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"is expected to be" is accurate wording. please see talk page and discuss before rv and don't use edit summaries like WP:CU as its simply not a reason and borders incivility
"will be" is common-sense wording. see the talk page for my response to the bizarre mention of incivility
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'''2009''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MMIX]]''') is expected to be a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]].
'''2009''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MMIX]]''') will be a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]].


2009 has been designated as:
2009 has been designated as:

Revision as of 21:42, 13 December 2008

This article is about the year. For the film, see 2009 Lost Memories.
Millennium: 3rd millennium
Centuries:
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2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.

2009 has been designated as:

Predicted and scheduled events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown dates

Major religious holidays

2009 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar2009
MMIX
Ab urbe condita2762
Armenian calendar1458
ԹՎ ՌՆԾԸ
Assyrian calendar6759
Baháʼí calendar165–166
Balinese saka calendar1930–1931
Bengali calendar1416
Berber calendar2959
British Regnal year57 Eliz. 2 – 58 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2553
Burmese calendar1371
Byzantine calendar7517–7518
Chinese calendar戊子年 (Earth Rat)
4706 or 4499
    — to —
己丑年 (Earth Ox)
4707 or 4500
Coptic calendar1725–1726
Discordian calendar3175
Ethiopian calendar2001–2002
Hebrew calendar5769–5770
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2065–2066
 - Shaka Samvat1930–1931
 - Kali Yuga5109–5110
Holocene calendar12009
Igbo calendar1009–1010
Iranian calendar1387–1388
Islamic calendar1430–1431
Japanese calendarHeisei 21
(平成21年)
Javanese calendar1941–1942
Juche calendar98
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4342
Minguo calendarROC 98
民國98年
Nanakshahi calendar541
Thai solar calendar2552
Tibetan calendar阳土鼠年
(male Earth-Rat)
2135 or 1754 or 982
    — to —
阴土牛年
(female Earth-Ox)
2136 or 1755 or 983
Unix time1230768000 – 1262303999

2009 in fiction

Computer and video games

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".

Film

  • Freejack (1992): Set in 2009.
  • 2009 Lost Memories (2002): Set in 2009.
  • I Am Legend (2007): The events triggering the story begin in January 1 2009.
  • Cloverfield (2008): On May 22, the events of the story take place.
  • Eagle Eye (2008): The surveillance cameras in the film read January 26, 2009.

Television

Books

Awards

References

  1. ^ "News Release - IAU0606: The International Astronomical Union announces the International Year of Astronomy 2009". International Astronomical Union. October 27, 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. ^ "The International Year of Astronomy 2009". IYA2009. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 61 Resolution 189. International Year of National Fibres, 2009 A/RES/61/189 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  4. ^ Ireland to ban incandescent lightbulbs
  5. ^ United States Mint. The District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarter Program. Retrieved 2008-08-23. "In 2009, the United States Mint will mint and issue six quarter-dollar coins in honor of the District of Columbia and the five United States Territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands."
  6. ^ Ganz, David. Voting Starts to Choose D.C. Quarter Design. Numismatic News, 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-08-23. "Since there are six coins in 2009, the coins will be produced at an even greater pace, once every eight weeks or so."
  7. ^ Slovak euro exchange rate is set
  8. ^ Parliament votes to end pharmacy monopoly
  9. ^ Marriage and partnership rights for same-sex partners: country-by-country
  10. ^ European small claims procedure
  11. ^ Staff reporter. New Falklands constitution agreed, BBC News, 6 November 2008. "The constitution comes into force on 1 January 2009 and clarifies the division of powers between the executive council and the islands' governor. "
  12. ^ Blackhawks, Red Wings meet in the great outdoors
  13. ^ Bowl Championship Series
  14. ^ Year of Astronomy Calendar
  15. ^ ECLIPSES DURING 2009
  16. ^ Between Mars and Jupiter
  17. ^ Cospas-Sarsat Phase-Out of 121.5/243 MHz Alerting Services
  18. ^ Future Super Bowl Locations
  19. ^ FIS Alpine World Ski Championship Val d'Isère 2009
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions". NASA.
  21. ^ Broadcasters Prepare For DTV Transition
  22. ^ Harbin 24th Winter Universiade
  23. ^ 24th Winter Universiade
  24. ^ Key Dates Announced for 81st Academy Awards
  25. ^ US announces full participation in Trans-Pacific FTA
  26. ^ "Women's Professional Soccer - home of pro soccer players - About WPS". Women's Soccer, LLC. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  27. ^ Global Cornerstone Projects 100 Hours of Astronomy. Official website.
  28. ^ 2009: 71ST ANNUAL DIVISION I MENS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
  29. ^ "Preparing to rescue Hubble".
  30. ^ "Last Mission to Hubble".
  31. ^ "NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions".
  32. ^ Elections BC
  33. ^ Stockselius met 2009 organizers in Moscow
  34. ^ World Air Games Turin 2009. Official website.
  35. ^ FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009
  36. ^ Universiade Belgrade 2009
  37. ^ "The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals: News: St. Louis awarded 2009 All-Star Game". 01/16/07. Retrieved 2008-11-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  38. ^ TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2009 JULY 22
  39. ^ A SUMMARY OF THE 2009 JULY 22 ECLIPSE
  40. ^ Burj Dubai completion delayed by another eight to nine months
  41. ^ Burj Dubai now a record 688 meters tall and continues to rise
  42. ^ APL's MESSENGER fact sheet
  43. ^ Written Statement of the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary regarding the Supreme Court
  44. ^ Phase-out of inefficient incandescent light bulbs
  45. ^ COP15, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen 2009
  46. ^ INNOVATION AND IMAGINATION ARE CORNERSTONES OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS ONBOARD ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S OASIS OF THE SEAS
  47. ^ Oasis of the Seas maiden voyage set for December 12, 2009
  48. ^ REAL-ID Act Deadline Extended by DHS
  49. ^ National ID requirements postponed under criticism
  50. ^ "When is the Digital TV Switchover? The different regions and dates". Digitaluk.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-05.