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Events Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom will celebrate her Diamond Jubilee if still on the throne May 20 - Annular solar eclipse June 6 - Second and last solar transit of the planet Venus of this century; the next pair is predicted to occur in 2117 and 2125. November 6 - Presidential election in the United States November 13 - Total solar eclipse (visible in northern Australia and the South Pacific). December 21 - end of the great cycle of the Maya calendar's Long Count 2012 Summer Olympics scheduled 2012 Summer Paralympics scheduled