Historical Events In 2009

Jan 01   In the year 2009 61 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok, ailand.   

Jan 01   e government of e Republic of China adopts Hanyu Pinyin as its official Chinese romanization (before is time, e mo commonly used was Tongyong Pinyin on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Slovakia officially adopts e Euro currency and becomes e sixteen Eurozone country in the year 2009.   

Jan 03   On this day in history israeli ground forces invade Gaza.   

Jan 08   A 6.2 magnitude earquake hit Coa Rica´s region of Volcan Poás, wi an epicenter near Cinchona. It was caused by Varablanca-Angel fault in the year 2009.   

Jan 15   On this day in history uS Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing into e Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuaia Airport in New York City. All passengers and crew members survive.   

Jan 20   Barack Obama, inaugurated as e 44 President of e United ates of America, becomes e United ates' fir African-American president on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Dendermonde nursery attack occurred in Dendermonde, Belgium on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Pope Benedict XVI rescinds e excommunications of four bishops consecrated wiout papal consent in 1988 by Archbishop marcel Lefebvre on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history in Kenya, at lea 113 people are killed and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at lea 25 people.   

Feb 01   Jóhanna Sigurðaóttir is elected as e fir female Prime Minier of Iceland, becoming e fir openly gay Head of ate in e modern world in the year 2009.   

Feb 05   e United ates Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal runs aground off Oahu, Hawaii, damaging e ship as well as a coral reef in the year 2009.   

Feb 07   In the year 2009 bushfires in Victoria left 173 dead in e wor natural disaer in Auralia's hiory.   

Feb 12   Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes near Buffalo in e ate of New York killing 50 people in the year 2009.   

Feb 13   Unix time passed 1,234,567,890 seconds february 13, 2009 at exactly 23:31:30 (UTC) in the year 2009.   

Feb 25   On this day in history bDR massacre in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 74 People are being killed, including more an 50 Army officials, by Bangladeshi Boaer Guas inside its headquarter.   

Mar 03   e building of e Hiorisches Archiv der adt Köln (Hiorical Archives) in Cologne, Germany, collapses in the year 2009.   

Mar 03   On this day in history e Sri Lankan cricket team is attacked by terroris while on eir way to e Gaddafi adium, Lahore for a Te match again Pakian.   

Mar 04   On this day in history e International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arre warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes again humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is e fir sitting head of ate to be indicted by e ICC since its eablishment in 2002.   

Mar 11   Winnenden school shooting - 17 people are killed at a school in Germany on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Mount Redoubt, a volcano in Alaska began erupting after a prolonged period of unre on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 2009 situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails killing at lea 99 people.   

Apr 01   Croatia and Albania joined NATO on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 2009 auralia formally adopts e United Nations Declaration on e Rights of Indigenous Peoples.   

Apr 05   In the year 2009 nor Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket. e satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from e United Nations Security Council, as well as participating ates of Six-party talks.   

Apr 06   A 6.3 magnitude earquake rikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing at lea 253 in the year 2009.   

Apr 07   In the year 2009 former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for oering killings and kidnappings by security forces.   

Apr 12   President Mahmoud Abbas of e Paleinian National Auority makes a courtesy phone call to Prime Minier Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rearting e Paleinian-Israeli dialogue on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 2009 u.S. Navy rescues captain Richa Phillips, killing ree pirates and capturing a four.   

Apr 23   e gamma ray bur GRB 090423 it's observed for 10 seconds as e mo diant object of any kind and also e olde known object in e universe on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 2009 chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.   

Apr 30   e United Kingdom formally ends combat operations in Iraq in the year 2009.   

Apr 30   In the year 2009 failed attack on e Dutch Royal Family results in 7 deas and 17 injured.   

May 01   On this day in history 10 West African meningitis outbreak in West Africa killing 1,100 people   

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Jan 01   Claiborne Pell, U.S. senator (b. 1918) died in the year 2009.   

Jan 02   Maria de Jesus, Portuguese supercentenarian (b. 1893) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Pat Hingle, American actor (b. 1924) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Giselle Salandy, Trinidad & Tobago female boxer (b. 1987) died in the year 2009.   

Jan 05   In the year 2009 death of ned Tanen, American movie executive (b. 1931)   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ron Asheton, The Stooges guitarrist (b. 1948)   

Jan 08   Richard John Neuhaus, Canadian-American Christian writer and editor (b. 1936) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   T. Llew Jones, Welsh author (b. 1915) died on this day in history.