Predicted and scheduled events
*
January 1
** In the
United States, books, films, and other works published in
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
will enter the
public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
***''
Steamboat Willie'',
Walt Disney's first cartoon with
synchronized sound, will also enter the public domain. The short is claimed to have featured the first appearance of
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...
.
**
Bulgaria is expected to adopt the
euro and become the 21st member state of the
eurozone.
*
January 12 –
January 28 – The
2024 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship will be the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It will be hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024.
Bid process Bidding timeline
The bidding timeline ...
will be held in
Germany.
*
January 13
Events Pre-1600
* 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years.
* 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the racing ...
– The
next New Zealand general election will be held no later than this date.
*
January 19 –
February 2
Events Pre-1600
* 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of "Roman law".
* 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King ...
– The
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
)
, nations =
, athletes = 1,900
, events = 81
, opening = 19 January
, closing = 2 February
, opened_by = President Yoon Suk-yeol (expected)
, cauldron =
, stadium = Gangneung OvalYongpyong Dome
, website ...
will be held in
Gangwon
Gangwon or Kangwŏn may refer to:
* Gangwon Province (historical), the Goryeo, Joseon Dynasty and the Japanese Korean province
* Gangwon Province (South Korea), a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Kore ...
,
South Korea.
*
February 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
* 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Mon ...
–
Finland's new president will take office if the
election is decided in the first round.
*
February 14
Events Pre-1600
* 748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.
* 842 – Charles the Bald and Louis ...
– The
2024 Indonesian general election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Indonesia no longer than April 2024 to elect the President of Indonesia, President, Vice President of Indonesia, Vice President, People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) which is consist of People's Repres ...
is scheduled to take place.
*
March –
2024 South Asian Games
The 2024 South Asian Games, officially the XIV South Asian Games, will be a major multi-sport event which will be held in Pakistan,and will have Lahore, the capital of Punjab province as main host city. The cities of Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Isla ...
in
Pakistan
*
March 11 – The next
Bitcoin halving is predicted to occur on this date.
*
March 17 – The
2024 Russian presidential election
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Russia in March 2024. In accordance with electoral law, the first round will be held on Sunday, 17 March. The elections will be the first after the 2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia, ...
is scheduled to take place.
*
March 25
Events Pre-1600
* 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto.
* 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to vi ...
–
March 2024 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on Monday, March 25, 2024. It will be visible to the naked eye as 95.57% of the Moon will be immersed in Earth's penumbral shadow.
Visibility
It will be fully visible from most of the Americas, will b ...
.
*
April 8
Events Pre-1600
* 217 – Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
* 876 – The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.
*1139 – Ro ...
– A
total solar eclipse will be visible in the Central
Pacific Ocean,
northern Mexico,
eastern,
southwestern and
central United States,
southeastern Canada and northern
Atlantic Ocean.
*
April – Indian general election will be held.
*
May – The 2024
Eurovision song contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
is to be held. It is unknown where it will be.
*
May 26 – Comet
Tempel 1 will pass 0.55 AU from
Jupiter and may break apart due to gravitational forces.
*
June 14 –
July 14 – The
UEFA Euro 2024 will be held in
Germany.
*
July 7 – A general election for
Mexico's president will be held.
*
July 26 –
August 11
Events Pre-1600
* 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins.
* 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founde ...
– The
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...
will be held in
Paris,
France.
*
August 17 –
Nusantara will become the new capital of
Indonesia, replacing
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
.
*
August 28 –
September 8 – The
2024 Summer Paralympics
The 2024 Paralympic Games, Summer Paralympics (french: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024), commonly known as the Games of the XVII Paralympiad, and commonly known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international Multi-sport event, multi-sport paraspo ...
will be held also in Paris.
*
September 18 –
September 2024 lunar eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Wednesday, 18 September 2024, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2024 and the final partial lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 118.
Visibility
It will be completely visible over western parts of Africa and E ...
.
*
October 2 –
Solar eclipse on that day.
* Autumn 2024 –
2024 Moldovan presidential election
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Moldova in autumn 2024.
Electoral system
The President of Moldova is elected using the two-round system; If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will b ...
s are scheduled to take place. Incumbent President
Maia Sandu will be eligible for re-election.
*
October 27 – The
2024 Uruguayan general election
General elections will be held in Uruguay on 27 October 2024. If no presidential candidate receives a majority in the first round of voting, a runoff will take place on Sunday 24 November 2024.
Background
Incumbent President Luis Lacalle Pou, w ...
s are scheduled to take place. Incumbent President
Luis Lacalle Pou
Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (; ''Luis Lacalle'' locally or ; born 10 August 1973) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer serving as President of Uruguay since 1 March 2020.
Son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, Lacalle ...
will not be eligible for re-election.
*
November 5 – The
2024 United States presidential election
The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024. It will be the first presidential election after electoral votes were redistributed during the 2020 ce ...
is scheduled to take place. Incumbent President
Joe Biden will be eligible for re-election.
Date unknown
*
2024 United Kingdom general election
The 2024 United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held on Thursday, 4 July 2024. It will determine the composition of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, which determines the Government of the United Kingdom. ...
. Incumbent Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak (; born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party since October 2022. He previously held two Cabinet of ...
is eligible for re-election.
*mid-May 2024 –
2024 European Parliament election
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smalles ...
.
*September –
2024 Romanian local elections
New local elections will be held in Romania in 2024. The previous 2020 Romanian local elections, Romanian local elections in 2020 were won by the National Liberal Party (Romania), National Liberal Party (PNL), even though the Social Democratic Par ...
are scheduled to take place.
*November –
2024 Romanian presidential election
Presidential elections are going to be held in Romania in either mid- or late November 2024, with an eventual second round to be held in late November or early December 2024 as well (depending on the final results of the first round). As the Rom ...
s are scheduled to take place. Incumbent President
Klaus Iohannis
Klaus Werner Iohannis (; ; also spelled Johannis; born 13 June 1959) is a Romanian politician, physicist and former teacher who has been serving as the president of Romania since 2014. He became leader of the National Liberal Party (Romania), Na ...
will not be eligible for re-election.
*late 2024 –
Next Romanian legislative elections are scheduled to take place. Or before 21 March 2025.
*
Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...
will re-open to the public after repairs will be completed from its
2019 fire.
*
Taiwan Railways Administration is set to be
incorporated.
* The
53rd International Eucharistic Congress
The LIII International Eucharistic Congress 2024 is the Eucharistic congress that took place from September 8 to 15, 2024 in Quito, Ecuador.
Is the first time that the Ecuadorian capital hosts the ecumenical event and the sixth time that it take ...
is scheduled to take place in
Ecuador.
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