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2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday. In the Gregorian calendar, it will be the 2014th year of the Common Era, or of Anno Domini; the 14th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century; and the 5th of the 2010s decade.

Predicted and scheduled events

• February 7–23 – 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
• March 22 – is Comet Holmes (17P/Holmes) next perihelion.
• April 29 – Annular solar eclipse.
• May 29 – is 4P/Faye next perihelion.
• June 13–July 13 – 2014 FIFA World Cup, in Brazil.
• August 24 – The NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will cross the orbit of Neptune after 8½ years journey on to Pluto. It will be faster than Voyager 2, which took 12 years.
• September 11 Estimated completion of the entire World Trade Center site, including 1 World Trade Center, 200 Greenwich Street, 175 Greenwich Street, and 150 Greenwich Street
• October 23 – Partial solar eclipse.

Unknown dates

• Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers will be delivered to the Royal Navy.
• The United States Open Championship golf tournament will be held in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
• The Ryder Cup golf tournament will be held in Gleneagles, Scotland.
• The Masdar City is scheduled to be completed. Its goal is to be the world's first fully sustainable, zero-carbon, and zero-waste city.
• The International Cometary Explorer, a NASA solar probe that was re-tooled for a mission to explore comets, will approach Earth 31 years after leaving its gravitational influence. Unless it is again reactivated for a new mission, it has enough propellant to be re-captured in the Earth system and potentially recovered. It has already been donated to the Smithsonian Institution if it is ever recovered.
• The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report is scheduled to appear.^[1]
• The earliest date at which the Evergreen Line could be completed. The planned Skytrain line would link Lougheed Town Centre Station to Coquitlam Centre.
• Robotic pets, and nanorobots circulating in the blood stream under their own power, are both predicted for 2014. ^[2]

Major holidays and dates

• February 1 – Imbolc (Celebrated on February 2 in some places)
• March 4 – Shrove Tuesday
• March 5 – Ash Wednesday
• March 17 – St Patrick's Day
• March 20 – Spring Equinox
• April 20 – Easter
• May 1 – May Day
• June 21 – Summer solstice, also known as Midsummer
• August 1 – Lammas
• September 23 – Fall Equinox
• October 4 – Eid al-Adha
• November 1 – All Saints and Samhain
• December 6 – Chanukah
• December 21 – Winter solstice
• December 25 – Christmas

In fiction

Film

• Moon Child (2003)
• The Flash movie EPIC 2014 concludes in this year.

Television

• In the Supernatural episode "The End", the angel Zachariah sends Dean Winchester to this year to convince him to be a host for Michael. In this future, the Croatoan virus has spread across the world, Sarah Palin is president, and Sam Winchester is the host for Lucifer.
• In Desperate Housewives, Edie Britt dies and her ashes scattered across Wisteria Lane.

Computer and video games

• Mega Man VI and Mega Man VII are set in this year, and Mega Man: The Power Battle are set in the end of 2014.^{[citation needed]}
• Soldiers of Anarchy (2002)
• Shattered Union: The Second American Civil War begins in this year.
• North American Conflict: The "Can-Am War" starts on June 12, with a U.S. invasion of Canada.
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (2007)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)

Anime and manga

• Neon Genesis Evangelion some events in this series take place.
• Alien Nine (2001)
• One of the time arcs in 20th Century Boys takes place in 2014.

References

From Familypedia

2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Predicted events

• January 1 — Romania is scheduled to adopt the Euro as its official currency
• February 7 - February 23 — 2014 Winter Olympics, to be held in Sochi, Russia.
• April 29 — Annular solar eclipse
• August 24 — NASA's Pluto probe New Horizons will cross the orbit of Neptune, after 8½ years journey. This will be faster than Voyager 2, which took 12 years.
• September 21 — Swedish general election: Sweden holds elections for the Riksdag.
• October 23 — Partial solar eclipse
• November 4 — Elections for the United States Congress and several state governorships
• November 27 — George Jung is due to be released from prison.

Undated

• 2014 Commonwealth Games will be held.
• The 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil.
• 2014 U.S. Open to be held in Pinehurst.
• 2014 WrestleMania XXX

Major religious holidays

• February 1 — Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places)
• March 4 — Shrove Tuesday
• March 5 — Ash Wednesday
• March 17 — St Patrick's Day
• March 20 — Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara
• April 20 — Easter Sunday
• 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 21 — Winter solstice, also known as Yule
• December 25 — Christmas

2014 in fiction

Computer and video games

• Shattered Union: The Second American Civil War begins in this year.
• North American Conflict: The "Can-Am War" starts on June 12, with a US invasion of Canada.
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2