A year going by

The year seems drawing to a close.. and its been a helluva ride this year... Yesterday, I was quite pensively browsing through the net and hit across some articles which would try to rate the event of the year, events which made or broke our lives for better or worse but left quite an indelibile mark. Most people seem to believe that that the most incredible event of the year seem to be sudden endearment with Bush / Hu or for that matter the blockbuster "fiction" of the year "In the line of fire"... Yes, a nuclear democracy seem to be more important than a resounding blast that shook the smithereens of Mumbai.... A bubbling stock market and real estate seem to be more important than Singur or Kohlapur gone awfully wrong.... The tryst in a Varanasi temple seem to take much more air time than a "misdirected" capital sentence gone completely misplaced....
In this respect, I would still believe that the most memorable event of the year could well be tomorrow when a certain arrogant brat goes out to bat for his umpteenth comeback, to prove the best underhand bowler wrong and to provide some crispy sound bytes right from the meat of the willow.
So, without much adieu I would like to request you guys, what do YOU think would qualify as
1. THE EVENT OF THE YEAR, the event that has really left a mark, a scar which has ruffled you, for better or for worse.... and
2. THE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Needless to say, the wackier the better... Get cracking....