Millennium: 3rd millennium Centuries: 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century Decades: 1980s  1990s  2000s  – 2010s –  2020s  2030s  2040s Years: 2011 2012 2013 – 2014 – 2015 2016 2017 2014 by topic: News by month Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May – Jun Jul – Aug – Sep – Oct – Nov – Dec Arts Architecture – Art – Comics – 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 – Palaeontology – Rail transport – Science – Spaceflight Sports Sport – Athletics (Track and Field) – Australian Football League – Baseball – Football (soccer) – Cricket – Ice Hockey – Motorsport – Tennis – Rugby league By place Algeria – Argentina – Australia – Brazil – Canada – People's Republic of China – Denmark – El Salvador – Egypt – European Union – France – Germany – India – Iraq – Iran – Ireland – Israel – Italy – Japan – Kenya – Lithuania – Luxembourg – Malaysia – Mexico – New Zealand – Norway – Pakistan – Palestinian territories – Philippines – Singapore – South Africa – South Korea – Spain – Sri Lanka – United Arab Emirates – 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 v · d · e v · d · e 2014 in other calendars Gregorian calendar 2014 MMXIV Ab urbe condita 2767 Armenian calendar 1463 ԹՎ ՌՆԿԳ Bahá'í calendar 170 – 171 Bengali calendar 1421 Berber calendar 2964 Buddhist calendar 2558 Burmese calendar 1376 Byzantine calendar 7522 – 7523 Chinese calendar 癸巳年十二月初一日 (4650/4710-12-1) — to — 甲午年十一月初十日 (4651/4711-11-10) Coptic calendar 1730 – 1731 Ethiopian calendar 2006 – 2007 Hebrew calendar 5774 – 5775 Hindu calendars  - Bikram Samwat 2070 – 2071  - Shaka Samvat 1936 – 1937  - Kali Yuga 5115 – 5116 Holocene calendar 12014 Iranian calendar 1392 – 1393 Islamic calendar 1435 – 1436 Japanese calendar Heisei 26 (平成26年) Korean calendar 4347 Thai solar calendar 2557 Unix time 1388534400 – 1420070399 v · d · e

2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday. In the Gregorian calendar, it will be the 2014th year of the Common Era, or of Anno Domini; the 14th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century; and the 5th of the 2010s decade. Predicted and scheduled events February 7–February 23 – 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia. March 7–March 16 – 2014 Winter Paralympics will be held in Sochi, Russia. March 22 – is Comet Holmes (17P/Holmes) next perihelion. April 29 – Annular solar eclipse. May 29 – is 4P/Faye next perihelion. June – The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched. June 13–July 13 – 2014 FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil August 24 – The NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will cross the orbit of Neptune after 8½ years journey on to Pluto. It will be faster than Voyager 2, which took 12 years. Unknown dates The entire World Trade Center site is estimated to be completed by 2014, including 1 World Trade Center, 200 Greenwich Street, 175 Greenwich Street, 150 Greenwich Street, 130 Liberty Street, and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers will be delivered to the Royal Navy. The Masdar City is scheduled to be completed. Its goal is to be the world's first fully sustainable, zero-carbon, and zero-waste city. The International Cometary Explorer, a NASA solar probe that was re-tooled for a mission to explore comets, will approach Earth 31 years after leaving its gravitational influence. Unless it is again reactivated for a new mission, it has enough propellant to be re-captured in the Earth system and potentially recovered. It has already been donated to the Smithsonian Institution if it is ever recovered. The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report is scheduled to appear.1 Major holidays and dates February 1 – Imbolc (Celebrated on February 2 in some places) March 4 – Shrove Tuesday March 5 – Ash Wednesday March 17 – St Patrick's Day March 20 – Spring Equinox April 20 – Easter May 1 – May Day June 21 – Summer solstice, also known as Midsummer August 1 – Lammas September 23 – Fall Equinox October 4 – Eid al-Adha October 23 – Diwali November 1 – All Saints and Samhain December 17 – Chanukah December 21 – Winter solstice December 25 – Christmas In fiction Film Moon Child (2003) The Flash movie EPIC 2014 concludes in this year. Television In the Supernatural episode "The End", the angel Zachariah sends Dean Winchester to this year to convince him to be a host for Michael. In this future, the Croatoan virus has spread across the world, Sarah Palin is president, and Sam Winchester is the host for Lucifer. Computer and video games Mega Man VI and Mega Man VII are set in this year, and Mega Man: The Power Battle are set in the end of 2014.citation needed Soldiers of Anarchy (2002) Shattered Union: The Second American Civil War begins in this year. North American Conflict: The "Can-Am War" starts on June 12, with a U.S. invasion of Canada. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (2007) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) Anime and manga Neon Genesis Evangelion some events in this series take place. Alien Nine (2001) One of the time arcs in 20th Century Boys takes place in 2014. References ^ IPCC website