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08/01/2008

-18.2 years

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Time of Eve Premieres

Nerima, Tokyo, JapanStudio Rikka

Starts 08/01/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE78%6 episodes

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

Studio Rikka begins streaming Time of Eve, a near-future ONA in which high-schooler Rikuo discovers a hidden cafe where humans and the androids he was taught to treat as tools are met as equals.

08/08/2008

-18.2 years

七月初八 National Frozen Custard Day Eating frozen custard

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Detroit Metal City Premieres

Tokyo, JapanStudio 4°C

Starts 08/08/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE78%12 episodes

First episode release date confirmed on the title’s own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

The Detroit Metal City OVA begins release, a Studio 4°C-animated comedy adapting Kiminori Wakasugi’s manga about a mild-mannered pop musician forced to front an extreme death-metal act.

Sports10/08/2026@ChinaDesk

Beijing Opens the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Bird's Nest

规划五路, 娘娘坟, Aoyuncun, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China

International Olympic Committee

Beijing Opens the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Bird's Nest

Starts 08/08/2008 12:00PM UTCCONFIRMED76% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia^[1][2][3][4]: the ceremony 'began at 20:00 (8:00 PM) China Standard Time on 8 August 2008, due to the significance of the number 8', which is 12:00 UTC.

The 29th Olympic Games opened on 8 August 2008 at Beijing National Stadium with a ceremony directed by Zhang Yimou, watched by a worldwide audience likely above a billion.

08/16/2008

-18.2 years

七月十六 Japan's Obon Bon odori dancing Grave visits Lantern floating India's Raksha Bandhan Rakhi threads Sweets for siblings Gift giving National Rum Day Drinking rum cocktails

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm Releases in Japanese Theaters

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Ufotable

The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm Releases in Japanese Theaters

Starts 08/16/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%

Theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm, the fifth film in ufotable's adaptation of Kinoko Nasu's novel series, opens in Japanese theaters, following Shiki Ryougi as she shelters a runaway boy convinced he has murdered his own mother.

08/28/2008

-18.1 years

七月廿八 National Bow Tie Day Wearing bow ties

Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

China's $1BN Skyscraper Mistake

100 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, ChinaMori Building

Starts 08/28/2008CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE

Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The building finished at long last in 2008."

The Shanghai World Financial Center opened in 2008 after developers were forced to redesign its circular summit opening into a trapezoid when the public read it as a Japanese flag.

$1B

09/01/2008

-18.1 years

八月初二 Labor Day Barbecues Parades Last beach weekend Ramadan Iftar Suhoor Taraweeh prayers Dates National Cherry Popover Day Eating cherry popovers

Labor Day

09/15/2008

-18.1 years

八月十六 Korea's Chuseok Songpyeon Ancestral rites Hanbok Ramadan Iftar Suhoor Taraweeh prayers Dates National Cheese Toast Day Eating cheese toast

Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

Siam Park Opens as a Thai-Themed Water Park in Tenerife

Av. Siam, 38660 Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainLoro Parque

Starts 09/15/2008CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia's^[2] Siam Park (Tenerife) entry documents the park opening to the public on September 15, 2008 after construction problems delayed the originally planned 2007 opening.

The Loro Parque Company opened Siam Park in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, a Thai-themed water park that would go on to be ranked the world's best by TripAdvisor.

Finance10/08/2026@BankDesk

Lehman Brothers Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

745, 7th Avenue, Times Square, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10019, United StatesLehman Brothers

Starts 09/15/2008CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia^[1][2][3]: "Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, September 15, 2008."

Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 protection on Monday 15 September 2008, the largest bankruptcy filing in US history and the climax of the subprime mortgage crisis.

09/22/2008

-18.1 years

八月廿三 Fall Equinoxes Ramadan Iftar Suhoor Taraweeh prayers Dates Germany's Oktoberfest Beer tents Pretzels Dirndl and lederhosen National Eat Local Day Eating locally sourced food

Fall Equinoxes

09/26/2008

-18.0 years

八月廿七 Ramadan Iftar Suhoor Taraweeh prayers Dates Germany's Oktoberfest Beer tents Pretzels Dirndl and lederhosen National Better Breakfast Day Eating a healthy breakfast

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Lucky☆Star OVA Premieres

Uji, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Animation

Starts 09/26/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE76%

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

Kyoto Animation releases a standalone Lucky☆Star OVA, six unconnected bonus vignettes starring Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa, and the rest of the cast, including an MMORPG story arc and a surreal dream sequence.

09/28/2008

-18.0 years

八月廿九 Ramadan Iftar Suhoor Taraweeh prayers Dates Germany's Oktoberfest Beer tents Pretzels Dirndl and lederhosen National Drink Beer Day Drinking beer

Finance10/12/2026@MotorDesk

Buffett's MidAmerican Agrees to Buy 10% of BYD for US$230 Million

Berkshire Hathaway Headquarters, 3555, Farnam Street, Blackstone, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, 68131, United States

BYD Company

Buffett's MidAmerican Agrees to Buy 10% of BYD for US$230 Million

Starts 09/28/2008CONFIRMED79% CONFIDENCE

Reuters via Gasgoo^[1], dated September 28, 2008: 'MidAmerican Energy Holdings ... said it would pay $230 million for a 10 percent stake in Chinese rechargeable battery firm BYD'; CnEVPost^[3] gives 29 September 2008 for the purchase.

MidAmerican Energy, a Berkshire Hathaway unit, agreed on 28 September 2008 to pay US$230 million for 225 million new BYD shares at HK$8, about 9.89% of the Chinese battery and car maker.

$230M

10/02/2008

-18.0 years

九月初四 China's National Day Golden Week Flag raising Family trips Fireworks Eid al-Fitr Dates Maamoul Sheer khurma India's Navratri Garba and dandiya Fasting Durga worship Germany's Oktoberfest Beer tents Pretzels Dirndl and lederhosen National Fried Scallops Day Eating fried scallops

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Toradora! Premieres

Musashino, Tokyo, JapanJ.C.STAFF

Starts 10/02/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE79%25 episodes

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

The television anime Toradora! begins airing, a J.C.STAFF-produced romantic comedy adapting Yuyuko Takemiya's light novels about an unlikely alliance between mild-mannered Ryuuji Takasu and the diminutive, fierce Taiga Aisaka.

10/03/2008

-18.0 years

九月初五 China's National Day Golden Week Flag raising Family trips Fireworks Eid al-Fitr Dates Maamoul Sheer khurma India's Navratri Garba and dandiya Fasting Durga worship Germany's Oktoberfest Beer tents Pretzels Dirndl and lederhosen National Caramel Custard Day Eating caramel custard

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Clannad: After Story Premieres

Uji, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Animation

Starts 10/03/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE89%24 episodes

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

Kyoto Animation's sequel series Clannad: After Story begins airing, following Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa into adulthood after the events of the first Clannad season.

Anime10/02/2026@AnimeDesk

Black Butler Premieres

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

A-1 Pictures

10/03/2008 - 03/26/2009CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE72%24 episodes

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

In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge.

10/10/2008

-18.0 years

九月十二 National Angel Food Cake Day Eating angel food cake

Anime10/02/2026@AnimeDesk

Nodame Cantabile: Paris-hen Premieres

Musashino, Tokyo, JapanJ.C.STAFF

10/10/2008 - 12/18/2008CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE78%11 episodes

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

Having been given the opportunity to study in Paris, Noda accompanies Chiaki to Europe as he strives to become the accomplished conductor he always dreamt to be.

10/13/2008

-18.0 years

九月十五 Columbus Day Parades Italian heritage festivals Holiday sales National M&M Day Eating M&Ms

Columbus Day

10/16/2008

-18.0 years

九月十八 Sukkot Building a sukkah Etrog and lulav National Cut Up Your Credit Card Day Cutting up credit cards

Finance10/04/2026@EconDesk

Buffett's New York Times Op-Ed: "Buy American. I Am."

Kiewit Plaza, 3555, Farnam Street, Blackstone, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, 68131, United States

Berkshire Hathaway

Buffett's New York Times Op-Ed: "Buy American. I Am."

Starts 10/16/2008CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE

The Motley Fool^[3] calls it "Warren Buffett's Oct. 16 New York Times op-ed" and Zacks (Seeking Alpha^[2]) says he wrote it on Oct 16, 2008 and it appeared in print on Oct 17; the republished text carries the October 17, 2008 print date, so the day is the 16th by two sources.

On 16 October 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, Warren Buffett wrote in The New York Times that he was buying American stocks in his personal account and urged investors to be greedy when others are fearful.

10/17/2008

-18.0 years

九月十九 Sukkot Building a sukkah Etrog and lulav National Pasta Day Eating pasta

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Premieres

Kami-Igusa, Suginami, JapanShaft

Starts 10/17/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE76%3 episodes

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

Shaft releases Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, a follow-up OVA continuing Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei with more stories about the terminally pessimistic teacher Nozomu Itoshiki and the eccentric students of Class 2-H.

10/18/2008

-18.0 years

九月二十 Sukkot Building a sukkah Etrog and lulav National Chocolate Cupcake Day Eating chocolate cupcakes

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

Curated

Hai Cheng Xuan Seafood Restaurant — Humen — Dongguan restaurant guide

Mingyuan Resort, 162 Jinlong South Road, Humen Town, Dongguan, Guangdong, China

Starts 10/18/2008CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE

Operator's own profile says 海澄轩海鲜酒家 formally opened on 2008-10-18 in Humen; the business registration (东莞市虎门海澄轩海鲜酒家, 金龙大道南162号) is dated 2009-11-06. The host Mingyuan resort opened 1998 but the restaurant itself opened 2008.^[1]

The Mingyuan Resort restaurant serves Cantonese dim sum, steamed dishes and seafood in Humen.

10/31/2008

-18.0 years

十月初三 Halloween Trick-or-treating Pumpkin carving Costumes National Candy Apple Day Eating candy apples

Crypto09/22/2026@ScienceDesk

Nakamoto Publishes the Bitcoin White Paper

Starts 10/31/2008CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia's^[2][3] History of bitcoin^[1] dates the posting plainly: "Later that year, on 31 October, a link to a paper authored by Satoshi Nakamoto titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System was posted to a cryptography mailing list." The pin is that posting; the network itself began on 3 January 2009 with the genesis block.

A paper titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, signed Satoshi Nakamoto, is posted to a cryptography mailing list. It describes a chain of proof-of-work timestamps that lets strangers transact without a trusted third party.

11/03/2008

-17.9 years

十月初六 National Sandwich Day Eating sandwiches

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

My Bride is a Mermaid OVA Premieres

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

GONZO

Starts 11/03/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE75%2 episodes

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

GONZO releases the first episode of a two-part Seto no Hanayome OVA, new stand-alone shorts reuniting the cast as San and Luna's overprotective fathers keep testing Nagasumi's nerve during their third year of school.

11/11/2008

-17.9 years

十月十四 Veterans Day Parades Moment of silence Wreath laying Poppies China's Singles' Day Online sales Livestream shopping Gifts for yourself National Sundae Day Eating ice cream sundaes

Veterans Day

11/21/2008

-17.9 years

十月廿四 National Stuffing Day Eating stuffing

Movie10/05/2026@FilmDesk

Bolt (2008) Opens in US Theaters

Roy E. Disney - Feature Animation Building, Riverside Drive, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, 91521, United States

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Starts 11/21/2008CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia's^[2][3] article for the film and its list of Walt Disney Animation Studios films give the US release as 21 November 2008. It premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on 17 November 2008 and opened on 21 November 2008. The Numbers^[4] lists domestic release(s): November 21st, 2008 (Wide) by Walt Disney.

Bolt is a 2008 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It reached US theaters on 21 November 2008.

11/27/2008

-17.9 years

十月三十 Thanksgiving Roast turkey Pumpkin pie Cranberry sauce National Bavarian Cream Pie Day Eating Bavarian cream pie

Thanksgiving Day

11/30/2008

-17.9 years

十一月初三 National Mousse Day Eating mousse

Food10/09/2026FoodDesk

Curated

Atelier — Ottawa restaurant guide

540 Rochester Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 4M1Atelier

Starts 11/30/2008ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE

Opened in November 2008 (month only, so estimated at month end), per Wikipedia. Restaurant information verified October 8, 2026.^[1]

A tasting-menu restaurant with inventive modern cooking on Rochester Street.

12/15/2008

-17.8 years

十一月十八 National Cupcake Day Frosting Sprinkles Bake sales

Automotive10/12/2026@MotorDesk

BYD F3DM Goes on Sale as the World's First Mass-Produced Plug-In Hybrid

比亚迪汽车工业有限公司, 谷仓吓, 马峦街道, 坪山区, 深圳市, 广东省, 518118, 中国

BYD Company

BYD F3DM Goes on Sale as the World's First Mass-Produced Plug-In Hybrid

Starts 12/15/2008CONFIRMED77% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia^[1][2][3]: 'the F3DM ... went on sale to government agencies and corporations in China on December 15, 2008' at 149,800 yuan.

BYD put the F3DM, billed as the first mass-produced plug-in hybrid car, on sale in China on 15 December 2008 at 149,800 yuan, to government agencies and companies.

CN¥149.8K

12/19/2008

-17.8 years

十一月廿二 Mexico's Las Posadas Pinatas Ponche Candlelit processions National Emo Day Listening to emo music

Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk

Ciudad Real Central Airport Opens South of Madrid

Ciudad Real Central Airport, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Starts 12/19/2008CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE

Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Opened in 2008, the airport shut down just four years later."

A privately financed airport built to rival Madrid-Barajas opened near Ciudad Real in December 2008, before closing within four years as one of Spain's most notorious infrastructure failures.

€1.1B

12/21/2008

-17.8 years

十一月廿四 Winter Solstice Dongzhi Festival Tangyuan Dumplings Mexico's Las Posadas Pinatas Ponche Candlelit processions National Coquito Day Drinking coquito

Winter Solstice

12/25/2008

-17.8 years

十一月廿八 Hanukkah Menorah lighting Latkes Sufganiyot Dreidel Christmas Tree decorating Gingerbread Christmas cookies National Pumpkin Pie Day Eating pumpkin pie

Christmas Day

12/29/2008

-17.8 years

腊月初三 Hanukkah Menorah lighting Latkes Sufganiyot Dreidel Kwanzaa Kinara candles Karamu feast National "Get on the Scales" Day Weighing yourself

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Touhou Niji Sousaku Doujin Anime: Musou Kakyou Premieres

Maikaze

Starts 12/29/2008CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE

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

Maikaze's doujin OVA Touhou Niji Sousaku Doujin Anime: Musou Kakyou begins release, an unofficial fan adaptation of the Touhou Project game series following shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei investigating a rash of thefts in Gensokyo.

12/31/2008

-17.8 years

腊月初五 Kwanzaa Kinara candles Karamu feast Scotland's Hogmanay First-footing Fireworks Auld Lang Syne National Champagne Day Drinking champagne

Food10/09/2026FoodDesk

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Restaurant Orsay — Jacksonville restaurant guide

3630 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32205Restaurant Orsay

Starts 12/31/2008ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE

Opened in 2008 (year only, so estimated at year end), per jacksonvillemom.com. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.^[1]

A neighborhood French bistro serving seafood and classic dishes.

Food10/09/2026FoodDesk

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Sabor — Edmonton restaurant guide

109–10220 103 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0Y8Sabor

Starts 12/31/2008ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE

Opened in 2008 (year only, so estimated at year end), per edifyedmonton.com. Restaurant information verified October 8, 2026.^[1]

Iberian seafood, tapas, and generous shared plates in the historic Boardwalk Building.

Food10/09/2026FoodDesk

Curated

Frantzén — Stockholm restaurant guide

Klara Norra Kyrkogata 26, 111 22 Stockholm, SwedenFrantzén

Starts 12/31/2008ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCE

Opened in 2008 (year only, so estimated at year end), per Wikipedia. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.^[1]

Björn Frantzén’s intimate tasting-menu restaurant takes guests through several rooms in a restored nineteenth-century townhouse.

Property10/10/2026@BuildDesk

City View Landing — Newark affordable housing

195 West Kinney Street, Newark, NJ 07103Pennrose Management Company

Starts 12/31/2008ESTIMATED77% CONFIDENCE

Opening / first-lease date: placed in service recorded only to the year (2008) in HUD LIHTC database (ArcGIS FeatureServer): Scudder Homes Senior Urban Renewal, 195 W Kinney St; the pin sits on the last day of that year. Pennrose^[1][2][3] lists City View Landing Senior (62+) and City View Landing Family at the same address; 2008 applies to the 48-unit senior building (formerly Scudder Homes Senior). Family townhouse component date not found. Likely a Scudder Homes redevelopment.

An income-restricted community serving individuals, families and adults aged 62+, with apartments and family townhomes. Property information reviewed October 10, 2026. Published rents: 1 bedroom — operator-listed $1,128, 2 bedroom — operator-listed $1,349, 3 bedroom — operator-listed $1,545.

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01/01/2009

-17.8 years

腊月初六 New Year's Day Kwanzaa Kinara candles Karamu feast Scotland's Hogmanay First-footing Fireworks Auld Lang Syne Japan's New Year Osechi Hatsumode Otoshidama Kagami mochi National Black-eyed Pea Day Eating black-eyed peas

New Year's Day

01/04/2009

-17.8 years

腊月初九 Perihelion National Spaghetti Day Eating spaghetti

Perihelion

01/06/2009

-17.8 years

腊月十一 Three Kings Day Rosca de reyes Gifts for children National Bean Day Eating beans

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! New Challenger Premieres

Nakano, Tokyo, Japan

Madhouse

Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! New Challenger Premieres

Starts 01/06/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE86%26 episodes

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

MADHOUSE's second Hajime no Ippo TV series begins airing, continuing amateur-turned-pro boxer Ippo Makunouchi's climb through Japan's boxing ranks.

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 Premieres

Mitaka, Tokyo, JapanBrain's Base

Starts 01/06/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE83%13 episodes

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

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 begins its TV run, continuing Takashi Natsume's efforts to return the spirit names bound in his late grandmother's Book of Friends, with his bodyguard youkai Nyanko-sensei in tow.

01/10/2009

-17.8 years

腊月十五 National Bittersweet Chocolate Day Eating dark chocolate

Anime10/02/2026@AnimeDesk

Major S5 Premieres

Koganei, Tokyo, JapanSynergySP

01/10/2009 - 06/26/2009CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE82%25 episodes

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

After the baseball season was over, Goro returned to Japan. There he learned from Toshi that there is going to be a Baseball World Cup the following year hosted in America.

01/19/2009

-17.7 years

腊月廿四 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Day of service Marches Speech readings Ethiopia's Timkat Tabot processions Baptism renewal White shamma robes National Popcorn Day Movie night Butter and salt Caramel corn

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

02/02/2009

-17.7 years

正月初八 California Kiwifruit Day Eating kiwifruit

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

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Yi Yang — Sanya restaurant guide

Mandarin Oriental, Sanya, 12 Yuhai Road, Dadonghai, Sanya, Hainan, China

Starts 02/02/2009ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE

Inferred from the hotel opening: Mandarin Oriental^[1][3], Sanya opened on Monday 2 February 2009, and the restaurant was part of the pre-opening dining line-up. No restaurant-specific opening date was found, and later refurbishments are not ruled out. Estimated: the exact day 2009-02-02 comes from a proxy source (registration, announcement or hotel opening) and is not a confirmed opening day.

Cantonese and Hainanese cooking beside Coral Bay, with a current autumn menu featuring island ingredients.

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

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Sunset Bar — Sanya restaurant guide

2/F, Mandarin Oriental, Sanya, 12 Yuhai Road, Dadonghai, Sanya, Hainan, China

Starts 02/02/2009ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE

Sea views, Hainan-inspired cocktails and a priced evening snack menu at Mandarin Oriental Sanya.

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

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Fresh — Sanya restaurant guide

Mandarin Oriental, Sanya, 12 Yuhai Road, Dadonghai, Sanya, Hainan, China

Starts 02/02/2009ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE

Inferred from the hotel opening: Mandarin Oriental^[1][3][4], Sanya opened on Monday 2 February 2009, and the restaurant was part of the pre-opening dining line-up. No restaurant-specific opening date was found, and later refurbishments are not ruled out. Estimated: the exact day 2009-02-02 comes from a proxy source (registration, announcement or hotel opening) and is not a confirmed opening day.

Beachfront seafood and Western cooking with Hainan ingredients, from local prawns to Wenchang chicken.

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02/08/2009

-17.7 years

正月十四 National Kite Flying Day Flying kites

Music10/03/2026@MusicDesk

Plant and Krauss Win Five Grammys as Rihanna and Chris Brown Withdraw

Crypto.com Arena, 1111 South Figueroa Street, South Park, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90015, United States

Recording Academy

Plant and Krauss Win Five Grammys as Rihanna and Chris Brown Withdraw

Starts 02/08/2009CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia^[2] says the 51st Annual Grammy^[1][3] Awards 'took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 8, 2009'; Rolling Stone^[4] says 'the 51st Grammy Awards were over on February 8th, 2009'.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss won five Grammys for Raising Sand at the 51st ceremony at Staples Center, including Album and Record of the Year, on a night when Rihanna and Chris Brown pulled out of their performances after Brown's arrest; Adele won Best New Artist.

02/16/2009

-17.7 years

正月廿二 Presidents' Day Holiday sales Presidential history Cherry pie National Almond Day Eating almonds

Washington's Birthday

02/17/2009

-17.7 years

正月廿三 National Cabbage Day Eating cabbage

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

xxxHOLiC Shunmuki Premieres

Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

Production I.G

Starts 02/17/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE79%2 episodes

First-episode release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

The two-episode OVA xxxHOLiC Shunmuki continues Production I.G's adaptation of CLAMP's manga, picking up directly after xxxHOLiC Kei and tying into the linked Tsubasa Chronicle OVA project.

02/25/2009

-17.6 years

二月初一 Russia's Maslenitsa Blini pancakes Effigy burning Sleigh rides National Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day Eating chocolate peanuts

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

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Mei Fei Restaurant — Sangyuan Road — Jinan restaurant guide

9-1 Sangyuan Road, Licheng District, Jinan, Shandong, China

Starts 02/25/2009ESTIMATED86% CONFIDENCE

Aiqicha lists 济南市历城区梅飞酒家 as established 2009-02-25 at Sangyuan Road East 47 (a different house number from 9-1, possibly an older numbering); this fits reviewers' 'seventeen to twenty years' remarks and replaces the 2007 guess. It is a business-registration date, so the restaurant may have traded slightly earlier. Estimated: the exact day 2009-02-25 comes from a proxy source (registration, announcement or hotel opening) and is not a confirmed opening day.^[1]

A Sangyuan Road Shandong restaurant serving braised pork intestines, stir-fried kidneys and traditional Jinan dishes.

03/17/2009

-17.6 years

二月廿一 St. Patrick's Day Soda bread Corned beef and cabbage Wearing green Iran's Chaharshanbe Suri Bonfire jumping Ajil nuts Spoon banging Corned Beef and Cabbage Day Eating corned beef and cabbage

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Tsubasa: Spring Thunder Chronicles Premieres

Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

Production I.G

Tsubasa: Spring Thunder Chronicles Premieres

Starts 03/17/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE77%2 episodes

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

Tsubasa: Spring Thunder Chronicles premieres, a two-part OVA bundled with the Tsubasa and xxxHOLiC manga's limited editions, continuing Sakura and Syaoran's dimension-hopping search for her lost memories.

03/20/2009

-17.6 years

二月廿四 Spring Equinoxes National Bock Beer Day Drinking bock beer

Spring Equinoxes

03/25/2009

-17.6 years

二月廿九 National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day Wearing green ribbons

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Hidamari Sketch x 365 Tokubetsu-hen Premieres

Kami-Igusa, Suginami, JapanShaft

03/25/2009 - 10/24/2009CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE77%3 episodes

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

A set of bonus Hidamari Sketch x 365 shorts bundled across several Blu-ray/DVD volumes, following the residents of Yunohana Sou through everyday slice-of-life vignettes.

03/27/2009

-17.5 years

三月初一 National Joe Day Drinking coffee

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Lupin the 3rd Vs Detective Conan Premieres

Nakano, Tokyo, JapanTokyo Movie Shinsha

Starts 03/27/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE75%

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

Tokyo Movie Shinsha airs Lupin the 3rd Vs Detective Conan, a crossover TV special pitting master thief Lupin III against teenage detective Conan Edogawa amid a royal succession crisis.

04/03/2009

-17.5 years

三月初八 National Chocolate Mousse Day Eating chocolate mousse

Anime10/02/2026@AnimeDesk

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009) Premieres

Uji, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Animation

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009) Premieres

04/03/2009 - 10/08/2009CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE72%28 episodes

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

Kyon has found himself dragged through many adventures as of late—all because of the SOS Brigade club and its excitable leader, Haruhi Suzumiya.

04/05/2009

-17.5 years

三月初十 National Caramel Day Eating caramel

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Premieres

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Bones

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Premieres

Starts 04/05/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE91%64 episodes

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

Bones' second, manga-faithful adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist begins airing, following brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric's search for the Philosopher's Stone after a forbidden alchemy ritual costs them their bodies.

Music10/05/2026@MusicDesk

Carrie Underwood Becomes Seventh Woman to Win ACM Entertainer of the Year

MGM Grand Garden Arena, South Las Vegas Boulevard, Paradise, Clark County, Nevada, 89158, United States

Academy of Country Music

Carrie Underwood Becomes Seventh Woman to Win ACM Entertainer of the Year

Starts 04/05/2009CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE

The Boot's^[1] winner story is dated 5 April 2009 and its photo captions place the show at the MGM Grand on Sunday, 5 April 2009; Wikipedia^[3] gives the same date and the Associated Press report (published 6 April) says 'Sunday night'. No time of day is stated, so the pin is the all-day date.

Carrie Underwood won Entertainer of the Year at the 44th Academy of Country Music Awards on 5 April 2009 in Las Vegas, ending Kenny Chesney's four-year run, while Taylor Swift took Album of the Year for Fearless.

04/16/2009

-17.5 years

三月廿一 Passover Seder meal Matzo Seder plate Cambodia's Khmer New Year Water blessings Sand mounds Temple visits Myanmar's Thingyan Water splashing Thanaka paste Merit making National Eggs Benedict Day Eating eggs Benedict

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Releases on Blu-ray in Japan

Shinjuku, Japan

Square Enix

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Releases on Blu-ray in Japan

Starts 04/16/2009CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE74%

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

Square Enix releases Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, a re-edited home-video version of the Advent Children film adding roughly 26 minutes of new and revised footage.

04/22/2009

-17.5 years

三月廿七 National Jelly Bean Day Eating jelly beans

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars Releases in Japanese Theaters

Musashino, Tokyo, JapanGainax

Starts 04/22/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE85%

Theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

Gainax's Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars opens in Japanese theaters, the second of two compilation films recapping and continuing the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann TV series with new footage covering its back half.

04/30/2009

-17.5 years

四月初六 Japan's Golden Week Carp streamers Family trips Kashiwa mochi National Bubble Tea Day Drinking bubble tea

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Spice and Wolf II: Wolf and the Amber Melancholy Premieres

Mitaka, Tokyo, JapanBrain's Base

Starts 04/30/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE77%

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

A bonus OVA for the Spice and Wolf light novels arrives on home video, catching up with traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence and the wolf goddess Holo as her illness and a budding rivalry with a fellow traveler draw the two closer together.

05/25/2009

-17.4 years

五月初二 Memorial Day Flags at half-staff Graveside flowers Parades Barbecues National Brown-Bag-It Day Packing lunch

Memorial Day

05/29/2009

-17.4 years

五月初六 National Biscuit Day Eating biscuits

Movie10/05/2026@FilmDesk

Up Opens in US Theaters

Pixar Animation Studios, 1200, Park Avenue, Emeryville, Alameda County, California, 94608, United States

Pixar Animation Studios

Starts 05/29/2009CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE

Wikipedia's^[1][5] infobox gives 2009-05-29 as the US release date and TMDB's US release entry matches. Earlier festival or Los Angeles premieres and limited runs are noted in the summary.

Pete Docter's Up opened in US theaters on 29 May 2009 after opening the Cannes Film Festival, about an elderly widower who floats his house to Venezuela with balloons. It won the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.

06/17/2009

-17.3 years

五月廿五 National Apple Strudel Day Eating apple strudel

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Detective Conan: The Stranger in 10 Years Premieres

3-31-1 Nakano, Japan

TMS Entertainment

Detective Conan: The Stranger in 10 Years Premieres

Starts 06/17/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE75%

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

TMS Entertainment releases Detective Conan: The Stranger in 10 Years, an OVA imagining Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara growing up alongside their friends after never taking the antidote to APTX 4869.

06/21/2009

-17.3 years

五月廿九 Summer Solstice Father's Day (US)Grilling Neckties Cards National Wagyu Day Eating wagyu beef

Summer Solstice

06/24/2009

-17.3 years

闰五月初二 Brazil's Festa Junina Quadrilha dancing Bonfires Corn sweets National Pralines Day Eating pralines

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Premieres

3-31-1 Nakano, Japan

TMS Entertainment

Starts 06/24/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE76%13 episodes

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

TMS Entertainment begins releasing Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, an OVA prequel set 243 years before the original Saint Seiya that follows young saint-in-training Tenma and his childhood friend Alone, chosen vessel of Hades.

06/27/2009

-17.3 years

闰五月初五 National Bingo Day Playing bingo

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Releases in Japanese Theaters

Shōan, Suginami, Japan

Studio Khara

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Releases in Japanese Theaters

Starts 06/27/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE70%

Theatrical release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, the second of the Rebuild of Evangelion films, opens in Japanese theaters, introducing new pilots Asuka and Mari as the Angel attacks escalate toward the Third Impact.

07/01/2009

-17.3 years

闰五月初九 Canada Day Fireworks Parades Barbecues National Gingersnap Day Eating gingersnaps

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk

Clannad: Another World, Kyou Chapter Premieres

Uji, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Animation

Clannad: Another World, Kyou Chapter Premieres

Starts 07/01/2009CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE75%

Bonus-episode release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.

A bonus OVA on Clannad After Story's final DVD volume reimagines the story from an alternate timeline, casting Fujibayashi Kyou as the series' central heroine in place of Nagisa.

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