JANUARY:
Jan. 1
Sudan -- National Day.
Haiti -- Anniversary of 200 years of independence.
Sofia, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria assumes presidency of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the continent's largest security group.
Pasadena, Calif. -- Rose Bowl
Jan. 2
San Francisco -- Archaeological Institute of America meets. Through Jan. 5.
Jan. 3
Pasadena, Calif. -- NASA Mars Rover Spirit to land at Gusev Crater.
Jan. 4
St. Elizabeth, Jamaica -- Accompong Maroon Festival. Through Jan. 6.
Johnston, Iowa -- Democratic presidential debate.
New Orleans -- Sugar Bowl.
Jan. 5
San Francisco -- Macworld Conference and Expo. Through Jan. 9.
Los Angeles -- Retrial of Jeremy Morse, former police officer who has already faced a trial after being videotaped slamming a handcuffed teenager.
Jan. 6
Lincoln, Neb. -- State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd to resign after pleading guilty to official misconduct in office.
Jan. 8
Des Moines, Iowa -- Sentencing of man who admitted traveling to Iowa from England to have sex with 14-year-old girl he met over the Internet.
Durham, N.H. -- Democratic presidential debate.
San Francisco -- Mayor Gavin Newsom to assume office.
Jan. 9
Santa Maria, Calif. -- Arraignment of Michael Jackson.
Nashville, Tenn. -- NCAA annual convention. Through Jan. 12.
Jan. 11
Des Moines, Iowa -- Democratic presidential debate.
Jan. 12
Monterrey, Mexico -- Summit of the Americas. Through Jan. 13.
Phoenix -- Trial of former Phoenix Bishop Thomas O'Brien, accused in fatal hit and run.
Phoenix -- Sentencing of Leonard Gregg, part-time firefighter who pleaded guilty to setting part of the biggest wildfire in Arizona history.
Jan. 13
Centerville, Iowa -- First of seven trials of an elementary school teacher on 40 counts of second-degree sexual abuse involving students.
Jan. 14
Tucson, Ariz. -- Trial of pop diva Diana Ross, charged with drunken driving.
Washington -- Oral arguments in Nevada's legal fight against the Energy Department and its proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump.
Jan. 15
Los Angeles -- Screen Actors Guild award nominations.
Park City, Utah -- Sundance Film Festival. Through Jan. 25.
Jan. 16
Bombay, India -- World Social Forum. Through Jan. 21.
Jan. 17
Las Vegas -- All-American Classic, college football all-star game.
Jan. 19
Geneva -- World Health Organization executive board meets. Through Jan. 24.
Melbourne, Australia -- Australian Open. Through Feb. 1.
Iowa -- Presidential caucuses.
Los Angeles -- Preliminary hearing in murder trial of music producer Phil Spector.
Jan. 20
Mecca, Saudi Arabia -- Over 2 million Muslims to gather for annual pilgrimage.
Geneva -- Conference on Disarmament meets. Through March 26.
Camp Doha, Kuwait or Camp Bucca, Iraq -- Hearing in court martial of Master Sgt. Lisa Marie Girman, one of three U.S. soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners of war.
Jan. 21
Davos, Switzerland -- World Economic Forum. Through Jan. 25.
Maryland -- Doctors to strike by closing their offices and refusing to perform non-emergency surgery to call attention to the need for medical malpractice insurance reform.
Jan. 22
Manchester, N.H. -- Democratic presidential debate.
Jan. 24
Elko, Nev. -- 20th annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Through Jan. 31.
Pasadena, Calif. -- NASA Mars Rover Opportunity to land at Meridiani Planum.
Jan. 25
Camp Doha, Kuwait or Camp Bucca, Iraq -- Hearing in court martial of Staff Sgt. Scott A. McKenzie, one of three U.S. soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners of war.
Los Angeles -- Golden Globe Awards.
Jan. 26
New Delhi -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to be chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations.
Stockholm, Sweden -- Fourth and final convention of the Stockholm International Forum, focusing on genocide. Leaders of 60 countries invited. Through Jan. 28.
Modesto, Calif. -- Trial of Scott Peterson, accused of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn son.
Los Angeles -- Razzie nominations.
Jan. 27
New Hampshire -- Presidential primary.
Los Angeles -- Academy Award nominations announced.
Jan. 30
Iran -- Zoroastrian minority celebrates creation of fire in an ancient festival.
Montego Bay, Jamaica -- Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.
Camp Doha, Kuwait or Camp Bucca, Iraq -- Hearing in court martial of Spc. Timothy F. Canjar, one of three U.S. soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners of war.
FEBRUARY:
Feb. 1
Iran -- Celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 return from exile of Iran's late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the fall of the pro-U.S. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran under Khomeini. Through Feb. 10.
Houston, Texas -- NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Feb. 2
Punxatawney, Pa. -- Groundhog Day.
Feb. 3
Presidential primaries in Arizona, Oklahoma, Missouri and South Carolina.
Phoenix -- Democratic presidential primary.
Feb. 4
Caracas, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez marks anniversary of failed 1992 coup attempt.
Feb. 5
Berlin -- The International Film Festival. Through Feb. 15.
Feb. 6
Munich -- The Munich Conference for Security Policy. Political, military and business leaders from more than 40 countries to attend. Through Feb. 8.
Feb. 8
Los Angeles -- Grammy Awards.
Los Angeles -- Directors Guild Awards.
Feb. 9
Los Angeles -- Trial of actor Robert Blake, accused of murdering his wife.
Feb. 10
Nashville, Tenn. -- Tennessee to begin selling its first lottery tickets.
Presidential primaries in Tennessee and Virginia.
Feb. 15
Los Angeles -- Democratic presidential debate.
Daytona Beach, Fla. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup, Daytona 500.
Feb. 16
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Asia-Pacific Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils. Through Feb. 19.
Feb. 20
West Warwick, R.I. -- One-year anniversary of nightclub fire that killed 100.
Feb. 22
Los Angeles -- Screen Actors Guild awards.
Feb. 23
Seattle -- Trial of Jeffrey Parson, high school student charged with letting loose a variation of the Blaster Internet virus.
Feb. 24
Mardi Gras.
Feb. 25
Kuwait -- National Day.
Feb. 27
United States -- Roman Catholic church to release report on abuse crisis based on surveys of dioceses about molestation by priests.
Atlanta -- International Conference on Women and Infectious Diseases. Through Feb. 28.
Feb. 28
Iraq -- Deadline for completion of Iraq's Fundamental Law, which is to include a bill of rights and detail a federal form of government.
Los Angeles -- Golden Raspberry Dishonor Awards.
Los Angeles -- Independent Spirit Awards.
Feb. 29
Los Angeles -- Academy Awards.
Atlanta -- International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Through March 3.
MARCH:
Undated -- Shiite Muslims mark the death of Imam Hussein, a prominent Shiite cleric who was killed by Sunni Muslims several centuries ago. It is the most important event in Shiite history. Date will be determined by sighting of the new moon according to Muslim tradition.
Tunis, Tunisia -- Arab League summit.
Spain -- General elections.
Iraq -- Deadline for Iraq's coalition administration and its Iraqi Governing Council to agree on status of coalition forces in Iraq.
March 2
Presidential primaries in California, Georgia and Maryland.
Georgia -- Referendum vote on a new state flag.
March 8
Vienna, Austria -- International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meets.
March 9
Presidential primaries in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.
March 12
Berlin -- International Tourism Fair, the world's largest tourism fair. Through March 16.
March 14
Russia -- Presidential elections.
Camp River DuBois, Ill. -- Lewis and Clark Festival commemorating the expedition's departure 200 years ago. Through May 16.
March 15
Geneva -- U.N. Human Rights Commission begins its 60th session. Through April 23.
March 16
Illinois -- Presidential primary.
March 18
Hannover, Germany -- CeBIT Fair on computer technology and telecommunications. This is the world's biggest fair, with more than 700,000 annual visitors. Through March 24.
March 20
Taipei, Taiwan -- Presidential election.
March 21
El Salvador -- Presidential election.
March 29
Lincoln, Neb. -- Trial begins on challenge of the federal ban on certain late-term abortions.
APRIL:
April 4
Sakhir, Bahrain -- Bahrain Grand Prix, Arab world's first Formula One Grand Prix event.
April 5
San Antonio -- Men's college basketball, NCAA Division I championship.
April 6
Passover
New Orleans -- Women's college basketball, NCAA Division I championship.
Augusta, Ga. -- Men's golf, PGA Tour, Masters. Through April 11.
April 9
Iraq -- New national day, marking the fall of Saddam Hussein.
April 11
Caracas, Venezuela -- Two-year anniversary of coup that briefly toppled President Hugo Chavez.
Iraq -- First anniversary of U.S. declaration that "the Saddam regime has ended" following U.S.-led war on Iraq.
April 12
Jerusalem -- Ten-year anniversary of Israeli-Palestinian agreement to transfer Gaza Strip and West Bank town of Jericho to Palestinians.
April 17
Syria -- National Day.
April 19
Boston -- Boston Marathon.
April 24
The Hague, Netherlands -- Prince Johan Friso, who gave up his right to the throne for love, marries Mabel Wisse Smit.
April 25
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Conference on sustainable development in the Middle East. Through 26.
April 26
Jerusalem -- Israeli Independence Day.
April 27
Pennsylvania -- Presidential primary.
April 30
Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Queen's Day, the national holiday.
MAY:
May 1
Undated -- Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Malta join European Union.
Louisville, Ky. -- Kentucky Derby.
May 2
Panama -- Presidential election.
May 4
Presidential primaries in Indiana and South Carolina.
May 7
Hanoi, Vietnam -- 50th anniversary of battle of Dien Bien Phu, where Vietnamese insurgents defeated French Army.
May 10
Philippines -- Presidential and parliamentary elections.
May 11
Geneva -- Conference on Disarmament. Through June 25.
Presidential primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia.
May 12
Cannes, France -- Cannes Film Festival. Through May 23.
May 13
Jerusalem -- Ten-year anniversary of Israeli withdrawal from first West Bank town, Jericho.
May 15
Undated -- Annual gatherings across the Arab world marking the creation of the state of Israel, a day many Arabs mourn as catastrophic.
Dominican Republic -- Presidential elections.
Baltimore -- Horse racing, Preakness Stakes.
Oregon -- Presidential primary.
May 17
Geneva -- World Health Assembly, which oversees the World Health Organization, begins its 57th annual meeting. Through May 24.
May 20
Taipei, Taiwan -- Presidential inauguration.
May 22
Yemen -- National Day.
May 24
Vienna, Austria -- International Atomic Energy Agency conference on nuclear safety. Through May 28.
Paris -- Tennis, French Open. Through June 6.
May 25
Jordan -- National Day.
Presidential primaries in Kentucky, Arkansas and Idaho.
May 28
Bratislava, Slovakia -- NATO Parliamentary Assembly meets. Through June 1.
May 30
Indianapolis -- Auto racing, IRL Indianapolis 500.
May 31
Iraq -- Deadline for election of Iraqi Transitional National Assembly.
JUNE:
June 1
Geneva -- International Labor Conference, which oversees the United Nations' International Labor Organization, meets. Through June 17.
Presidential primaries in Alabama, New Mexico and South Dakota.
June 3
Nashville, Tenn. -- U.S. Gymnastics championship.
June 4
Hong Kong -- Candlelight vigil to mark 15th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on student pro-democracy activists in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
June 5
Elmont, N.Y. -- Horse racing, Belmont Stakes.
June 6
Normandy, France -- Sixtieth anniversary of D-Day.
June 7 --
United States -- Hockey, NHL, Stanley Cup Finals begin.
June 8
Sea Island, Ga. -- Group of Eight Summit. Through June 10.
Presidential primaries in New Jersey and Montana.
June 10
Europe -- European Parliament elections in all 25 EU nations. Through June 13.
June 14
Vienna, Austria -- International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meets.
Sao Paulo, Brazil -- United Nations Conference on trade and development. Through June 17.
June 15
Indianapolis -- Southern Baptist Convention meets. Through June 16.
June 17
Southampton, N.Y. -- Men's golf, U.S. Open. Through June 20.
June 18
Omaha, Neb. -- College baseball World Series. Through June 28.
June 21
Wimbledon, England -- Tennis championships. Through July 4.
June 24
Carabobo, Venezuela -- Celebrations of 1821 defeat of Spanish in independence wars.
June 26
Davenport, Iowa -- Steamboats to parade the upper Mississippi River to mark 150th anniversary of first railroad connection to Mississippi.
June 28
Istanbul, Turkey -- NATO Summit. Through June 29.
June 29
Sudan -- 15th anniversary of Lt. Gen. Omar el-Bashir's seizure of power in bloodless coup.
June 30
Iraq -- Deadline for Iraqi transitional administration to assume full sovereign powers.
JULY:
Madrid, Spain -- Crown Prince Felipe marries TV anchorwoman Letizia Ortiz.
July 1
Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Netherlands takes over rotating EU presidency.
South Hadley, Mass. -- Women's golf, U.S. Women's Open. Through July 4.
July 3
Bandar Abbas, Iran -- Mourning ceremonies marking anniversary of U.S. downing of an Iranian passenger airline in 1988.
Liege, Belgium -- Tour de France. Ends in Paris on July 25.
July 4
United States -- Independence Day.
July 5
Caracas, Venezuela -- Independence Day.
Memphis, Tenn. -- Celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley's recording of "That's All Right" as the birth of rock 'n' roll.
July 13
Houston -- Major League Baseball All-Star game.
July 14
France -- Bastille Day.
July 15
Troon, Scotland -- Men's golf, British Open. Through July 18.
July 17
Seattle -- National Governors Association meets. Through July 20.
July 19
Salt Lake City -- National Conference of State Legislatures meets. Through July 23.
July 26
Cuba -- Celebrations for the 51st anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution.
Boston -- Democratic National Convention.
July 27
Geneva -- Conference on Disarmament. Through Sept. 10.
Des Moines, Iowa -- AAU Junior Olympics.
AUGUST:
Aug. 7
Memphis, Tenn. -- Elvis Week at Graceland. Through Aug. 16.
Aug. 9
Harrisonburg, Va. -- Trial of David Darrell Rice, accused of killing two lesbian hikers in Shenandoah National Park in 1996.
Aug. 12
Kohler, Wis. -- Men's golf, PGA Tour, PGA Championship. Through Aug. 15.
Aug. 13
Athens, Greece -- 2004 Olympic Games. Through Aug. 29.
Aug. 25
Paris -- 60th anniversary of the liberation of Paris in World War II.
Aug. 30
New York -- Republican National Convention.
New York -- Tennis, U.S. Open. Through Sept. 12.
SEPTEMBER:
Los Angeles -- Primetime Emmy Awards. (exact date not set)
Sept. 11
United States -- Third anniversary of terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Sept. 13
Vienna, Austria -- International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meets.
Sept. 14
United Nations -- Opening of 59th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
Sept. 16
Jewish New Year. Through Sept. 17.
Sept. 18
Munich, Germany -- Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival. Through Oct. 3.
Sept. 20
Vienna, Austria -- International Atomic Energy Agency general conference. Through Sept. 24.
Sept. 23
Saudi Arabia -- National Day.
Sept. 24
Tallinn, Estonia -- Tenth anniversary of the sinking of the ferry Estonia, in which 852 people died.
Sept. 26
Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement.
France -- Senate elections.
Sept. 27
Vienna, Austria -- International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meets.
OCTOBER:
Stockholm, Sweden -- Nobel Prizes in physics, literature, medicine and chemistry announced.
Oslo, Norway -- Nobel Peace Prize announced.
Oct. 13
Tempe, Ariz. -- Presidential debate.
Oct. 21
Sudan -- The 40th anniversary of civilian coup that overthrew Gen. Ibrahim Abboud.
Oct. 23
United States -- Major League Baseball, World Series begins.
Oct. 26
Jerusalem -- Tenth anniversary of signing of Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty.
Oct. 30
Grand Prairie, Texas -- Horse racing, Breeders' Cup.
NOVEMBER:
Pristina, Serbia-Montenegro -- Kosovo holds second general elections since coming under U.N. rule in 1999.
Tunisia -- Presidential election.
Ukraine -- Presidential election.
Nashville, Tenn. -- Country Music Association awards.
Nov. 2
United States -- General election.
Nov. 7
New York -- New York City Marathon.
Nov. 22
Lebanon -- Independence Day.
Nov. 25
Vienna, Austria -- International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meets.
DECEMBER:
Dec. 2
United Arab Emirates -- National Day.
Dec. 10
Stockholm, Sweden -- Nobel prizes in physics, literature, medicine and chemistry conferred.
Oslo, Norway -- Nobel Peace Prize conferred.
Dec. 20
Macau -- Fifth anniversary of this gambling enclave's return from Portugal to China.
