2009
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- This article is about the year. For the film, see 2009 Lost Memories.
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| 2009 by topic: |
| News by month |
| Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec |
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| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Works category |
| Works |
| Gregorian calendar | 2009 MMIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2762 |
| Armenian calendar | 1458 ԹՎ ՌՆԾԸ |
| Chinese calendar | 4645/4705-12-6 (戊子年十二月初六日) — to —
4646/4706-11-16(己丑年十一月十六日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2001 – 2002 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5769 – 5770 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2064 – 2065 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1931 – 1932 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5110 – 5111 |
| Iranian calendar | 1387 – 1388 |
| Islamic calendar | 1430 – 1431 |
| Japanese calendar | Heisei 21 (平成21年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2669 (皇紀2669年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 12009 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2552 |
2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
Contents |
[edit] Predicted and scheduled events
[edit] January
- January 1 - Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania are set to adopt the Euro.
- 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 UK). Road signs in the UK are unaffected (road signs in all other member states will already be in metric units).
- January 1 - U.S. Mint will start re-minting the Washington Quarter.
- January 3 -111th Congress Begins in the United States
- January 20 - The next (44th, assuming current president George W. Bush completes term) President of the United States (elected November 4, 2008) is scheduled to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
- January 26 Annular solar eclipse.
[edit] February
- February 1 - The International Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System is scheduled to stop monitoring for 121.5 MHz and 243 MHz (Class B) distress signals from EPIRBs and other emergency beacons.
- February 1 - Super Bowl XLIII will be held in Tampa, Florida.
- February - Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 in Val d'Isère, France.
- February 13 - A celebration is expected as the Unix time number reaches 1234567890 seconds at 23:31:30 UTC.
- February 17 - Analog television broadcasts are scheduled to end in the United States, requiring all stations to send their signals digitally.
[edit] March
- March - Second version of World Baseball Classic expected to occur.
- March 3 - Square root day, the first one in over five years.
[edit] April
- April - The new New York Mets' Citi Field scheduled to open.
- April - The new Yankee Stadium scheduled to open.
- April 4 to April 6 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
- April 11 - Neptune will return to the same degree and minute as when it was discovered, 163 years previously. (September 23, 1846)
[edit] May
- May 25 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 24' south. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.
- Unknown Date - Champions League Final to be held in Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
[edit] June
- Mid-June - Elections to the European Parliament. In the UK, they will be held on June 11. This is also a possible date for the next UK general election.
[edit] July
- July 13 - onjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 37' south. Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.
- July 15-July 26 - Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia
- July 22 - Total solar eclipse (Longest lasting total eclipse of the 21st century)
[edit] August
- August 4 - O UTC: Jupiter occults 45 Capricorni, a star of 5.9 mag.
[edit] September
- September 29 - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes its final flyby of Mercury, decreasing velocity enough for an orbital capture in 2011.
[edit] October
[edit] November
[edit] December
- December 20 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 34' south. 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. This applies to all markings on products, enclosed directions and papers, packaging, and advertisements.
- December 31 - The "Single Business Tax", a value added tax which is a primary form of business taxation in the USA's state of Michigan, will be repealed.
- December 31 - In Italy, possibly the last day of analogic TV transmission (VHF, UHF). After 54 years, the country should switch completely to Digital terrestrial television.
[edit] Unknown dates
- Citi Field, The new home of the New York Mets is set to open in April.
- The ban on castration of piglets becomes effective in Norway.
- The Cadillac XTS is scheduled to be released this year. It will be the production version of the Cadillac Sixteen concept car. A coupe version is planned.
- A U.S. aircraft carrier named the USS George H. W. Bush will be launched.
- The Completion of the Sound Transit System Link Light Rail in Seattle
- The United Kingdom plans to continue 5-year process to cease analog television broadcasts region-by-region, with Granada, HTV Wales and Westcountry Television [1].
- Boeing's 747-8 expected to achieve entry into service (EIS).
- Opening of Tseung Kwan O South Line, MTR, Hong Kong.
- Winter Universiade in Harbin, People's Republic of China.
- Thirteenth Olympic Congress, in Copenhagen, Denmark including decision of the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- Singapore will host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
- Completion of the East L.A. Gold Metro Expansion and the Expo Line in Los Angeles, California.
- Completion of the Virgin Galactic Spaceport in New Mexico, U.S.A.
- Completion of the Three Gorges Dam in China.
- First flight of the SpaceX Dragon commercial manned orbital spacecraft.
- Next award of the Sylvester Medal.
- The Space Shuttle Discovery will be retired from service.
- Possible start of unmanned test flights of the Ares I rocket and the new Crew Exploration Vehicle.
- The Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau expires.
- Canada's commitment in Afghanistan expires.
- Eric Goldman predicts that wikipedia will fall in 2009
[edit] 2009 in fiction
[edit] Computer and video games
- Set in 2009:
- Abuse (1996)
- Dino Crisis (1999)
- Fahrenheit (also known as Indigo Prophecy)
- Incoming (1998)
- Mega Man 3 (1990)
- Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005): Set in 2009 or 2010.
- 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 to Federal Hall when Arsenal Gear crash lands into it.
[edit] Films
- Children of Men (2006): All the women in the world mysteriously become infertile.
- Set in 2009:
- 2009 Lost Memories (2002)
- Freejack (1992)
[edit] Television
- Conan O' Brien: Conan O' Brien is taking over The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno
- Charmed ("Morality Bites," 1999) Phoebe Halliwell is executed on February 12 by burning at the stake for murdering a man with her powers.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 three children.
- Noir (2001)
| Preceded by 2008 |
Years 2009 |
Succeeded by 2010 |
