2009 Dates

Some useful dates (courtesy of Foresight) that might trigger ideas for press releases!

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FEBRUARY 2009
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Monday 02 February
Buddy Holly died 50 years ago

Thursday 05 February
20 years ago: Launch of Sky Television

Friday 06 February
Queen’s A ccession Gun Salute, Green Park & Tower of London

Sunday 08 February
Grammy Awards, Los Angeles
British Academy (BAFTA) Film Awards

Thursday 12 February
Abraham Lincoln born 200 years ago
Charles Darwin born 200 years ago

Friday 13 February
Unlucky Day: Friday the 13th

Saturday 14 February
St Valentine’s Day
25 years ago: Torvill and Dean won Olympic Gold

Wednesday 18 February
The Brit Awards: Earls Court, London

Friday 20 February
Gordon Brown is 58

Friday 20 February – Tuesday 24 February
London Fashion Week: Autumn/Winter, London

Saturday 21 February – Tuesday 24 February
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Saturday 21 February
Robert Mugabe is 85

Sunday 22 February
The Academy Awards (Oscars), Los Angeles

Tuesday 24 February
UK: Shrove Tuesday

Saturday 28 February
Miss Great Britain 2008, London

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MARCH 2009
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Thursday 05 March – Sunday 08 March
Crufts Dog Sow, NEC, Birmingham

Thursday 05 March – Sunday 15 March
Geneva International Motor Show, Switzerland

Monday 09 March
Queen attends Commonwealth Day Observance Service

Wednesday 11 March
UK: No Smoking Day

Wednesday 11 March – Friday 13 March
TUC Women’s Conference, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Thursday 12 March
25 years ago: Start of nationwide Miners’ Strike

Friday 13 March
UK: Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Friday 13th Unlucky Day

Sunday 15 March
100 years ago: Selfridges opened in London

Tuesday 17 March
St Patrick’s Day
Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2008
1 year ago: Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce

Friday 20 March
Spring Equinox

Sunday 22 March
UK: Mothering Sunday

Sunday 29 March
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Motor Racing: F1 Australian Grand Prix
Start of British Summer Time (Clocks Forward One Hour)

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APRIL 2009
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Wednesday 01 April
April Fool’s Day
UK: Basic State Pension Rises to £92.25
Inheritance Tax Threshold Increases to £325,000
UK: TV Licence Fee Rises 3% to £139.50

Thursday 02 April – Saturday 04 April
Horse Racing: Grand National Meeting, Aintree

Sunday 05 April
Motor Racing: F1 Malaysian Gran d Prix
Palm Sunday

Thursday 09 April
Maundy Thursday

Thursday 09 April – Friday 10 April
Jewish Festival of Passover

Friday 10 April 2009
Good Friday: UK Bank Holiday

Sunday 12 April
Easter Sunday

Monday 13 April
Easter Monday: UK Bank Holiday

Wednesday 15 April
20 years ago: Hillsborough Football Disaster

Monday 20 April
Boston Marathon

Tuesday 21 April
20 years ago: Start of Tiananmen Square Demonstrations, China

Tuesday 21 April
Queen’s Birthday (83)
Worldwide Holocaust Commemoration Day

Thursday 23 April
St George’s Day

Sunday 26 April
Flora London Marathon
10th Anniv death of TV presenter Jill Dando

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MAY 2009
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Sunday 03 May
2nd Anniv: Madeleine McCann disappearance in Portugal
One year ago: Boris Johnson became London Mayor
BUPA Great Edinburgh Run
Polish National Day

Monday 04 May
30 years ago: Margaret Thatcher became British Prime Minister
Football: FA Women’s Cup Final
May Day Bank Holiday

Friday 08 May
VE Day
UK Film Release: Star Trek XI
25 years ago: Opening of Thames Barrier

Tuesday 12 May
60 years ago: Lifting of Berlin Blockade

Saturday 16 May
Eurovision Song Contest – Grand Final, Moscow

Thursday 21 May – Sunday 31 May
The Hay Festival 2009, Hay on Wy e, Powys

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JUNE 2009
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Thursday 04 June
20 years ago: Tiananmen Square Massacre, Beijing, China
UK Local Authority Elections
Mayoral Elections
European Parliament elections

Wednesday 10 June
Duke of Edinburgh is 88

Wednesday 17 June – Sunday 28 June
Edinburgh International Film Festival

Wednesday 17 June
Falklands Memorial Day: Annual Service of Remembrance

Sunday 21 June
Prince William is 27
Summer Solstice
UK: Father’s Day

Saturday 27 June

2 years ago: Gordon Brown became British Prime Minister

Sunday 28 June

New European Union Passports: Fingerprints required

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JULY 2009
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Wednesday 01 July – Sunday 05 July
Henley Royal Regatta, Oxfordshire

Saturday 04 July – Sunday 26 July
Cycling: Tour de France

Saturday 04 July
10 years ago: Marriage of David Beckham and Victoria Adams
USA Independence Day

Tuesday 07 July
Unveiling of July 7 London Bombing Memorial, London

Wednesday 08 July – Friday 10 July
Politics: G8 Summit, Rome

Tuesday 14 July
France: Bastille Day

Thursday 16 July
40 years ago: Launch of first USA manned moon mission

Wednesday 22 July
Various Venues Worldwide: Total Solar Eclipse

Saturday 25 July
100 years ago: First Cross-Channel Flight

Friday 31 July
50 years ago: Cliff Richard first Number 1 record – Living Doll

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AUGUST 2009
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Tuesday 04 August
US President Barack Obama is 48

Thursday 13 August – Sunday 16 August
Golf: US PGA Championship, Minnesota, USA

Friday 14 August – Sunday 06 September
Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh

Saturday 29 August – Sunday 30 August
Rugby League: Carnegie Challenge Cup Final, Wembley

Saturday 29 August – Monday 31 August
Notting Hill Carnival, London

Sunday 30 August – Monday 31 August
Knebworth Classic Motor Show, Hertfordshire

Monday 31 August
August Bank Holiday

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SEPTEMBER 2009
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Friday 11 September

September 11 Commemorations, Ground Zero, New York

Tuesday 15 September
UK: Battle of Britain Day
Prince Harry is 25

Thursday 17 September
60 years ago: First NATO Meeting, Washington

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OCTOBER 2009
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Wednesday 14 October
Hollywood actor Errol Flynn died 50 years ago

Thursday 15 October
Sarah Ferguson is 50

Sunday 25 October
End of British Summer Time (Clocks Back One Hour)

Saturday 31 October
Halloween

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NOVEMBER 2009
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Monday 02 November
50 years ago: Opening of first M1 section (Watford to Rugby)

Tuesday 03 November
New York City Mayor & City Council Election

Wednesday 04 November
1 year ago: Barack Obama elected 44th President of the United States

Thursday 05 November
Bonfire Night: Guy Fawkes’ Day
100 years ago: Opening of first Woolworth’s shop in UK (Liverpool)

Sunday 08 November
Remembrance Sunday: Queen at Cenotaph Service

Monday 09 November
20 years ago: Berlin Wall Stormed and Part Demolished

Wednesday 11 November
Armistice Day

Saturday 14 November
The Prince Of Wales is 61

Monday 16 November
50 years ago: The Sound of Music Opened On Broadway

Saturday 21 November
20 years ago: Start of live TV coverage of Commons debates

Monday 30 November
St Andrew’s Day

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DECEMBER 2009
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Thursday 10 December
Nobel Prize Awards, Oslo

Tuesday 15 December
25 years ago: Band Aid released ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’
70 years ago: World Film Premiere of ‘Gone With The Wind’

Monday 21 December
Winter Solstice

Tuesday 22 December
20 years ago: Reopening of Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

Thursday 24 December
Christmas Eve

Friday 25 December
Christmas Day

Saturday 26 December
Boxing Day

Saturday 26 December
5 years ago: Over 170,000 killed by Asian Tsunami

Thursday 31 December
New Year’s Eve

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