canadian federal election will be held. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
November
- November - Singapore will host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Singapore
- November - Presidential Elections in Romania. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Presidential elections will be held in Romania at the end of 2009 Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
- November 29 - Presidential Elections in Honduras. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Elections in Honduras gives information on Elections and election results in Honduras. Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America.
- November 30 - Vancouver, Canada will open the Canada Line rapid transit line connecting Vancouver with Richmond, BC and the Vancouver International Airport. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Timeline In 1995 BC Transit (a crown corporation responsible for public transit expressed desire to create a special service of either Bus rapid transit A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway Richmond (ˈrɪtʃmənd}} is an incorporated city on the Pacific coast of the Canadian province of British
December
- December 2 - The Chenab Bridge, the world's tallest bridge, will be completed in India. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire The Chenab Bridge is an Arch bridge under construction in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
- December 11 - Presidential election in Chile. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office The Chilean presidential election of 2009 is scheduled by law to take place on Friday December 11 2009. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
- December 20 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 34' south. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Third conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.
- December 31 - The European Union's directive banning non-SI markings on any goods imported into the European Union goes into effect. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in This applies to all markings on products.
- December 31 - Deadline for implementation of the controversial U. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. S. legislation Real ID act. The REAL ID Act of 2005 is US federal law which imposes certain security authentication and issuance procedures standards for the state driver's licenses and state ID cards
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- Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is going to be the European Capital of Culture. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one Calendar year during which it is given a chance to showcase its
- The final phase of the L.A. Live project will be completed, including a 54-story Ritz-Carlton/JW Marriott hotel and the 14-screen West Coast flagship theatre multiplex operated by Regal Cinemas. LA Live is currently under construction in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
- East African Community to implement a common currency called the East African shilling. The East African Community ( EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation comprising five east African countries In economics a monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency (also known as a unitary or common currency The shilling was the Currency issued for use in British controlled areas in East Africa from 1921 until 1969
- A U. S. aircraft carrier named the USS George H. W. Bush will be commissioned. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Features of CVN-77 Several features differentiate CVN-77 from other ships in the Nimitz class
- The Completion of the Sound Transit System Link Light Rail in Seattle.
- The United Kingdom will continue a 5-year process to cease analog television broadcasts region-by-region, with Granada, HTV Wales and Westcountry Television. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. HTV, now legally known as ITV Wales and West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England. Westcountry Television, is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England replacing its predecessor TSW (Television South West, on 1 January 1993 [7].
- Boeing 747-8 will achieve entry into service (EIS). The Boeing 747-8 is the latest variant of the Boeing 747, officially announced in 2005
- Opening of Tseung Kwan O South Line, MTR, Hong Kong. Tseung Kwan O (also called Junk Bay) is a bay in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the Rapid transit Railway system in Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
- Winter Universiade in Harbin, People's Republic of China. The Universiade is an International Multi-sport event, organized for University athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
- Completion of the Metro Gold Line (LACMTA) Expansion and the Expo Line in Los Angeles, California. The Metro Gold Line of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a Light rail line in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
- Completion of the Virgin Galactic Spaceport in New Mexico, U. Virgin Galactic is a company within Sir Richard Branson 's Virgin Group which plans to provide Sub-orbital spaceflights to the paying public A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching Spacecraft, by analogy with Seaport for Ships or Airport for Aircraft New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. S. A.
- Completion of the Three Gorges Dam in China. Zh-yue三峽大壩 The Three Gorges Dam ( is a hydroelectric River Dam that spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping,
- First flight of the SpaceX Dragon commercial manned orbital spacecraft. The SpaceX Dragon is a proposed conventional blunt-cone ballistic capsule Spacecraft, capable of carrying seven people or a mixture of personnel and cargo to and from Low A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight.
- Next award of the Sylvester Medal. The Sylvester Medal is a bronze medal awarded every three years by the Royal Society for the encouragement of mathematical research
- Possible start of unmanned test flights of the Ares I rocket and the new Crew Exploration Vehicle. Ares I is the crew Launch vehicle being developed by NASA as a component of Project Constellation. The Crew Exploration Vehicle (or CEV) was the conceptual component of the Vision for Space Exploration that later became known as the Orion spacecraft
- Possible launch of the KEO satellite time capsule. For the Cypriot company see KEO Ltd The KEO satellite is a Satellite space Time capsule If it is not launched in 2009, it will be launched in 2010. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two.
- The Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau expires. The Compact of Free Association ( COFA) defines the relationship that three sovereign states—the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM the Republic of the Marshall Palau, officially the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800  km) east
- Canada's ISAF commitment in Afghanistan expires. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
- Possible start of construction for a fixed-guideway mass transit system for Honolulu. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U
- Tesla Motors will mass produce the White Star, its second electric car. An electric car is a type of alternative fuel Car that utilizes Electric motors and Motor controllers instead of an Internal combustion engine
- The United Kingdom will establish a Supreme Court, comprising the twelve former Law Lords. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, or Law Lords, are appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the House of Lords of the
- The Greenville Bridge will open to traffic. The Greenville Bridge is a Cable-stayed bridge crossing the Mississippi River between the U
- The ship Genesis of the Seas should be in service. Construction The Oasis class will surpass the earlier Freedom Class as the world's largest passenger ships
- Citi Field will replace Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York, NY; it will be built on Shea Stadium's current parking lot. Citi Field is the new Baseball park for the New York Mets that is being built in Willets Point in the New York City borough of William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough Flushing, founded in 1645 is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, ten miles (16 km east of Manhattan The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
- Comedian and talk show host Jay Leno will retire after seventeen years of hosting the Tonight Show. James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on He is to be succeeded by Late Night host Conan O'Brien. Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television host and Comedian, best known Jimmy Fallon will replace O'Brien. James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon Jr (born September 19, 1974) is an American Comedian, Actor, and Musician known for his work
- The University of Greenland will move into a new research complex called llimmarfik. The University of Greenland (locally known as Ilisimatusarfik) is a University located in Nuuk, Greenland.
- Microsoft's next client operating system, known as Windows 7 will be released to manufacturing in the second half of 2009. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer A client is an application or system that accesses a remote service on another Computer system, known as a server, by way of a Network. An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination Windows 7, (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and later Vienna) is the working name for the next major version of Microsoft Windows and
- Western Australia will vote on the controversial topic of daylight saving time. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Daylight saving time ( DST This will be followed by the Western Australian state elections.
- World Trade Center Tower 5 will have its groundbreaking ceremony in New York City. World Trade Center Tower 5, also referred to as 130 Liberty Street, is a proposed building to
- New Zealand will cease analogue television broadcasts. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
- RFSA Phobos-Grunt, sample return from Phobos
- Intel plans to release as many as five new microprocessor variants of the Nehalem microarchitecture throughout the year. The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii Phobos-Grunt ( Russian: Фобос-Грунт) is a planned Russian Sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of The Beckton variant may have as many as eight cores.
Major religious holidays
- January 7 - Christmas in most Eastern Orthodox Churches of Christianity. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
- April 12 — Easter
- April 19 — Easter for many Eastern Christians
- November 27 - Eid al-Adha
- December 25 — Christmas in Western Christianity and some Eastern Orthodox Churches. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Eid al-Adha ( Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īd ul-’Aḍḥā, Urdu: بقرعید or the Festival of Sacrifice is a religious festival celebrated Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Western Christianity is a term used to cover the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, the Churches of the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Church The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world
2009 in fiction
Computer and video games
Set in 2009:
- Shattered Union (2005): U. Shattered Union is a Turn-based tactics computer game developed by PopTop Software and published by 2K Games in 2005. S. President David Jefferson Adams is elected in a sham election, and becomes the most unpopular president in U. S. history.
- Abuse (1996)
- Dino Crisis (1999)
- Fahrenheit (also known as Indigo Prophecy)
- Incoming (1998)
- Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005): Set in 2009 or 2010. Abuse is a Run and gun Computer game developed by Crack dot Com, and published by Origin Systems / Electronic Arts. Dino Crisis is a Survival horror game developed and published by Capcom that was released for the Sony Playstation on July 1 Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in the United States and Canada) is a Video game that was released in September Incoming is a 3D shooter developed by Rage Software and published by Interplay. Mercenaries Playground of Destruction is a Third-person shooter which takes place in the near future
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), the Plant chapter occurs on April 29 and April 30, causing devastation to New York City from its coast, when Arsenal Gear crash lands into Federal Hall. (commonly abbreviated as MGS2) is a stealth action Video game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The City of New York Federal Hall, located at 26 Wall Street in New York City, was the first capitol of the United States of America and the site of George Washington
- Splinter Cell Double Agent (2006)
- Mega Man II and Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge
- Army of Two-portion of game set in 2009
Music
- Tokyo Police Club's song "Citizens of Tomorrow" has a few lines as to what will (fictionally) happen in 2009, for "our robot masters will know how to clean this mess up and build a better world, for man and machine alike, for the boys and the girls who are slaves building spaceships at night in the fluorescent light". Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent is the fourth installment in the Splinter Cell series of Video games developed and published by Ubisoft is a Platform game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Mega Man in Dr Wily's Revenge, known as in Japan, is the first video game in the portable version of the Game Boy Mega Man series "Army of Two" is also a song by British pop-rock band Dum Dums. Tokyo Police Club is a Canadian Indie rock band from Newmarket Ontario, consisting of Singer and bassist Dave Monks Guitarist
Film
- Freejack (1992): Set in 2009. Freejack is a 1992 Science fiction film directed by Geoff Murphy.
- 2009 Lost Memories (2002): Set in 2009. 2009 Lost Memories is a 2002 South Korean Science fiction action Thriller film, directed by Lee Si-myung
- I Am Legend (film) (2007): The events triggering the story begin in December 2009. I Am Legend is a 2007 post-apocalyptic Science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith.
- Cloverfield (2008): On May 22nd, the events of the story take place. Cloverfield is a 2008 monster / Horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J
Television
- Charmed ("Morality Bites," 1999) Phoebe Halliwell is executed on February 12 by burning at the stake for murdering a man with her powers. The following is an episode list for the WB Television series Charmed. Phoebe Halliwell is a Fictional character from the American Television program Charmed, and one of the four leading characters Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the
- Macross (adapted outside Japan as the first part of Robotech): The alien Zentradi arrive at Earth on February 7 (February 9 in Robotech), triggering the devastating Space War I or First Robotech War. is an Anime Television series According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a small love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" Robotech is a Science fiction franchise that was launched by an 85-episode adaptation of three different Anime Television series. The Zentradi are a fictional militaristic extraterrestrial race of Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. In the fictional world of Robotech, the First Robotech War (February 2009-April 2011 was a conflict between the earth-based Robotech Defense Force and the alien
- The West Wing ("The Ticket," 2005): Former President Jed Bartlet opens his presidential library in New Hampshire and chats with some of his former staffers. " The Ticket " is episode 133 of The West Wing, and the first episode of the seventh season Dr Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a Fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the Television serial Drama
- Dark Angel (2000-2002): Max Guevara and her "brothers and sisters" escape from Manticore in 2009. Dark Angel is an American Biopunk / Cyberpunk Science fiction Television program created by James Cameron Max Guevara (X5-452 is a fictional television character in the Cyberpunk Science fiction television program Dark Angel. America is devastated by an electromagnetic pulse later in the same year.
- Set in 2009:
- Family Matters: In a 1994 episode, Carl Winslow sleeps for 15 years and wakes up in the year 2009 where main characters Steve Urkel and Laura Winslow are married with four children. Steven Quincy Urkel (born July 25, 1976) better known as Steve Urkel (portrayed by Jaleel White) is a fictional character on the sitcom
- Noir (2001)
- 2007 television series The Sarah Jane Adventures is set in this time, the earliest January following "a year and a half" after Doctor Who episode "School Reunion". is a Japanese animated Television series directed by Koichi Mashimo and written by Ryoe Tsukimura. The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British Science fiction Television series produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, created Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. " School Reunion " is the third episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- The Doctor Who episode "Last of the Time Lords" is set mainly in this year. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. "Last of the Time Lords" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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