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Years:	2017 2018 2019 – 2020 – 2021 2022 2023

2020 by topic:

News by month

Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May – Jun Jul – Aug – Sep – Oct – Nov – Dec

Arts

Architecture – Art – Film – Home video – Literature (Poetry) – Music (Country, Metal, UK) – Radio – Television

Politics

Elections – Int'l leaders – Politics – State leaders – Sovereign states

Science and technology

Archaeology – Aviation – Birding/Ornithology – Meteorology – Rail transport – Science – Spaceflight

Sports

Sport – Athletics (Track and Field) – Australian Football League – Baseball – Football (soccer) – Ice Hockey – Motorsport – Tennis – National Rugby League

By place

Algeria – Argentina – Australia – Canada – China – Denmark – European Union – France – Germany – India – Iraq – Ireland – Italy – Japan – Kenya – Luxembourg – Malaysia – Mexico – New Zealand – Norway – Pakistan – Philippines – Singapore – South Africa – Sri Lanka – United Kingdom – United States – Zimbabwe

Other topics

Awards – Games – Law – Religious leaders – Video gaming

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

Works and introductions categories

Works – Introductions v • d • e

2020 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	2020 MMXX
Ab urbe condita	2773
Armenian calendar	1469 ԹՎ ՌՆԿԹ
Bahá'í calendar	176 – 177
Berber calendar	2970
Buddhist calendar	2564
Burmese calendar	1382
Byzantine calendar	7528 – 7529
Chinese calendar	己亥年十二月初七日 (4656/4716-12-7) — to — 庚子年十一月十七日 (4657/4717-11-17)
Coptic calendar	1736 – 1737
Ethiopian calendar	2012 – 2013
Hebrew calendar	5780 – 5781
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2075 – 2076
- Shaka Samvat	1942 – 1943
- Kali Yuga	5121 – 5122
Holocene calendar	12020
Iranian calendar	1398 – 1399
Islamic calendar	1441 – 1442
Japanese calendar	Heisei 32 (平成32年)
Korean calendar	4353
Thai solar calendar	2563
Unix time	1577836800 – 1609459199
v • d • e

2020 (MMXX) will be a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It will be the first year of the 2020s decade.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Predicted and scheduled events 2.1 Unknown dates 3 In fiction 3.1 Comics 3.2 Computer and video games 3.3 Film 3.4 Television 3.5 Music 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Pronunciation

See also: Year pronunciation There is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century, including 2020, 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 Year 2000 problem 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 time frame 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 time frame for change is usually placed at 2020^[1] or 2100.

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 time frame 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".

[edit] Predicted and scheduled events

• June – Euro 2020
• November 3 – United States Presidential election.

[edit] Unknown dates

• NASA starts moon colonization for future human exploration to Mars^[4]
• JAXA plans to send robotic astronauts to the Moon, followed by human astronauts^[5]
• 2020 Summer Olympics
• Last nuclear power plant in Germany scheduled to shut down
• British newspaper The Guardian published a series of magazines in September 2004 predicting life in 2020. These predictions include widespread use of artificially intelligent cars, "smart" clothing incorporating computer chips, and green energy sources.
• Mapping the Global Future: Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project was published in December 2004 with a long-term view of the future. The NIC is the center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the US Government.
• In Australia, Queensland is expected to overtake Victoria as the second most populous state of the nation.
• Mayans Predict Age of Transition.
• Global oil production is expected to peak.^[6]
• According to current plans and workings for Project Constellation, NASA should be returning Humans to the Moon by 2020.
• The Russian Federal Space Agency says that they plan to be mining helium-3 from the moon by this year. ^[7]
• Earliest year that power aboard the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 is expected to terminate (though either probe may function past this date).
• NASA Venus Surface Explorer mission to Venus (part of the New Frontiers program)
• Several underdeveloped countries have plans to become developed countries by 2020:
  • Trinidad and Tobago becomes a developed country under the Vision 2020 development plan initiated by Prime Minister Patrick Manning [1].
  • Malaysia becomes a developed country, under the Wawasan 2020 plan initiated by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
  • Chile becomes a developed country.
  • Oman becomes a developed country under 2020 long term development plan.
  • Philippines becomes a developed country as pledged by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
• Shanghai is set to become an "international financial centre and global shipping hub."
• If current trends continue, according to the United Nations, the Aral Sea could disappear completely by this year. ^[8]
• Volvo hopes to use radar, sonar and other advanced technologies to create a crash-proof car by 2020. ^[9]
• The IBM Institute for Business Value concluded from their study "Automotive 2020: Clarity Beyond the Chaos" that all automobiles will have some level of hybridization by 2020. ^[10] Toyota's vice president in charge of powertrain development also believes that all Toyota cars produced will be hybrid vehicles by the year 2020. ^[11]

[edit] In fiction

[edit] Comics

• Comics set in 2020:
  • 2020 Visions (1997–1998)
  • Iron Man 2020
  • Superman 2020

[edit] Computer and video games

• Games set in 2020:
  • Raid 2020 (1989)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991): The Level "Neon Night Riders" Takes place in 2020.
  • Super Baseball 2020 (1991)
  • TimeSplitters (2000) (the Planet X mission)
  • Keitai Denjū Telefang (2000)
  • Command and Conquer: Generals (2003)
  • Perfect Dark Zero (2005)
  • Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006)
  • Crysis (2007)
  • Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)

[edit] Film

• Films set in 2020:
  • Roujin Z (1991)
  • Mission to Mars (2000)
  • Yesterday (2002)
  • Reign of Fire (2002)
  • Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
  • Thunderbirds (2004)

[edit] Television

• Television programs set in 2020:
  • Sealab 2020 (1972)
  • Terrahawks (1983–1984)
  • Knights of God (1987)
  • C.O.P.S. (1988–1989)
  • Dark Angel (2000–2002), second half of Season One and first half of Season Two
  • Supervolcano ^[12] (2005)

[edit] Music

• Songs about 2020, or including 2020
  • Ace Enders and a Million Different People has a song on their debut CD, The Secret Wars called "Bring Back Love (Year 2020)" It's about helping the financially unstable and bringing back a general love among humans.
  • In Head Automatica's song, "Graduation Day", the music video foretold that in the year 2020, the goth girl who is graduating will become the President of the United States.
  • In Eminem's song, "We Made You", from his 2009 album Relapse, the rapper mentions the year 2020 in the outro of the song, in the line "Dr. Dre, 2020, Yeah!".

[edit] See also

• 2020 Vision

[edit] References