2028
2028 (MMXXVIII) will be a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2028th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 28th year of the 3rd millennium, the 28th year of the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2020s decade.
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| 2028 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 |
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| Religious leaders |
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| Births – Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Works and introductions categories |
| Works – Introductions Works entering the public domain |
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Predicted and scheduled events
- January 1 - Books, films, and other works published in 1932 will enter the public domain.
- January 5 - If still alive, Walter Mondale will become the first US Vice President to celebrate his 100th birthday.
- January 12 - Partial lunar eclipse.
- January 26 - Small annular solar eclipse.
- June 26 – Asteroid (153814) 2001 WN5 will pass 0.00166 AU (248,000 km) from the Earth.
- July 21 – August 6 – The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, California, US.[1]
- July 22 – A total solar eclipse will be visible across Australia, including Sydney, and New Zealand.[2]
- October 26 – Asteroid (35396) 1997 XF11 will pass 0.0062 AU (930,000 km) from the Earth.
- December 1 - If still living, Mahathir Mohamad will become the longest-lived leader in Asia.
Date unknown
- The Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (ARIEL), led by the UK, will study the atmospheres of exoplanets.[3]
- Planned launch of the Comet Interceptor.
- The Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany is expected to be completed.
- End of the replacement of A-10 Thunderbolt and F-16 Fighting Falcon fleets with F-35 Lightning II.
- The African Monetary Union is scheduled to be established, bringing a common currency to the members of the African Union.
- Lease on the Moldauhafen port lot in Hamburg, Germany, to the Czech Republic is set to expire.
- The 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be held in Los Angeles, California, US.
In fiction
- 21st century in fiction
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gollark: ... And then an actual shop eventually?
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gollark: If I were to do the trendy thing now and make a shop, I'd probably do it in Haskell/Servant.
References
- Wharton, David. "Los Angeles makes deal to host 2028 Summer Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- "Your guide to future total solar eclipses". www.planetary.org. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- "UK will lead European exoplanet mission". BBC News. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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