| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2015 2016 2017 – 2018 – 2019 2020 2021 |
| 2018 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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 2018 MMXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2771 |
| Armenian calendar | 1467 ԹՎ ՌՆԿԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 174 – 175 |
| Bengali calendar | 1425 |
| Berber calendar | 2968 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2562 |
| Burmese calendar | 1380 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7526 – 7527 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁酉年十一月十五日 (4654/4714-11-15) — to —
戊戌年十一月廿五日(4655/4715-11-25) |
| Coptic calendar | 1734 – 1735 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2010 – 2011 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5778 – 5779 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2073 – 2074 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1940 – 1941 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5119 – 5120 |
| Holocene calendar | 12018 |
| Iranian calendar | 1396 – 1397 |
| Islamic calendar | 1439 – 1440 |
| Japanese calendar | Heisei 30 (平成30年) |
| Korean calendar | 4351 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2561 |
| Unix time | 1514764800 – 1546300799 |
2018 (MMXVIII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar.
Contents |
Predicted events
- January 1 – Estonia takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the United Kingdom.
- February will not experience a completely realized full moon this year[1]
- July 1 – Presidential elections in Mexico.
- July 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Estonia.
- July 27 – Mars will make its closest approach to Earth since 2003. It will not be as close as the 2003 opposition.
- August 11 – The final Drum Corps International World Championship to be held in the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, after an 11-year run.
- September 16 – Swedish general election for the Riksdag.
- November 6 – United States mid-term elections.
Unknown dates
- China's One-child policy is expected to end.
- 2018 Winter Olympics – Host city will be chosen in 2011.
- 2018 Commonwealth Games – Host city will be chosen in 2011.
- The London Convention, which prevents sea dumping, expires.
- 2018 FIFA World Cup (host country scheduled to be chosen in 2011)
- Researchers and investors in space elevator technology hope to start funding the construction of the first elevator by 2031.[2]
- NASA currently projects that its Vision for Space Exploration program will reach the Moon by 2018.
- USAF 2018 Bomber project to likely replace B-52 and even B-1 has been mandated to enter service sometime this year.[3]
- Aurora Programme aerocapture and soft landing technology demonstrator for Mars.
- The International nuclear fusion project ITER is expected to be completed.
- The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument is expected to be opened 50 years after the time capsule was locked in 1968.
- According to notable futurist Ray Kurzweil, by 2018 “there will be a drug that lets you eat whatever you want without gaining weight.”[4]
- The Fehmarn Belt bridge is expected to be completed.
- The Giant Magellan Telescope will be completed.
In fiction
Computer and video games
Games set in 2018:
- Krazy Ivan[5] (1996)
- Trauma Center: Under the Knife (2005)
- Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations (2007)
Film
- Rollerball (1975)
- Terminator Salvation (2009)
- I Spit on Your Rave (2010)
- Iron Sky (2011)
Literature
- Halting State (2007) by Charles Stross.
Television series
- The storyline for the sci-fi television series seaQuest DSV begins in 2018.
- The second season of Code Geass takes place in 2018.
References
- ^ Calendar for February 2018 showing phases of the moon, moon-phases.net
- ^ Boyle, A: "Cosmic Log" MSNBC, 10 October, 2006
- ^ http://www.physorg.com/news73195391.html
- ^ Tierney, John (2008-06-03). "The Future Is Now? Pretty Soon, at Least". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/science/03tier.html.
- ^ http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p10046.htm
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