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2021 (MMXXI) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Japanese era name. ... Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The traditional Korean calendar is directly derived from the Asian calendar. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ... Roman numerals are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... This is the calendar for a common year starting on Friday (dominical letter C), e. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ...

Predicted events

• The following former Major League Baseball players will become eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, having fallen off the ballot of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), twenty years having passed since their retirement, and based upon voting by the Veterans Committee: Will Clark, Dwight Gooden, Ozzie Guillén, Hal Morris, Gary Gaetti, John Wetteland, Rick Aguilera, Gregg Jefferies, Doug Jones, Walt Weiss, Gary DiSarcina, and Alex Fernandez.
• Peru's bicentennial (July 28)
• NASA plans to colonize the moon with scientists by 2021 for more Mars research.
• Brood X, the largest brood of North American seventeen-year-cicadas, will emerge.
• CVN-80, the United States Navy's proposed replacement for the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), is commissioned.

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... official logo The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers and magazines. ... The Veterans Committee, officially the Committee on Baseball Veterans, is a committee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame that provides a second chance for Hall of Fame election to players passed over in regular Hall of Fame balloting. ... William Nuschler Clark, Jr. ... Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964 in Tampa, Florida), also known as Doc Gooden or Dr. K, is a former major league baseball player. ... Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (born January 20, 1964 in Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda State, Venezuela), well known as Ozzie Guillén , is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the 2005 World Series champion Chicago White Sox. ... William Harold Morris III (born April 9, 1965 in Fort Rucker, Alabama) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. ... Gary Joseph Gaetti (born August 19, 1958 in Centralia, Illinois), nicknamed G-Man (Rat during his earlier days), is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins (1981-90), California Angels (1991-93), Kansas City Royals (1993-95), St. ... John Karl Wetteland (born August 21, 1966 in San Mateo, California, USA) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, who played as a closer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. ... Richard Warren Aguilera (born December 31, 1961 in San Gabriel, California) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs. ... Gregory Scott Jefferies (born August 1, 1967 in Burlingame, California) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year career from 1987 to 2000. ... Doug Jones can refer to different people: Doug Jones: a Politican Doug Jones: a film actor Doug Jones: a former Heavyweight boxer Doug Jones: a former MLB relief pitcher Douglas W. Jones: a computer scientist and electronic voting expert For Doug Jones, the politician, see: * Category: ... Walter William Weiss (born November 28, 1963 in Tuxedo, New York) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Atlanta Braves. ... Gary Thomas DiSarcina was born on November 19, 1967 in Malden, Massachusetts. ... Alex Fernandez (born 1969) is a baseball pitcher. ... July 28 is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Brood X (Brood 10) is one of the thirty broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the eastern United States. ... CVN 80 is a future aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. ... The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the lead ship of its class. ...

2021 in fiction

Computer and video games

• Set in 2021: Crysis
• Shadowrun: On April 30, ten percent of the world's population suddenly transform into new racial types, resulting in the ork and troll races.

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Shadowrun is a cyberpunk-urban fantasy cross-genre role-playing game, set in the years 2050-2070 following a great cataclysm that has brought use of magic back to the world, just as it begins to embrace the marvels (and dangers) of technologies such as cyberspace, omnipresent computer networks, genetic... April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Goblinization is a term used in the timeline of the role-playing game Shadowrun to depict an event that took place on April 30, 2021. ...

Film

• Click (2006): Michael Newman's father dies.
• Set in 2021: Moon Zero Two (1969)
• Set in 2021: Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Click is a 2006 Academy Award-nominated comedy/drama/fantasy film directed by Frank Coraci. ... Moon Zero Two movie poster Moon Zero Two is a science fiction film produced by Hammer Films and released in 1969. ... Johnny Mnemonic is a short story by William Gibson, and a movie loosely based on the short story. ...

Literature

• Weapons of Choice by John Birmingham (2004): On January 15, UNPROFLEET, the fleet sailing under the command of Admiral Phillip Kolhammer off the coast of East Timor, disappears, sent back in time to June 2, 1942.
• Set in 2021:
  • The Children of Men by P.D. James (1992)
  • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (earlier editions set in 1999) (1968)

Weapons of Choice is the first novel of the Axis of Time alternate history trilogy, written by John Birmingham. ... John Birmingham (born 1964) is an Australian author. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Axis of Time trilogy by John Birmingham, UNPROFLEET or The Multinational Taskforce is the name of the fleet sailing under the command of Admiral Phillip Kolhammer, USN which disappeared on January 15, 2021 off the coast of East Timor, and was sent back in time to June 2... In the Axis of Time trilogy by John Birmingham, Admiral Phillip Kolhammer, USN is the Commander of UNPROFLEET, an American-led Multinational Taskforce built around the George Bush-Class Supercarrier USS Hilary Clinton (He beacme Acting Commander of this ship when her captain died during the course of the first... June 2 is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Children of Men (1992) is a dystopian novel by P.D. James set in England in 2021, centering on the results of mass infertility. ... Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park (born 3 August 1920 in Oxford) is a British writer of crime fiction and member of the House of Lords. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American writer, mostly known for his works of science fiction; additional to forty-four books currently in print, Dick wrote several short stories and minor works published in pulp magazines. ...

Television

• Set in 2021: Sealab 2021 (2000-2005)