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*[[January 12]] – [[Adobe Flash Player]] will |
*[[January 12]] – [[Adobe Flash Player]] will be fully discontinued.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Newman |first1=Jared |title=Adobe Flash is about to die, but classic Flash games will live on |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90590201/how-to-use-flash-to-play-old-games-after-adobe-discontinues-it |work=Fast Company |date=29 December 2020}}</ref>{{relevance inline|date=January 2021|reason=Not a major global event, is minor even by tech standards}} |
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*[[January 20]] – [[Joe Biden]] is scheduled to be [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|inaugurated]] for a four-year term as the 46th [[President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=59TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/59th-inaugural-ceremonies/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|language=en-US}}</ref> |
*[[January 20]] – [[Joe Biden]] is scheduled to be [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|inaugurated]] for a four-year term as the 46th [[President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=59TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/59th-inaugural-ceremonies/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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*[[January 23]] – The [[Democratic Party of Socialists]] is scheduled to convene its 8th Special Congress in [[Montenegro]], the first one after its [[2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election|fall from power]], after ruling the country for 30 years. |
*[[January 23]] – The [[Democratic Party of Socialists]] is scheduled to convene its 8th Special Congress in [[Montenegro]], the first one after its [[2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election|fall from power]], after ruling the country for 30 years. |
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2021 (MMXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2021st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 21st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade.
2021 is scheduled to host most major events that were originally scheduled for 2020, including the Eurovision Song Contest, UEFA Euro 2020, 2020 Summer Olympics, and Expo 2020, but were postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The United Nations declared 2021 as the International Year of Peace and Trust,[2] the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development,[3] the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables,[4] and the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.[5]
Events
January
- January 1
- The African Continental Free Trade Area comes into effect.[6]
- Cuba formally unifies its dual currency system after 27 years, resulting in the withdrawal of the Cuban convertible peso (CUC) and leaving the Cuban peso (CUP) as the sole national currency, thus undergoing its first currency devaluation since 1959.[7][8]
Predicted and scheduled events
- January 12 – Adobe Flash Player will be fully discontinued.[9][relevant?]
- January 20 – Joe Biden is scheduled to be inaugurated for a four-year term as the 46th President of the United States.[10]
- January 23 – The Democratic Party of Socialists is scheduled to convene its 8th Special Congress in Montenegro, the first one after its fall from power, after ruling the country for 30 years.
- January 24 – Portugal will hold presidential elections.
- January 31 – The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards are scheduled to be held in the United States.[11]
- February 7 – Super Bowl LV is scheduled to be held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, United States.[12]
- February 28 – The 78th Golden Globe Awards are scheduled to be held in the United States.[13]
- March 8 – A murder trial is scheduled to begin for the four police officers involved in the killing of George Floyd.[14][relevant?]
- March 17 – The Dutch General Elections for the House of Representatives of the Netherlands are scheduled to take place.
- March 23 – The Israeli General Elections are scheduled to take place, the fourth Knesset election in 2 years.
- April 18 – The 2021 Finnish Municipal elections will be held in Finland.[15][relevant?]
- April 19 – Raúl Castro plans to resign as First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, ending 62 years of rule by the Castro brothers in Cuba.[16]
- April 25 – The 93rd Academy Awards are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles.
- May 6 – The United Kingdom is scheduled to hold a series of local elections, including elections to the Welsh Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the London Assembly, and the mayorship of London.[relevant?]
- May 18 – 22 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is scheduled to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, after the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][18]
- May 26 – The second-shortest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century will occur, lasting just 14 minutes and 30 seconds.[19]
- June 10 – Annular solar eclipse.[20]
- June 11 – July 11 – The UEFA Euro 2020 is scheduled to be held across Europe, and the 2021 Copa América to be held in Argentina and Colombia. Both competitions were rescheduled from June 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21][22]
- June 18 – Israel is scheduled to hold a presidential election.
- July 23 – August 8 – The 2020 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan. They were rescheduled from July 24, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23]
- September 1 – Singapore plans to prohibit the ivory trade on this date.
- September 5 – The Hong Kong Special Administration Region in China is scheduled to hold an election for the Legislative Council.
- September 13 – Norway plans to hold a parliamentary election, with all seats in the Storting up for election.
- September 26 – Germany is scheduled to hold the federal election for the Bundestag on this date.
- October 1 – The 2020 World Expo is scheduled to begin. Its opening was rescheduled from October 20, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]
- October 1 – October 31 – The Russian Federation plans to hold a nationwide census.
- October 22 – Japan is scheduled to hold a general election for the House of Representatives.
- October 23 – November 27 – The 2021 Rugby League World Cup is scheduled to take place in England.[25]
- October 31 – NASA, the ESA, the Canadian Space Agency, and the Space Telescope Science Institute plan to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.[26]
- November – Planned launch of NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the first integrated flight of the agency's Orion MPCV and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.[27][importance?]
- November 1 – November 12 – The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference is scheduled to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was rescheduled from November 9, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]
- December 4 – Total solar eclipse.[29]
Date unknown
- The Workers' Party of Korea is scheduled to convene its 8th Congress in North Korea.[30]
- The Polish Parliament assigned several patrons for the year 2021 so that it is to be known as the Stanisław Lem Year, Stefan Wyszyński Year, Cyprian Norwid Year, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński Year, Tadeusz Różewicz Year, as well as the Constitution of 3 May Year in Poland.[31][relevant?]
- The National Institute for Health Protection will begin operations in the United Kingdom.[relevant?]
- The television network France 4 will cease broadcasting in France.[relevant?]
- The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch the Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission in late 2021 or early 2022.[32]
- China will begin construction of a large modular space station.
- Armenia is scheduled to hold a constitutional referendum.
- The Large Hadron Collider will recommence operations after a period of renovations.[33]
- In the U.S., Brood X, the largest brood of North American seventeen-year cicadas, will emerge for the first time since 2004.[34][relevant?]
- Costa Rica is planned to become a completely carbon-neutral nation (date set by President Óscar Arias) and ban "single use" plastic products (date set by President Luis Guillermo Solís).[35][36]
- The Grand Egyptian Museum, described as the largest archaeological museum in the world, is expected to be completed.[37]
- The first light of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is anticipated to occur in 2021 with full science operations beginning a year later.[38][39][40]
- Plan S, an initiative for open-access science publishing launched in 2018,[41][42] requires that from 2021 papers from over 10 European countries that resulted from research funded by public grants must be published under an open licence in compliant journals or platforms, available to all.[43][44]
Deaths
January
- January 1
- Carlos do Carmo, Portuguese singer (b. 1939)[45]
- Elmira Minita Gordon, 1st Governor-General of Belize (b. 1930)[46]
- January 2
- Modibo Keita, 8th Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1942)[47]
- Paul Westphal, American basketball player and coach (b. 1950)[48]
References
- ^ Hadden, Joey; Casado, Laura (April 10, 2020). "Here are the latest major events that have been canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Burning Man, and the 74th Annual Tony Awards". Business Insider. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "International Year of Peace and Trust". United Nations. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development". United Nations. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "International Year of Fruits and Vegetables". United Nations. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "2021 declared International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour". International Labour Organization. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "After months of COVID delays, African free trade bloc launches". Al-Jazeera. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Kaelyn Forde (January 1, 2021). "What will Cuba's new single currency mean for the island?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2020/12/16/cuba-ends-its-dual-currency-system". The Economist. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Newman, Jared (December 29, 2020). "Adobe Flash is about to die, but classic Flash games will live on". Fast Company.
- ^ "59TH INAUGURAL CEREMONIES". The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "The 63rd GRAMMYs: Looking Ahead To The 2021 GRAMMY Awards". Grammys. August 19, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Fraser, Sam (May 7, 2020). "NFL is ready to call an audible or two if coronavirus forces schedule changes". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Lai, Gladys; Eksouzian-Cavadas, Ana (December 21, 2020). "Everything to know about the 2021 Golden Globes". Vogue Australia.
- ^ "Judge orders 1 trial for 4 officers charged in George Floyd's death". FOX 9. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Municipal Elections". Vaalit.fi. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Raul Castro expected to step down". Associated Press. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Rotterdam returns as Eurovision Song Contest Host City in 2021". eurovision.tv. May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Dates for Eurovision 2021 announced". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 2001 to 2100". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "NASA - Annular Solar Eclipse of 2021 June 10". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "EURO 2020: All you need to know about the tournament". UEFA.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Copa America postponed from 2020 to 2021 over pandemic". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Expo 2020 Dubai postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021". www.rlwc2021.com. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "NASA Announces New James Webb Space Telescope Target Launch Date". NASA. July 17, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ Hambleton, Kathryn (February 20, 2018). "Artemis I Overview". NASA. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "HOME". UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the SEC – Glasgow 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "NASA - Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 Dec 04". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Koh, Byung-joon (August 20, 2020). "N.K. to unveil new 5-year economic development plan at rare party congress next year". Yonhap News Agency.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sejm wybrał patronów roku 2021"
- ^ Singh, Surendra (December 5, 2020). "Cyclones can stall last sat launch of this year; Chandrayaan-3 cams will provide live feed during final descent: Isro chief". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ Schaeffer, Anaïs (June 24, 2020). "LS2 Report: A new schedule". CERN.
- ^ Moore, Thomas E.; Walker, Thomas J. (April 27, 2001). "Genus Magicicada periodical cicadas". Singing Insects of North America. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ National Geographic, February 2008
- ^ "Costa Rica launches quest to replace most single-use plastic by 2021". June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Egypt postpones launch of mega projects to 2021 due to coronavirus -presidency". Reuters. April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Vera C. Rubin Observatory". AURA Astronomy. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ Wu, Katherine J. "For the First Time, a National U.S. Observatory Has Been Named for a Female Astronomer: Vera Rubin". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "What Does the Future of Astronomy Hold? We'll Find Out Soon". Discover Magazine. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Coalition of European Funders Announces 'Plan S' to Require Full OA, Cap APCs, & Disallow Publication in Hybrid Journals". SPARC. September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Plan S: Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications" (PDF). Science Europe. September 4, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ "European countries demand that publicly funded research should be free to all". The Economist. September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ "'Plan S' and 'coalition S' – Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications". www.coalition-s.org. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ Morreu o fadista Carlos do Carmo (in Portuguese)
- ^ Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, trailblazing educator and first Governor-General, dead at 90
- ^ Ex-Malian PM Modibo Keïta dies at 78
- ^ "Paul Westphal, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, dies at age 70". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2021.