(''' MMIX ''') will be a Common Year Starting On Thursday of the Gregorian Calendar .
- May — Champions League Final to be held in Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
- May — The 54th Eurovision Song Contest will be held.
- May 25 — Conjunction between Jupiter and Neptune, Jupiter 24' south. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Neptune.
- August 4 — O UTC: Jupiter occults 45 Capricorni, a star of 5.9 mag.
- 33rd America's Cup Sailing Regatta near Valencia in Spain on Gulf Of Valencia on Mediterranean Sea 33rd America's Cup official website. "References". http://33rd.americascup.com/en/index.php?idContent=8&idPage=1
- East African Community to implement a Common Currency called the East African Shilling .
- International Year Of Astronomy .
- 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 . http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/en/when.html.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 ISAF commitment in Afghanistan expires.
- Possible start of construction for a fixed-guideway mass transit system for Honolulu .
- Tesla Motors will mass produce the White Star , its second Electric Car .
- Bulgaria would probably implement the Schengen Agreement and enter EU 's borderless zone. ( source )
- The United Kingdom will establish a Supreme Court, comprising the twelve former Law Lords .
- The Greenville Bridge will open to traffic.
- The ship Genesis Of The Seas should be in service.
- The World Monopoly Championships will take place1
- Citi Field will replace Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens , New York , NY ; it will be built on Shea Stadium's current parking lot.
Set in 2009:
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