2011
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| Gregorian calendar | 2011 MMXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2764 |
| Armenian calendar | 1460 ԹՎ ՌՆԿ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 167 – 168 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2555 |
| Chinese calendar | 4647/4707-11-27 (庚寅年十一月廿七日) — to —
4648/4708-12-7(辛卯年十二月初七日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2003 – 2004 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5771 – 5772 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2066 – 2067 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1933 – 1934 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5112 – 5113 |
| Holocene calendar | 12011 |
| Iranian calendar | 1389 – 1390 |
| Islamic calendar | 1432 – 1433 |
| Japanese calendar | Heisei 23 (平成23年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2671 (皇紀2671年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 12011 |
| Julian calendar | 2056 |
| Korean calendar | 4344 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2554 |
2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. According to the North Korean Juche calendar, this will be Juche year 100.
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[edit] Pronunciation
- See also: Year pronunciation
Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century, including 2011, should be pronounced in English. Although the majority of English-speakers say "two thousand (and) X" for any specific year post–1999, it is often suggested that the continuation of this type of pronunciation for the entire 21st century would be inappropriate or unnatural, given the alternative "twenty X" option.
Many experts agree that majority usage of "two thousand (and) X" is a result of influences from the Y2K hype, as well as the way "2001" was pronounced in the influential 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Experts also suggest that since former years such as 1805 and 1905 were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh" or "nineteen oh" five, the year 2005 should naturally have been pronounced as "twenty oh-five".[1]
Many people, ranging from linguistic and academic experts to Internet bloggers, predict that the "twenty X" pronunciation method will eventually prevail, but a timeframe as to when this change will occur often differs. The year 2010 is suggested by many,[2][3] while 2011[1] and 2013 are popular as well. The latest timeframe for change is usually placed at 2020[1] or 2100.
According to a recent press release, David Crystal, author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, has predicted that the change will occur in 2011, to "twenty eleven", explaining that the way people pronounce years depends on rhythm, rather than logic. Crystal claims that the rhythm or "flow" of "two thousand (and) ten", beats out that of "twenty ten", but the flow of "twenty eleven" beats out "two thousand (and) eleven".[1] Alternatively, Ian Brookes, editor-in-chief of Chambers Dictionary, suggests the change will occur in 2013. The UK Times has suggested 2020 as a final timeframe for the change, saying "If people can have “twenty-twenty” vision, then surely they should also live in the year “twenty twenty”."[1]
In addition, the Vancouver olympics, taking place in 2010, are being officially referred to by Vancouver 2010 as "the twenty-ten olympics", and the London olympics, taking place in 2012, are also being officially referred to by London 2012 as "the twenty-twelve olympics". Chicago 2016, which operates the official Chicago bid for the 2016 games, refers to the "twenty-sixteen games".
[edit] Predicted and scheduled events
[edit] January
- January 1 - Poland, Hungary and Latvia might join the eurozone.
- January 2 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 34' south. Third conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
- January 3 - The 112th session of the United States Congress will convene on or around this date.
- January 4 - Partial solar eclipse
[edit] February
- February - Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
- February - 2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey.
- February 6 - Super Bowl XLV
[edit] March
- March 18 - NASA's Pluto probe New Horizons will cross the orbit of Uranus, after 5 years journey. This will be faster than Voyager 2, which spent 8 years.
- NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is scheduled to arrive in orbit around Mercury.
- The remaining sections of Kyushu Shinkansen and Tōhoku Shinkansen, both Japanese high speed rail lines are scheduled to start services. When these tracks are completed, Aomori, (the northernmost part of Honshū), and Kagoshima, (the southernmost part of Kyushu Island), will both be linked by Shinkansen service through Tokyo.
- Narita Rapid Railway, which will connect central Tokyo and Narita International Airport in 36 minutes(15 minutes faster than current fastest trains), is scheduled to start service.
[edit] April
- April 2-4 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
- April 8-21 - Cricket World Cup to be held in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
- April 24 - Easter will not have fallen this late since 1943.
- April 28 - The 400th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines.
[edit] May
- May 5 - Elections for the Scottish Parliament and for the Welsh Assembly.
- May 6 - Singapore holds 11th general election
- May 17 - Canadian 2011 census
[edit] June
- June 1 - Partial solar eclipse.
[edit] July
- July - Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China
- July 1 - Partial solar eclipse.
- July 1 - Start of the Polish presidency of the European Union.
- July 24 - Analog television broadcasts will cease in Japan.
- July - The International Olympic Committee is set to meet and decide the location of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
- July - The 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship will be held in a TBA location.
[edit] August
- August 15 - The comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková will approach Earth and pass with significantly close proximity.
[edit] September
- September 11 - 10 year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
- September 15 - The deadline for the completion of all recommendations made during the 2005 US Base Realignment and Closure round.
[edit] November
- November 25 - Partial solar eclipse.
[edit] Unknown dates
- Predicted Solar maximum (also predicted by other research groups for 2012). [3]
- The Isle of Man will host the IV Commonwealth Youth Games.
- Guadalajara will host the XVI Panamerican Games
- The Asian Winter Games will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- An Irish Presidential Election is due this year.
- The Egyptian Presidential Elections of 2011
- The United Kingdom plans to continue 5-year process to cease analog television broadcasts region-by-region, with Central Television, Yorkshire Television and Anglia Television [4].
- Dublin Institute of Technology will complete its move to Grangegorman
- The DSM-V is tentatively scheduled to be published
- Rugby Union World Cup is scheduled to be held in New Zealand
- Scheduled completion of Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport, the largest infrastructure project in eastern Germany.
- Scheduled completion of the Freedom Tower in New York City.
- Possible start of manned test flights of both the Crew Exploration Vehicle and Ares I rocket.
- Humans will be having sex with robots by 2011, according to the European Robotic Research Network (Harper's Magazine, September 2006).
- Southern Sudan referendum on independence.
- Elections to be held in Nigeria.
- Parliamentary election to be held in Finland.
[edit] Major religious holidays
- February 1 - Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places).
- March 20 - Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara.
- April 24 - Easter
- May 1 - Beltane, a Cross-quarter day.
- June 21 - Summer solstice, also known as Midsummer or Litha.
- August 1 - Lammas, a Cross-quarter day.
- September 23 - Fall Equinox, also known as Mabon.
- November 1 - Samhain, a Cross-quarter day and Neopagan new year.
- December 25 - Christmas
[edit] References
| Preceded by 2010 |
Years 2011 |
Succeeded by 2012 |
