2014

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

Contents

Predicted events

Undated

Anniversaries

Major religious holidays

2014 in fiction

Computer and video games

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, likely to be held in Brazil.

★ The Reunification of Romania and Moldova is estimated to take place.

★ 2014 US Open to be held in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

★ 2014 WrestleMania XXX

Anniversaries

★ May 17 — 200th anniversary of Constitution of Norway

★ July 27 — 100th anniversary of Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), founded by Felix Y. Manalo

★ July 28 — 100th anniversary of the start of World War I

★ September 10 — 20th anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption

★ September 11 — 300th anniversary of the surrendering of Barcelona to Spanish and French Bourbonic armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.

★ November 3 — 60th anniversary of Godzilla film series

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.

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★ ''Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2''