2021
2021 (MMXXI) will be 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, the 21st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade.
| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
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| 2021 by topic: |
| Arts |
| Architecture – Comics – Film – Home video – Literature (Poetry) – Music (Country, Rock, Metal, UK, US) – Radio – Photo – Television (UK, US) – Video gaming |
| Politics and government |
| Elections – International leaders – Sovereign states Sovereign state leaders – Territorial governors |
| Science and technology |
| Archaeology – Aviation – Birding/Ornithology – Palaeontology – Rail transport – Spaceflight |
| Sports |
| American football – Association football – Athletics (sport) – Badminton – Baseball – Basketball – Chess – Combat sports – Cricket – Cycling – Golf – Handball – Ice hockey – Rugby union – Swimming – Tennis – Volleyball |
| By place |
| Afghanistan – Albania – Algeria – Andorra – Angola – Antarctica – Argentina – Armenia – Australia – Austria – Azerbaijan – Bangladesh – The Bahamas – Bahrain – Barbados – Belarus – Belgium – Benin – Bhutan – Bolivia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Botswana – Brazil – Bulgaria – Burkina Faso – Burundi – Cambodia – Cameroon – Canada – Cape Verde – Central African Republic – Chad – Chile – China – Colombia – Costa Rica – Comoros – Croatia – Cuba – Cyprus – Czechia – Denmark – Ecuador – Egypt – El Salvador – Estonia – Ethiopia – European Union – Fiji – Finland – France – Gabon – Georgia – Germany – Ghana – Greece – Guatemala – Guinea – Guyana – Haiti – Honduras – Hong Kong – Hungary – Iceland – India – Indonesia – Iran – Iraq – Ireland – Israel – Italy – Ivory Coast – Japan – Jordan – Kazakhstan – Kenya – Kosovo – Kuwait – Kyrgyzstan – Laos – Latvia – Lebanon – Lesotho – Liberia – Libya – Lithuania – Luxembourg – Macau – Madagascar – Marshall Islands – Malawi – Malaysia – Mali – Malta – Mauritania – Mexico – Micronesia – Moldova – Mongolia – Montenegro – Morocco – Mozambique – Myanmar – Nauru – Namibia – Nepal – Netherlands – New Zealand – Nicaragua – Niger – Nigeria – North Korea – North Macedonia – Norway – Oman – Pakistan – Palau – Palestine – Panama – Papua New Guinea – Paraguay – Peru – Philippines – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Romania – Russia – Rwanda – Samoa – Saudi Arabia – Senegal – Serbia – Seychelles – Singapore – Slovakia – Slovenia – Somalia – South Africa – Solomon Islands – South Korea – South Sudan – Spain – Sri Lanka – Sudan – Sweden – Switzerland – Syria – Taiwan – Tajikistan – Tanzania – Thailand – Togo – Tonga – Tunisia – Turkey – Turkmenistan – Tuvalu – Uganda – Ukraine – United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom – United States – Uruguay – Uzbekistan – Vanuatu – Venezuela – Vietnam – Yemen – Zambia – Zimbabwe |
| Other topics |
| Religious leaders |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births – Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Works and introductions categories |
| Works – Introductions Works entering the public domain |
| Gregorian calendar | 2021 MMXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2774 |
| Armenian calendar | 1470 ԹՎ ՌՆՀ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6771 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 177–178 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1942–1943 |
| Bengali calendar | 1428 |
| Berber calendar | 2971 |
| British Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 2565 |
| Burmese calendar | 1383 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7529–7530 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 4717 or 4657 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 4718 or 4658 |
| Coptic calendar | 1737–1738 |
| Discordian calendar | 3187 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2013–2014 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5781–5782 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2077–2078 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1942–1943 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5121–5122 |
| Holocene calendar | 12021 |
| Igbo calendar | 1021–1022 |
| Iranian calendar | 1399–1400 |
| Islamic calendar | 1442–1443 |
| Japanese calendar | Reiwa 3 (令和３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1954–1955 |
| Juche calendar | 110 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4354 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 110 民國110年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 553 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2564 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 2147 or 1766 or 994 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 2148 or 1767 or 995 |
| Unix time | 1609459200 – 1640995199 |
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The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year of Peace and Trust,[1] the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development,[2] and the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables.[3]
Predicted and scheduled events
- January 9 – February 6 – The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to take place in Cameroon.[4]
- March 30 – The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to be launched after being delayed several times.[5]
- April 19 – After 62 years of government by the Castro brothers, Raúl Castro is expected to step down as First Secretary at the Eighth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, which is scheduled to take place April 16 to 19, 2021.[6][7]
- May 6 – The United Kingdom holds a series of 2021 United Kingdom local elections which will see the whole country go to the polls for the first time when there has not been a general election.[8]
- May 18 – May 22 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands after the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
- May 26 – The shortest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century is expected to occur, lasting just 14 minutes and 30 seconds long.[11]
- June 7 – The European Union's Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market would likely to go effect, imposing copyright limitation for upload filters, link taxes and restriction on memes.[12]
- June 10 – Annular solar eclipse.
- June 11 – July 11 – The UEFA Euro 2020 will be held across Europe, and the 2021 Copa América will be held in Argentina and Colombia. Both competitions were rescheduled from June 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14]
- July 23 – August 8 – The 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan. It was also rescheduled from July 24, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
- October 1 – The 2020 World Expo is scheduled to take place. It was also rescheduled from October 20, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
- October 23 – November 27 – The 2021 Rugby League World Cup will take place in England.[17]
- November 1 - 12 - UNFCCC 26th Conference of the Parties (CoP26) will take place in Glasgow, Scotland. It was also rescheduled from November 9, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]
- December 4 – Total solar eclipse.
Date unknown
- 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.[19]
- In the United States, Brood X, the largest brood of North American seventeen-year cicadas, will emerge since the last time in 2004.[20]
- 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).[21][22]
- Amtrak's Avelia Liberty trains are expected to enter service in the United States.[23]
- In Canada, Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown light rail project is projected to be completed, and the first phase of the Réseau express métropolitain in Montreal is scheduled to open.[24][25]
- Planned opening of the Dubai Creek Tower (827m). Upon its completion it will become the world's tallest tower.[26]
- Jeddah Tower (1km) is due for completion. Once completed it will become the world's tallest building and the first 1 km (3,281 ft) high building.[27]
- The new Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria is scheduled to be completed.[28]
- Completion of the Dala Bridge in Yangon, Myanmar.[29]
- The Grand Egyptian Museum, described as the largest archaeological museum in the world, is expected to be completed.[30]
- Bangladesh is projected to eliminate extreme poverty, the first country in South Asia to do so.[31][32]
- The 2021 Iranian presidential election will be held in Iran.
In fiction
- 21st century in fiction § 2021
References
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- "International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development". United Nations. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- "International Year of Fruits and Vegetables". United Nations. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- "2021 Africa Cup of Nations moved to January, Cameroon FA announces". BBC Sport. January 15, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "New launch date for James Webb Space Telescope". European Space Agency. June 28, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- "Led by Raúl, the 11th Plenum of the Communist Party Central Committee held". en.granma.cu. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Patrick Oppmann; Alanne Orjoux. "Miguel Diaz-Canel named Cuba's new president". CNN. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Picheta, Rob. "Everything you need to know about the UK general election on December 12". CNN. Retrieved May 29, 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.
- "Capitals Special Edition: The Copyright Directive". EURACTIV.com. October 2, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 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.
- "HOME". UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the SEC – Glasgow 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- Hambleton, Kathryn (February 20, 2018). "Artemis I Overview". NASA. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- 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.
- "Amtrak previews "Avelia Liberty" trains". Business Traveller. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- Tess Kalinowski (September 24, 2015). "Eglinton Crosstown to open a year later than expected". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "Presentation of the REM". REM. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "Dubai Creek Tower: The World's tallest building". Guiding Architects. February 7, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "Dubai tower 'to surpass' Burj Khalifa". April 10, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
- "Lagos-Ibadan expressway will be completed in 2021 - Julius Berger". Nigeria News | Laila's Blog. November 12, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "'Water Wave' – Spread water news in your network and participate in our giveaway". www.myanmarwaterportal.com. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "Egypt postpones launch of mega projects to 2021 due to coronavirus -presidency". Reuters. April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (November 3, 2018). "At current pace, Bangladesh to end extreme poverty by 2021". The Economic Times. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- Misha, Farzana; Sulaiman, Munshi. "Bangladesh Priorities: Poverty, Sulaiman and Misha | Copenhagen Consensus Center". www.copenhagenconsensus.com. Copenhagen Consensus. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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