2009
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| Years: 2006 2007 2008 - 2009(MMIX) - 2010 2011 2012 | |
| Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s | |
| Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century | |
2009 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
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Predicted Events
January-April
- 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 (i.e. road signs in all other member states are already in metric units).
- January 20 The presidential term of George W. Bush will expire as his successor is inaugurated.
- January 26 Annular solar eclipse.
- February 1 - Super Bowl XLIII will be in Tampa Bay.
- March 3 - Square root day, the first one in over five years.
- April - New Yankee Stadium planned 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.
May-December
- May 25 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 24' south. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.
- July 13 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 37' south. Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.
- July 22 - Total solar eclipse (Longest lasting total eclipse of the 21st century)
- Unknown date - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes its final flyby of Mercury before entering orbit around the planet in 2011.
- December 20 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 34' south. Third conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.
Unknown dates
- Completion of Freedom Tower.
- A US aircraft carrier named the USS George H. W. Bush will be launched.
- Conan O'Brien is scheduled to replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show.
- Bulgaria is to introduce euro as their de facto currency, replacing the Bulgarian Lev (BGN).
- Boeing plans to launch 747 Advanced
Fictional Events
The "Plant Chapter" of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty takes place on April 29-30 of this year.af:2009 bg:2009 cy:2009 de:2009 el:2009 es:2009 eo:2009 fr:2009 hr:2009 ia:2009 it:2009 la:2009 nl:2009 ja:2009年 no:2009 pl:2009 pt:2009 ro:2009 simple:2009 sl:2009 sr:2009 fi:2009 sv:2009