2009 Calendar
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2009 Historical Event(s)
January 24, 2009
– The storm Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France. It subsequently would cause 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
January 26, 2009
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
February 10, 2009
– The communication satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos-2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.
May 1, 2009
– Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.
July 17, 2009
– Jakarta double bombings at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels killed 9 people including 4 foreigners.
July 24, 2009
– The MV Arctic Sea, reportedly carrying a cargo of timber, is allegedly hijacked in the North Sea by pirates, but much speculation remains as to the actual cargo and events.
August 17, 2009
– An accident at the Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.
August 19, 2009
– A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
September 25, 2009
– U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a joint TV appearance for a G-20 summit, accused Iran of building a secret nuclear enrichment facility.
November 27, 2009
– A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries.
Who Were Born On 2009?
March 7, 2009
– Prince Umberto of Savoy
May 4, 2009
– Prince Henrik of Denmark, Danish royalty