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2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It has been designated:
International Year of Planet Earth
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Predicted events
AIESEC Canada will celebrate its 50th Anniversary.
The FIA will introduce new regulations for the Formula 1 in order to reduce the costs and improve racing.
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January-April
January 15 - NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes its first of three flybys of Mercury at 200 km altitude, to decrease velocity enough to a 2011 orbit insertion.
February - The 2008 NBA All-Star game is to be played in New Orleans, the first year the New Orleans Hornets are expected to return full time to New Orleans.
April - Some Rastas believe that Haile Selassie will be resurrected due to the belief that he will rise after 33.3 years, the approximate age of Jesus when he died.
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May-August
May 2 - Release date of the 22nd James Bond film
May unknown date - UEFA Champions League Final to be held in Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.
May 25 - The Colón Theatre is set to re-open on its 100 years anniversary after 2 years of extensive repairments.
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September-December
September 17 - Possible date for the General Election in New Zealand
October 3 - Possible date for the mayor and municipal council elections in Brazilian municipalities.
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Major religious holidays
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Unknown dates
The U2 Tower, potentially Ireland's tallest building, opens its doors some time in 2008.
The remake of the controversial Japanese film "Battle Royale" is released by New Line Cinema.
The United Nations is to review drug policies around the world. * *
The ECB is expected to issue a new series of euro banknotes, replacing the old series, and should include new security features along with the incorporation of Cyprus on the EU map.
Boeing's 787 aircraft will enter service.
Australia plans to cease analogue television broadcasts.
A vaccine to wipe out the virus that causes cervical cancer is expected to be ready this year.
The eleventh Star Trek feature film is scheduled for release this year.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC plan to move into thier beloved new home Falmer Stadium, after an 11 year wait.
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Fiction
According to Capcom, the year "200X" in which Mega Man and Mega Man II takes place is 2008. However,the game says Mega Man II takes place one year after Wily's first attack.
In the computer game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Russia attempts to reunite the Soviet Union and invades several Eastern European countries. The UN intervenes with Peace-Keeping Forces.
In the WB series finale Dawson's Creek, this is the year when the characters meet once again. According to the storyline, John Mayer will be on tour (Since the character Joey Potter declaims the character Audrey Lidell is touring with John Mayer as a back up singer). Also, there will be a series called "The Creek" based on character Dawson Leery's life (Basically is a "Dawson's Creek" inside the show called "The Creek"); it also is established that there will be a McDonald's on Hudsons already (on the show's fictitious Capeside, MA)
In commemoration of Ian Fleming's 100th birthday this year, Ian Fleming Publications has announced the publication of a new James Bond novel, to be written by a noted author. As of , no further details of this project have been released. This will be the first novel published featuring the adult version of Bond since 2002.
In the .hack series, The World reaches 2 million players in this year.
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