Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Starts 01/12/2018ESTIMATED88% CONFIDENCE

Nagahama Mangetsu Haeundae (나가하마 만게츠 해운대 본점) — Busan restaurant guide

1F, Daeyoung Building, 57 Udong 1-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan / 부산 해운대구 우동1로 57 대영빌딩1층

A Naver^[5] blog dated 2018-01-12 (drinkingmc) reviews a pre-opening trial service ("we plan to take orders for noodle doneness once we officially open"), so the shop opened in January 2018; MICHELIN^[1] text calls it the first Busan branch of the Fukuoka ramen shop. Date is the soft-opening review date (estimated).

Korea's first branch of the Fukuoka Nagahama ramen shop, serving thin-noodle tonkotsu ramen and crisp-skirt gyoza.

01/13/2018

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十一月廿七 National Peach Melba Day Eating peach melba

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Darling in the FranXX Premieres

Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

Studio Trigger

Starts 01/13/2018CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE71%24 episodes

Broadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

TRIGGER and CloverWorks' Darling in the FranXX begins broadcast, an original mecha series set in a walled city where teenage pilots pair up to fight giant creatures called klaxosaurs in mechs called FranXX.

01/15/2018

-8.8 years

十一月廿九 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Day of service Marches Speech readings India's Pongal and Makar Sankranti Sweet pongal Kite flying Kolam designs National Bagel Day Cream cheese Lox Bagel breakfasts

Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

TT-Line's Ferry Peter Pan Returns to Service After a 30-Meter Lengthening

Bremerhaven, GermanyTT-Line

01/15/2018 - 02/28/2018ESTIMATED73% CONFIDENCE

Shippax^[3] and Ferry Shipping News^[2] report the lengthening ran from early 2018 with a return to service expected by late February 2018; no single exact redelivery date is published.

German Dry Docks in Bremerhaven cut the 2001-built ro-pax ferry Peter Pan in two and inserted a prefabricated 30-meter midship section, stretching her from 190 to 220 meters for TT-Line.

01/16/2018

-8.8 years

十一月三十 India's Pongal and Makar Sankranti Sweet pongal Kite flying Kolam designs National Fig Newton Day Eating Fig Newtons

Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

US Embassy Opens in Nine Elms, London

Embassy of the United States, Nine Elms, London, United KingdomUS Department of State

Starts 01/16/2018CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE

Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the $1bn US embassy in London opened its doors to the public for the first time on 16 January" 2018.

The US opened its $1BN embassy in London's Nine Elms, a 12-storey glass-cube fortress replacing the historic Grosvenor Square site the US had occupied since 1785.

$1B

Food09/24/2026@ConsumerDesk

Ferrero Agrees to Buy Nestlé's US Candy Business for $2.8 Billion

Ferrero International S.A., 16 Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, Niederanven, 2633, LuxembourgFerrero

Starts 01/16/2018CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE

Ferrero's^[1] release is dated "Tue, 01/16/2018" and says Ferrero "today announced a definitive agreement" to buy the business; no time is given.

Ferrero agreed to pay $2.8 billion in cash for Nestlé's US confectionery arm, over 20 brands including Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Crunch, Nerds and SweeTarts, making it the third-largest US confectionery company.

$2.8B

01/18/2018

-8.8 years

腊月初二 National Gourmet Coffee Day Drinking gourmet coffee

Starts 01/18/2018CONFIRMED95% CONFIDENCE

周杰倫 (Jay Chou) feat. 楊瑞代 (Gary Yang) — "等你下課 (Waiting for You)" (KKBOX Mandarin Yearly Cumulative Singles Chart #3 2018)

Taiwan周杰倫 (Jay Chou) feat. 楊瑞代 (Gary Yang)

Dated to the release; ranking per KKBOX^[1] Mandarin Yearly Cumulative Singles Chart (KKBOX).

周杰倫 (Jay Chou) feat. 楊瑞代 (Gary Yang) achieved the #3 music ranking of 2018 on Taiwan's KKBOX Mandarin Yearly Cumulative Singles Chart. Jay Chou's school-days single, released on his 39th birthday with recording engineer Gary Yang on vocals, is third on KKBOX's 2018 Mandarin yearly cumulative singles chart.

01/19/2018

-8.8 years

腊月初三 Ethiopia's Timkat Tabot processions Baptism renewal White shamma robes National Popcorn Day Movie night Butter and salt Caramel corn

Starts 01/19/2018CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE

Drake — "God's Plan" (Billboard Year-End Hot 100 #1 2018)

United StatesDrake

Release date and chart position verified against Billboard^[1] Year-End Hot 100.

Drake achieved the #1 music ranking of 2018 on United States's Billboard Year-End Hot 100. Ranked number 1 on Billboard's 2018 Year-End Hot 100 singles list, which names God's Plan Drake; it reached number one on the weekly Hot 100 for 11 weeks.

Drake — "God's Plan" (Billboard Canadian Hot 100 #3 2018)

CanadaDrake

Dated to the release; ranking per Billboard^[1] Canadian Hot 100 (Music Canada / Billboard).

Drake achieved the #3 music ranking of 2018 on Canada's Billboard Canadian Hot 100. God's Plan by Drake ranks third on Billboard's 2018 year-end Canadian Hot 100, behind the chart's number one song.

Starts 01/19/2018CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE

Drake — "God's Plan" (Recorded Music NZ Official Top 40 (Year-End Top 50 Singles) #1 2018)

New ZealandDrake

Release date and chart position verified against Recorded Music NZ Official Top 40 (Year-End Top 50 Singles).^[1]

Drake achieved the #1 music ranking of 2018 on New Zealand's Recorded Music NZ Official Top 40 (Year-End Top 50 Singles). God's Plan by Drake was the #1 single on the Recorded Music NZ 2018 year-end Top 50 singles chart; released 19 January 2018; 9 weeks at number one from 5 Feb 2018.

Daddy Yankee — "Dura" (PROMUSICAE Top 100 Canciones (annual, year-end) #2 2018)

Spain

Daddy Yankee

Dated to the release; ranking per PROMUSICAE^[1] Top 100 Canciones (annual, year-end) (PROMUSICAE / AGEDI).

Daddy Yankee achieved the #2 music ranking of 2018 on Spain's PROMUSICAE Top 100 Canciones (annual, year-end). Daddy Yankee's Dura was second on PROMUSICAE's 2018 annual Top 100 Canciones, behind Lo malo.

Drake — "God's Plan" (Deezer South Africa Most Streamed Songs Overall 2018 #1 2018)

South AfricaDrake

Verified official Deezer South Africa Most Streamed Songs Overall 2018 ranking.^[1]

Drake achieved the #1 music ranking of 2018 on South Africa's Deezer South Africa Most Streamed Songs Overall 2018. Deezer South Africa's 2018 year-end list, reported by News24 on 18 December 2018, names God's Plan the most streamed song overall among South African users, ahead of Havana and Shape of You. Deezer is a single-platform source because no calendar-2018 RiSA chart was found.

Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen — "These Days" (Sverigetopplistan Årslista Singlar #2 2018)

SwedenRudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen

腊月初四 National Buttercrunch Day Eating buttercrunch candy

Dated to the release; ranking per Sverigetopplistan^[1] Årslista Singlar (GLF / Ifpi Sverige).

Rudimental ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen achieved the #2 music ranking of 2018 on Sweden's Sverigetopplistan Årslista Singlar. Rudimental's multi-guest single took second place on Sverigetopplistan's 2018 year-end singles chart.

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01/20/2018

-8.8 years

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Soul Land Premieres

Sparkly Key Animation

Starts 01/20/2018CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE77%26 episodes

Broadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

Sparkly Key Animation begins streaming Soul Land (Douluo Dalu), a Chinese donghua adapting Tang Jia San Shao's novel about a reincarnated hidden-weapons master who rises through the ranks of spirit masters in a new world.

01/21/2018

-8.8 years

腊月初五 National Granola Bar Day Eating granola bars

Space10/05/2026@ScienceDesk

Electron Reaches Orbit on Its Second Flight, 'Still Testing'

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Rocket Lab

Electron Reaches Orbit on Its Second Flight, 'Still Testing'

Starts 01/21/2018CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE

Space.com^[3] gives liftoff 'Sunday (Jan. 21) at 2:43 p.m. local time (0143 GMT)' from Launch Complex 1; CompositesWorld^[5] and Defense Daily^[4] both say Electron reached orbit on Jan. 21, and Engadget's^[1] story is stamped Jan. 21, 2018.

On 21 January 2018 Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, reached orbit and deployed three customer satellites on only its second flight.

01/22/2018

-8.8 years

腊月初六 National Blonde Brownie Day Eating blondies

Food10/12/2026FoodDesk

Starts 01/22/2018ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCE

Yi Zhan Deng (Ant Workshop Branch) — Changsha restaurant guide

东牌楼街111号蚂蚁工房2楼3楼

Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2018-01-22. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]

Hunan cuisine at 东牌楼街111号蚂蚁工房2楼3楼. The branch listing names Duck Web Tendons / 鴨掌筋, Braised Rice Tofu / 紅燒米豆腐, Stir-Fried Beef with Pickled Chilies / 泡辣椒炒牛肉. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.

01/25/2018

-8.7 years

腊月初九 National Fish Taco Day Eating fish tacos

Starts 01/25/2018CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE

iKON — "Love Scenario (사랑을 했다)" (Gaon Digital Chart (year-end) #1 2018)

South KoreaiKON

Release date and chart position verified against Gaon Digital Chart (year-end).^[1]

iKON achieved the #1 music ranking of 2018 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart (year-end). Love Scenario by iKON was the best-performing single of 2018 on the Gaon Digital Chart, topping it for six consecutive weeks.

01/26/2018

-8.7 years

腊月初十 National Green Juice Day Drinking green juice

Food10/12/2026FoodDesk

Starts 01/26/2018ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCE

Yubao Wang Minnan Tea House (Bashi Branch) — Xiamen restaurant guide

大元路27-101号

Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2018-01-26. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]

Snacks at 大元路27-101号. The branch listing names Stir-Fried Kway Teow / 炒粿條, Xiamen Oyster Omelet / 廈門海蠣煎, Crispy Duck with Taro Paste / 芋泥香酥鴨. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.

01/27/2018

-8.7 years

腊月十一 National Chocolate Cake Day Eating chocolate cake

Food10/12/2026FoodDesk

Starts 01/27/2018ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCE

DeYueLou (LaoLou) — Suzhou restaurant guide

平江街道太监弄43号(人民商场东行80米)

Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2018-01-27. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]

Jiangzhe cuisine at 平江街道太监弄43号(人民商场东行80米). The branch listing names Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish / 松鼠桂魚, Steamed Date Paste Cake / 棗泥拉糕, Stir-Fried Shrimp / 清炒蝦仁. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.

01/28/2018

-8.7 years

腊月十二 National Blueberry Pancake Day Eating blueberry pancakes

Music10/03/2026@MusicDesk

Bruno Mars Goes Six for Six at the Grammys; Neil Portnow Says Women Must 'Step Up'

Madison Square Garden, 4, Pennsylvania Plaza, Chelsea District, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10001, United States

Recording Academy

Bruno Mars Goes Six for Six at the Grammys; Neil Portnow Says Women Must 'Step Up'

Starts 01/28/2018CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE

The AP story in the Chicago Sun-Times^[4] says Mars won 'on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City' and its caption dates the show 'Jan. 28, 2018'. No start time is quoted, so all-day.

At the 60th Grammys at Madison Square Garden, Bruno Mars won all six of his nominations, including Record, Album and Song of the Year, and Kendrick Lamar took five awards. Backstage, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said women should 'step up', drawing widespread criticism.

02/01/2018

-8.7 years

腊月十六 National Baked Alaska Day Eating baked Alaska

Starts 02/01/2018CONFIRMED95% CONFIDENCE

Vald — "Désaccordé" (SNEP Top Singles (year-end) #3 2018)

FranceVald

Dated to the release; ranking per SNEP Top Singles (year-end) (SNEP).^[1]

Vald achieved the #3 music ranking of 2018 on France's SNEP Top Singles (year-end). Vald's Désaccordé, lead single of the album Xeu, was third on the 2018 SNEP year-end singles chart.

02/09/2018

-8.7 years

腊月廿四 Chocolate Day Eating chocolate Gifting chocolate

Starts 02/09/2018CONFIRMED95% CONFIDENCE

Kendrick Lamar & SZA — "All the Stars" (Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming (RIAS) #2 2018)

SingaporeKendrick Lamar & SZA

Dated to the release; ranking per Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming (RIAS) (Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS)).^[1]

Kendrick Lamar & SZA achieved the #2 music ranking of 2018 on Singapore's Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming (RIAS). All the Stars spent 5 weeks at number one on the RIAS chart in 2018, the joint-second-most of any song that year, per Wikipedia's list of number-one songs. RIAS publishes no year-end list, so rank here follows weeks at number one. It tied with In My Feelings on 5 weeks.

02/11/2018

-8.7 years

腊月廿六 Brazil's Carnival Samba parades Street blocos Costumes National Latte Day Drinking lattes

Aerospace10/23/2026@EconDesk

Emirates Firms Up Order for 20 More A380s Worth US$16 Billion

Madinat Jumeirah (World Government Summit venue), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Airbus

Emirates Firms Up Order for 20 More A380s Worth US$16 Billion

Starts 02/11/2018CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE

Airbus^[1][2][3][4] release: "Emirates and Airbus firmed up an earlier Memorandum of Understanding ... and signed a contract for 20 additional A380s with a further 16 options"; signed at the World Government Summit, which TPG reported on 12 February 2018 as "just finalized".

Airbus and Emirates signed a contract for 20 additional A380s, with 16 further options, in a US$16 billion deal at list prices. It was widely read as keeping the A380 line alive.

$16B

02/15/2018

-8.7 years

腊月三十 Russia's Maslenitsa Blini pancakes Effigy burning Sleigh rides National I Want Butterscotch Day Eating butterscotch

Food09/21/2026FoodDesk

Noma Reopens on Its Urban Farm Site

96 Refshalevej, Holmen, 1432 Copenhagen, DenmarkNoma

Starts 02/15/2018CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE

The source^[1] dates the reopening exactly: "Noma reopened on 15 February 2018 after a year hiatus", following Redzepi's plan to "close Noma after 31 December 2016 and reopen it in 2017 as an urban farm near Copenhagen".

René Redzepi shut the original Noma after 31 December 2016 to rebuild it as an urban farm near Copenhagen. It reopened on 15 February 2018 after a year off, still built on foraging and New Nordic cooking.

Movie10/05/2026@FilmDesk

Black Panther Opens in US Theaters

500 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91521

Marvel Studios

Starts 02/16/2018CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia's^[2][5] infobox, Rotten Tomatoes^[3] (Release Date (Theaters)) and Wikipedia's list of Marvel^[6] Cinematic Universe films all give February 16, 2018 as the US release date. Box Office Mojo^[4] shows some overseas markets opening a few days earlier, and the premiere was earlier still, but the US date is used.

Ryan Coogler's Black Panther, starring Chadwick Boseman, opened in US theaters on 16 February 2018 and went on to a Best Picture nomination.