At a glance: Major events of 2012
In 2012 three of the most important countries in the world, the U.S., Russia and China, will face presidential elections, whereas the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic will also be observed in 2012.
WITH ONLY a few days left for the curtains to be pulled down on 2011, there are many important events lined up for 2012 - including the Diamond Jubilee celebrations ofmarking the 60th anniversary of accession, Presidential election in the world’s richest country, United States of America, world’s biggest sports event, London Olympics and ICC T20 Cricket World Cup. It is also expected that Apple will launch iPad 3 during the first half of 2012.
Here's the list of some important events that are scheduled for the year 2012:
January 14: Republic of China presidential election
March 4: Russian presidential election
November 6: United States presidential election
Business Events:
January 25-29: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 in Davos-Klosters
February 27-March 1: Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
May 15-22: G8/NATO summit in Chicago
June 2012: G20 summit in Mexico
Second half of 2012: Launch of Hyundai Veloster Turbo
Science Events:
May 20: Annular solar eclipse. Path of annularity runs through the Pacific Ocean from northern China to California
June 6: The second and last solar transit of Venus of the century
November 13: Total solar eclipse (visible in Northern Australia and the South Pacific)
NASA Mission:
February 3: Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launch scheduled
Late 2012: Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) launch expected
Sports Events:
January 13 -January 22: The first Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Innsbruck, Austria
June 8- July 1: Euro Cup 2012
July 27-August 12: 2012 Summer Olympics begin in London
September 18- October 7: ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka
Entertainment Events:
February 12: 54th GRAMMY Awards
June 3: MTV Video Music Awards
Other Events:
February 6: Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
April 12: 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic
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