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2028 (MMXXVIII) will be a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2028th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 28th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2020s decade.
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- January 1 – Books, films and other works by authors who died in 1957 will enter the public domain in the United Kingdom, the European Union and some other jurisdictions; those published in 1932 will enter the public domain in the United States.
- April 12 – If not triggered earlier, the next South Korean legislative election will be held no later than this date.
- May 7 – If not triggered earlier, the next Turkish presidential election and the next Turkish parliamentary election will be held no later than this date.
- May 8 – The 2028 Philippine presidential election is scheduled to be held.[1]
- June–December – The Jeddah Tower will most likely be completed within this time period. It will surpass the Burj Khalifa and become the new tallest building in the world.
- July 5–25 – NASA's Dragonfly mission, or New Frontiers 4 will be launched to explore Saturn's moon, Titan, from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.[2]
- July 14–30 – The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, California, US.[3]
- August 15–27 – The 2028 Summer Paralympics will be held in Los Angeles, California, US.[3]
- September 28 – If not triggered earlier, the next Australian federal election will be held no later than this date.
- October 27 – If not triggered earlier, the next Japanese general election will be held no later than this date.
- November 7 – The 2028 United States presidential election will be held.[4] The winner will be inaugurated as the next US President on January 20, 2029.
Date unknown
[edit]- The lease on the Moldauhafen port lot in Hamburg, Germany, to the Czech Republic is set to expire.[5]
- The 54th International Eucharistic Congress will be held in Sydney, Australia.[6]
- The 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
- Nusantara is set to replace Jakarta as the new capital of Indonesia.[7]
- The UEFA Euro 2028 tournament will be hosted in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.[8]
- Colossal Biosciences aim to birth the first generation of woolly mammoths and reintroduce them to the arctic (Alaska, Yukon, and Pleistocene Park) in semi-captivity 4,000 years after the species went extinct.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ de Leon, Dwight (June 12, 2023). "SWS survey puts Sara Duterte, Raffy Tulfo as 2028 presidential front-runners". Rappler. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Donaldson, Abbey A. (November 25, 2024). "NASA Awards Launch Services Contract For Dragonfly Mission". NASA. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Wharton, David (July 31, 2017). "Los Angeles makes deal to host 2028 Summer Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "When is Election Day in 2028?". When-Is.com.
- ^ "What next for Czech port lot after Hamburg's rejection of Olympics?". Radio Prague International. December 2, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Sydney to host International Eucharistic Congress 2028". The Catholic Weekly. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "Indonesia confirms Nusantara as political capital, targets full government relocation by 2028 | Caliber.Az". caliber.az. October 5, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "UK and Ireland confirmed as Euro 2028 hosts, Italy and Turkey get 2032 edition". Inside the Games. October 10, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Lorek, Laura (March 15, 2023). "Colossal Aims to Revive Woolly Mammoths by 2028, Says CEO Ben Lamm at SXSW Conference". SiliconHillsNews.com. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Scientists say they're a step closer to reviving mammoths. What could go wrong?". The Washington Post. March 10, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.