Dates for your Forward Planning
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FEBRUARY 2009
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Sunday 01 February
Camelot launch Worldwide Lottery
Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Florida, USA
Evening Standard British Film Awards 2009
Monday 02 February
Buddy Holly died 50 years ago
Tuesday 03 February – Sunday 26 April
Buddy Holly Exhibition, Proud Galleries, London
Wednesday 04 February – Sunday 08 February
Cricket: W.Indies v England (1st Test) Kingston, Jamaica
Thursday 05 February
20 years ago: Launch of Sky Television
Friday 06 February
Queen’s Accession Gun Salute, Green Park & Tower of London
Sunday 07 February
Rugby Union: England v Italy, Twickenham
Rugby Union: Ireland v France, Dublin
Football: Scottish FA Cup Fifth Round
Sunday 08 February
Grammy Awards, Los Angeles
British Academy (BAFTA) Film Awards
Monday 09 February – Friday 13 February
Church Of England General Synod Spring Meeting
Tuesday 10 February
Israel: Parliamentary Elections
Wednesday 11 February
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Rep of Ireland v Georgia, Dublin
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: San Marino v N.Ireland
Thursday 12 February
Abraham Lincoln born 200 years ago
Charles Darwin born 200 years ago
Thursday 12 February – Monday 23 February
Houses of Lords & Commons rise for Half Term Recess
Friday 13 February – Tuesday 17 February
Cricket: W.Indies v England 2nd Test, Antigua
Friday 13 February
Unlucky Day: Friday the 13th
UK Film Release: Pink Panther 2
Saturday 14 February
Football: FA Cup Fifth Round
Rugby Union: Wales v England
St Valentine’s Day
25 years ago: Torvill and Dean won Olympic Gold
Sunday 15 February
Rugby Union: Italy v Ireland
Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February
Scottish Parliament Spring Recess
Monday 16 February
50 years ago: Fidel Castro became Cuban President
Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February
England & Wales: Spring Half Term
Welsh Assembly Half Term Recess
Wednesday 18 February
The Brit Awards: Earls Court, London
Friday 20 February
Gordon Brown is 58
Friday 20 February – Tuesday 24 February
London Fashion Week: Autumn/Winter, London
Saturday 21 February – Tuesday 24 February
Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Saturday 21 February
Robert Mugabe is 85
Sunday 22 February
The Academy Awards (Oscars), Los Angeles
Monday 23 February
Welsh Assembly back from Recess
Houses of Commons & Lords back from Recess
Scottish Parliament back from Recess
Tuesday 24 February
UK: Shrove Tuesday
Thursday 26 February – Monday 02 March
Cricket: W.Indies v England 3rd Third Test, Barbados
Friday 27 February
Rugby Union: France v Wales
Saturday 28 February
Rugby Union: Ireland v England
Rugby Union: Scotland v Italy
Miss Great Britain 2008, London
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MARCH 2009
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Sunday 01 March
Football: Carling Cup Final, Wembley
St David’s Day
Thursday 05 March – Sunday 08 March
Crufts Dog Sow, NEC, Birmingham
Thursday 05 March – Sunday 15 March
Geneva International Motor Show, Switzerland
Friday 06 March – Tuesday 08 September
Liberal Democrats Spring Conference, Harrogate
Friday 06 March – Tuesday 10 March
Cricket: W. Indies v England 4th Test, Trinidad & Tobago
Saturday 07 March
Football: FA Cup Quarter Finals
Football: Scottish FA Cup Quarter Finals
Sunday 08 March
Arts: The Laurence Olivier Awards, London
Monday 09 March
Queen attends Commonwealth Day Observance Service
Wednesday 11 March
UK: No Smoking Day
Wednesday 11 March – Friday 13 March
TUC Women’s Conference, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Thursday 12 March
25 years ago: Start of nationwide Miners’ Strike
Friday 13 March
UK: Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Friday 13th Unlucky Day
Friday 13 March – Sunday 15 March
Scottish Lib Dem Spring Conference
Horse Racing: Cheltenham Gold Cup
Saturday 14 March
Rugby Union: Italy v Wales
Rugby Union: Scotland v Ireland
Sunday 15 March
100 years ago: Selfridges opened in London
Sunday 15 March
Rugby Union: England v France, Twickenham
Tuesday 17 March
St Patrick’s Day
Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2008
1 year ago: Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce
Friday 20 March
Spring Equinox
Saturday 21 March
Rugby Union: England v Scotland, Twickenham
Rugby Union: Italy v France
Rugby Union: Wales v Ireland, Cardiff
Alliance Party Conference, Antrim, N.Ireland
Sunday 22 March
UK: Mothering Sunday
Tuesday 24 March – Monday 30 March
Horse Racing: Dubai World Cup
Saturday 28 March
Football Friendly: England v Slovakia, Wembley
Saturday 28 March
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Holland v Scotland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Northern Ireland v Poland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Rep of Ireland v Bulgaria
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Wales v Finland
Sunday 29 March
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Motor Racing: F1 Australian Grand Prix
Start of British Summer Time (Clocks Forward One Hour)
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APRIL 2009
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Wednesday 01 April
April Fool’s Day
UK: Basic State Pension Rises to £92.25
Inheritance Tax Threshold Increases to £325,000
UK: TV Licence Fee Rises 3% to £139.50
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: England v Ukraine
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Italy v Rep of Ireland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Northern Ireland v Slovenia
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Scotland v Iceland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Wales v Germany
Thursday 02 April – Monday 20 April
Houses of Lords & Commons Rise for Easter Recess
Thursday 02 April – Saturday 04 April
Horse Racing: Grand National Meeting, Aintree
Friday 03 April
N. Ireland Assembly Rises for Easter Recess
Welsh Assembly Rises for Easter Recess
Scottish Parliament: Easter Recess
Sunday 05 April
Motor Racing: F1 Malaysian Grand Prix
Palm Sunday
Thursday 09 April
Maundy Thursday
Thursday 09 April – Friday 10 April
Jewish Festival of Passover
Thursday 09 April – Sunday 12 April
Golf: US Masters, Augusta, Georgia, USA
Friday 10 April 2009
Good Friday: UK Bank Holiday
Friday 10 April – Tuesday 14 April
National Union of Teachers Annual Conference, Cardiff
Sunday 12 April
Easter Sunday
Monday 13 April
Easter Monday: UK Bank Holiday
Wednesday 15 April
20 years ago: Hillsborough Football Disaster
Friday 17 April – Saturday 18 April
Horse Racing: Scottish Grand National Meeting, Ayr
Saturday 18 April
Rugby Union: Anglo-Welsh Cup Final, Twickenham
Saturday 18 April – Sunday 19 April
Football: FA Cup Semi-Finals, Wembley
Saturday 18 April – Monday 04 May
Snooker: World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Saturday 18 April
Zimbabwe National Day
Sunday 19 April
Motor Racing: F1 Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
Monday 20 April
Houses of Lords & Commons Return from Easter Recess
Scottish Parliament Returns from Easter Recess
N. Ireland Assembly Returns from Easter Recess
England & Wales Schools: Start of Summer Term
Boston Marathon
Tuesday 21 April
20 years ago: Start of Tiananmen Square Demonstrations, China
Tuesday 21 April
Queen’s Birthday (83)
Worldwide Holocaust Commemoration Day
Thursday 23 April
St George’s Day
Friday 24 April – Sunday 26 April
Wales Labour Party Conference, Swansea
Saturday 25 April – Sunday 26 April
Conservative Spring Conference, Cheltenham
Saturday 25 April – Sunday 26 April
Football: Scottish FA Cup Semi Finals, Hampden Park
Sunday 26 April
Flora London Marathon
Motor Racing: F1 Bahrain Grand Prix
10th Anniv death of TV presenter Jill Dando
Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Awards
Monday 27 April
Welsh Assembly Returns after Easter Recess
Thursday 30 April
Extraordinary G20 Summit Follow-Up Meeting, London
Football: UEFA Cup Semi-Finals 1st Legs
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MAY 2009
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Saturday 02 May
Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Kentucky USA
Football Leagues One and Two: Season Ends
Sunday 03 May
2nd Anniv: Madeleine McCann disappearance in Portugal
One year ago: Boris Johnson became London Mayor
BUPA Great Edinburgh Run
Polish National Day
Football: Coca-Cola Championship: Season Ends
Monday 04 May
30 years ago: Margaret Thatcher became British Prime Minister
Football: FA Women’s Cup Final
May Day Bank Holiday
Thursday 07 May – Monday 11 May
Cricket: England v Sri Lanka 1st Test, Lords
Thursday 07 May – Sunday 10 May
Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire
Friday 08 May
VE Day
UK Film Release: Star Trek XI
25 years ago: Opening of Thames Barrier
Sunday 10 May
Motor Racing: F1 Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
Monday 11 May – Thursday 14 May
Police Fed of England & Wales Annual Conf, Bournemouth
Tuesday 12 May
60 years ago: Lifting of Berlin Blockade
Wednesday 13 May – Sunday 17 May
Royal Windsor Horse Show, Berkshire
Friday 15 May – Tuesday 19 May
Cricket: England v Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Durham
Friday 15 May – Saturday 16 May
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party Annual Conference
Saturday 16 May
Eurovision Song Contest – Grand Final, Moscow
Rugby Union: Guinness Premiership Final, Twickenham
Tuesday 19 May – Saturday 23 May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Wednesday 20 May
Football: UEFA Cup Final, Istanbul, Turkey
Thursday 21 May – Monday 01 June
Houses of Lords & Commons Rise for Whitsun Recess
Thursday 21 May – Sunday 31 May
The Hay Festival 2009, Hay on Wye, Powys
Thursday 21 May – Sunday 30 August
Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2009, Lewes, East Sussex
Friday 22 May – Sunday 24 May
British Rally Championship: Jim Clark Rally, Kelso
Saturday 23 May
German Presidential Election
Saturday 23 May
Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Final, Murrayfield
Sunday 24 May
62nd Cannes International Film Festival Palme d’Or Award
Football: Barclays Premier League Season Ends
Motor Racing: F1 Monaco Grand Prix
Motor Sport: Indianapolis 500, Indiana, USA
200 years ago: Opening of Dartmoor Prison
Sunday 24 May – Sunday 07 June
Tennis: French Open, Roland Garros, Paris
Monday 25 May
Football: Coca-Cola Championship Play-Off Final, Wembley
Whitsun Bank Holiday
Los Angeles Marathon
Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May
England & Wales Schools: Summer Half Term
Welsh Assembly Half Term Recess
Tuesday 26 May
100 years ago: Birth of Sir Matt Busby
Wednesday 27 May
Football: UEFA Champions League Final, Rome
Saturday 30 May
Football: FA Cup Final, Wembley
Saturday 30 May – Friday 12 June
Motor Cycling: Isle of Man TT Races
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JUNE 2009
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Monday 01 June
Welsh Assembly Returns after Half Term Recess
Houses of Lords & Commons Return from Whitsun Recess
Wednesday 03 June
50 years ago: Singapore Independence
Thursday 04 June
20 years ago: Tiananmen Square Massacre, Beijing, China
UK Local Authority Elections
Mayoral Elections
European Parliament elections
Friday 05 June – Saturday 06 June
Horse Racing: Derby Festival, Epsom
Friday 05 June
Derby Ladies Day, Epsom, Surrey
Saturday 06 June
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Azerbaijan v Wales
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier Bulgaria v Rep of Ireland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier Kazakhstan v England
Athletics: SPAR European Cup
Horse Racing: Derby Day, Epsom, Surrey
Sunday 07 June
Motor Racing: F1 Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul
London to Brighton Classic Car Run
Wednesday 10 June
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: England v Andorra
Wednesday 10 June
Duke of Edinburgh is 88
Friday 12 June – Sunday 14 June
Isle of Wight Music Festival
Saturday 13 June – Sunday 14 June
Motor Racing: Le Mans 24-Hour Race
Monday 15 June – Sunday 21 June
Golf: 109th US Open, Farmingdale, USA
Tuesday 16 June – Saturday 20 June
Horse Racing: Royal Ascot
Wednesday 17 June – Sunday 28 June
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Wednesday 17 June
Falklands Memorial Day: Annual Service of Remembrance
Thursday 18 June
Horse Racing: Royal Ascot – Ladies Day
Friday 19 June – Sunday 21 June
Motor Racing: F1 British Grand Prix Meeting, Silverstone
Saturday 20 June
Rugby Union: British & Irish Lions v South Africa, 1st Test, Durban
Hollywood actor Errol Flynn born 100 years ago
Saturday 20 June – Sunday 05 July
Ludlow Festival, Shropshire
Sunday 21 June
Motor Racing: F1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone
Prince William is 27
Summer Solstice
UK: Father’s Day
Monday 22 June – Sunday 05 July
Tennis: Wimbledon Championships
Thursday 25 June – Sunday 28 June
Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh
Friday 26 June – Sunday 28 June
Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset
Saturday 27 June
2 years ago: Gordon Brown became British Prime Minister
UK: Inaugural Armed Forces Day
Rugby Union: British & Irish v South Africa, 2nd Test, Pretoria
Saturday 27 June – Sunday 30 August
Scottish Parliament Summer Recess
Sunday 28 June
New European Union Passports: Fingerprints required
Horse Racing: Irish Derby, Curragh, Kildare
Tuesday 30 June
UK Final Deadline for University Applications
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JULY 2009
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Wednesday 01 July – Sunday 05 July
Henley Royal Regatta, Oxfordshire
Friday 03 July – Sunday 05 July
Goodwood Festival of Speed, West Sussex
Friday 03 July
Athletics: IAAF Golden League: Bislett Games, Oslo
Saturday 04 July
Rugby Union: British & Irish Lions v S. Africa, Final Test, Johannesburg
Saturday 04 July – Sunday 26 July
Cycling: Tour de France
Saturday 04 July
10 years ago: Marriage of David Beckham and Victoria Adams
USA Independence Day
Tuesday 07 July
Unveiling of July 7 London Bombing Memorial, London
Tuesday 07 July – Sunday 12 July
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Tuesday 07 July – Friday 10 July
Royal Show, National Agricultural Centre, Warwickshire
Wednesday 08 July – Friday 10 July
Politics: G8 Summit, Rome
Wednesday 08 July – Sunday 12 July
Cricket: England v Australia 1st Test, Cardiff
Wednesday 08 July – Sunday 20 September
Led Zeppelin Exhibition, Proud Galleries, London
Sunday 12 July
Motor Racing: F1 German Grand Prix, Hockenheim
Monday 13 July
Battle of the Boyne Bank Holiday, Northern Ireland
Tuesday 14 July
France: Bastille Day
Thursday 16 July
40 years ago: Launch of first USA manned moon mission
Thursday 16 July – Monday 20 July
Cricket: England v Australia 2nd Test, Lords
Thursday 16 July – Sunday 19 July
Golf: The Open Championship, Turnberry
Thursday 16 July – Sunday 26 July
World Games 2009, Taiwan
Friday 17 July
UK Film Release: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Welsh Assembly Rises for Summer Recess
Friday 17 July – Saturday 12 September
BBC Proms 2009, Royal Albert Hall
Saturday 18 July – Sunday 19 July
Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire
Monday 20 July – Monday 21 September
Welsh Assembly Summer Recess
Monday 20 July – Thursday 23 July
Royal Welsh Show 2009, Builth Wells
Tuesday 21 July – Monday 12 October
Houses of Lords & Commons Rise for Summer Recess
Wednesday 22 July
Various Venues Worldwide: Total Solar Eclipse
Friday 24 July
England & Wales Schools: End of Summer Term
Friday 24 July – Sunday 26 July
Motor Racing: Silverstone Classic
Saturday 25 July
100 years ago: First Cross-Channel Flight
Sunday 26 July
Motor Racing: F1 Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
Monday 27 July
Three Years to London 2012 Olympics
Tuesday 28 July – Saturday 01 August
Horse Racing: Glorious Goodwood
Thursday 30 July – Monday 03 August
Cricket: England v Australia 3rd Test, Edgbaston
Thursday 30 July – Sunday 02 August
British Transplant Games, Coventry
Friday 31 July
50 years ago: Cliff Richard first Number 1 record – Living Doll
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AUGUST 2009
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Saturday 01 August – Saturday 08 August
National Eisteddfod Of Wales
Tuesday 04 August
US President Barack Obama is 48
Friday 07 August – Tuesday 11 August
Cricket: England v Australia 4th Test, Headingley
Friday 07 August – Saturday 29 August
Edinburgh Tattoo, Edinburgh Castle
Sunday 09 August – Thursday 13 August
Fastnet Yacht Race, Isle of Wight
Wednesday 12 August
UK: Glorious Twelfth: Start of Shooting Season
Thursday 13 August – Sunday 16 August
Golf: US PGA Championship, Minnesota, USA
Friday 14 August – Sunday 06 September
Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh
Friday 14 August
Pakistan Independence Day
Saturday 15 August
Cricket: Twenty20 Cup: Finals Day, Edgbaston
India Independence Day
Tuesday 18 August – Friday 21 August
Horse Racing: Ebor Festival, York
Wednesday 19 August
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Norway v Scotland
Afghanistan Independence Day
Thursday 20 August
20 years ago: Marchioness Disaster on River Thames
Thursday 20 August – Monday 24 August
Cricket: England v Australia 5th Test, Oval
Saturday 22 August – Sunday 23 August
V Festival at Chelmsford & Weston Park, Staffs
Saturday 22 August – Sunday 30 August
17th World Transplant Games, Queensland, Australia
Sunday 23 August
Motor Racing: F1 Grand Prix of Europe, Valencia
Sunday 23 August – Sunday 30 August
World Rowing Championships, Poland
Thursday 27 August
England & Wales Schools: GCSE Results
Friday 28 August – Sunday 30 August
Reading & Leeds Pop Festival
Saturday 29 August – Sunday 30 August
Rugby League: Carnegie Challenge Cup Final, Wembley
Saturday 29 August – Monday 31 August
Notting Hill Carnival, London
Sunday 30 August
Motor Racing: F1 Belgian Grand Prix
Sunday 30 August – Monday 31 August
Knebworth Classic Motor Show, Hertfordshire
Monday 31 August
August Bank Holiday
English Football Transfer Window Closes
Scottish Parliament Returns from Summer Recess
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SEPTEMBER 2009
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Thursday 03 September
England & Wales: Autumn School Term
Friday 04 September
100 years ago: First Boy Scout Rally, Crystal Palace
Saturday 05 September
Football Friendly: England v Slovenia
Saturday 05 September
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Poland v N. Ireland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Scotland v Macedonia
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Cyprus v Rep of Ireland
Wednesday 09 September
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: England v Croatia
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: N.Ireland v Slovakia
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Scotland v Holland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Wales v Russia
Friday 11 September
September 11 Commemorations, Ground Zero, New York
Saturday 12 September
Horse Racing: St Leger Festival, Doncaster
Sunday 13 September
Motor Racing: F1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza
Monday 14 September – Thursday 17 September
Trades Union Congress, Liverpool
Tuesday 15 September
UK: Battle of Britain Day
Prince Harry is 25
Thursday 17 September
60 years ago: First NATO Meeting, Washington
Sunday 19 September – Thursday 23 September
Liberal Democrats Annual Conference, Bournemouth
Monday 21 September
Welsh Assembly Returns after Summer Recess
Thursday 24 September – Monday 05 October
Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy, Pakistan
Sunday 27 September
Motor Racing: F1 Singapore Grand Prix
Sunday 27 September
German Parliamentary Elections
Sunday 27 September – Monday 28 September
Yom Kippur: Jewish Day of Atonement
Sunday 27 September – Thursday 01 October
Labour Party Annual Conference, Brighton
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OCTOBER 2009
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Thursday 01 October
Chinese National Day
Cyprus Independence Day
Friday 02 October
Announcement of 2016 Summer Olympics Host City
100 years ago: First Rugby Match at Twickenham
Saturday 03 October
German Day of Unity: East & West (1990)
Sunday 04 October
Motor Racing: F1 Japanese Grand Prix
Monday 05 October – Thursday 08 October
Conservative Party Conference, Manchester
Wednesday 07 October – Sunday 11 October
Horse of the Year Show, NEC Birmingham
Friday 09 October
David Cameron is 43
Saturday 10 October
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Finland v Wales
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Rep of Ireland v Italy
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Ukraine v England
Monday 12 October
Houses of Lords & Commons return from Summer Recess
Wednesday 14 October
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Czech Republic v N.Ireland
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: England v Belarus
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Liechtenstein v Wales
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Rep of Ireland v Montenegro
Wednesday 14 October
Hollywood actor Errol Flynn died 50 years ago
Thursday 15 October
Sarah Ferguson is 50
Sunday 18 October
Motor Racing: F1 Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
Sunday 25 October
End of British Summer Time (Clocks Back One Hour)
Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October
England & Wales Schools: Start of Autumn School Term
Saturday 31 October
Halloween
Self Assessment Tax Return Deadline
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NOVEMBER 2009
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Sunday 01 November
Motor Racing: F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, UAE
Monday 02 November
50 years ago: Opening of first M1 section (Watford to Rugby)
Tuesday 03 November
New York City Mayor & City Council Election
Wednesday 04 November
1 year ago: Barack Obama elected 44th President of the United States
Thursday 05 November
Bonfire Night: Guy Fawkes’ Day
100 years ago: Opening of first Woolworth’s shop in UK (Liverpool)
Sunday 08 November
Remembrance Sunday: Queen at Cenotaph Service
Monday 09 November
20 years ago: Berlin Wall Stormed and Part Demolished
Wednesday 11 November
Armistice Day
Saturday 14 November
The Prince Of Wales is 61
Monday 16 November
50 years ago: The Sound of Music Opened On Broadway
Saturday 21 November
20 years ago: Start of live TV coverage of Commons debates
Friday 27 November – Sunday 29 November
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Trinidad & Tobago
Monday 30 November
St Andrew’s Day
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DECEMBER 2009
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Thursday 10 December
Nobel Prize Awards, Oslo
Tuesday 15 December
25 years ago: Band Aid released ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’
70 years ago: World Film Premiere of ‘Gone With The Wind’
Monday 21 December
Winter Solstice
Tuesday 22 December
20 years ago: Reopening of Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Thursday 24 December
Christmas Eve
Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December
Boxing Day
Saturday 26 December
5 years ago: Over 170,000 killed by Asian Tsunami
Thursday 31 December
New Year’s Eve
January 5th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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April 27th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
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