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2009 yes August 2019 2009 Portal:Current events/ Clockwise from top-left: Air France Flight 447 crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 228; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests erupt over the 2009 Iranian presidential election; US Airways Flight 1549 crash-lands in the Hudson River with no fatalities, with the event becoming known as the "Miracle on the Hudson"; The "King of Pop" Michael Jackson dies by acute propofol intoxication; Bitcoin is initially launched by the pseudonymous name Satoshi Nakamoto; An earthquake strikes central Italy, killing 308; The H1N1 virus is responsible for the swine flu pandemic. |300x300px|thumb|right 2009 2009 2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomyhttp://iau.org/public_press/news/release/iau0606/ News Release – IAU0606: The International Astronomical Union announces the International Year of Astronomy 2009 October 27, 2006 International Astronomical Union 2008-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20080919162557/http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/release/iau0606 September 19, 2008 livehttp://astronomy2009.org The International Year of Astronomy 2009 IYA2009 2008-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20081103045057/http://www.astronomy2009.org/ November 3, 2008 dead by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Johannes Kepler.https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau0702/ International Astronomical Union IAU November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221111231940/https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau0702/ live It was also declared as the International Year of Natural FibresA-RES-61-189 Resolution General Assembly 61 189 2008-07-15 December 20, 2006 International Year of National Fibres, 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the International Year of Reconciliation and the Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO). https://www.cms.int/en/campaign/year-gorilla Year of the Gorilla 2009 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 2023-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140914030546/https://www.cms.int/en/campaign/year-gorilla 2014-09-14 2 Population The world population on January 1, 2009, was estimated to be 6.888 billion people and increased to 6.977 billion people by January 1, 2010.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2024 An estimated 143.0 million births and 54.1 million deaths took place in 2009.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2024 The average global life expectancy was 69.7 years, an increase of 0.4 years from 2008.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2024 The estimated number of global refugees decreased from 10.5 million to 10.4 million by the end of the year.UN High Commissioner for Refugees 2010 7 The largest sources of refugees were Afghanistan with 2.9 million people and Iraq with 1.8 million people.UN High Commissioner for Refugees 2010 8–9 Conflicts 2009 conflicts There were 36 conflicts in 2009 that resulted in at least 25 fatalities, six of which resulted in at least 1,000 fatalities: the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the Iraqi insurgency, the insurgency by the Pakistani Taliban, the conflict against the FDLR in Rwanda, Eelam War IV in Sri Lanka, and the Somali Civil War.Harbom Wallensteen 2010 501, 506–508 All conflicts in 2009 were intrastate conflicts that involved violent non-state actors.Harbom Wallensteen 2010 503 Several new conflicts began against rebel groups in 2009. The CPJP reignited conflict in the Central African Bush War, a faction of the NDFB broke a 2004 ceasefire with India in the Bodoland region, and a conflict broke out between Myanmar and the MNDAA when the government forced the MNDAA out of the Kokang. Boko Haram launched an insurgency in Nigeria, which was paused when its leader Mohammed Yusuf was killed.Harbom Wallensteen 2010 504 Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) resumed conflict against the FDLR when they launched Operation Umoja Wetu in January. The DRC and a United Nations mission launched Operation Kimia II against the FDLR in March after the group regained its strength. Conflict also resumed in Angola against the Forças Armadas de Cabinda, and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula formed in Yemen to expand al-Qaeda's insurgency in the country.Harbom Wallensteen 2010 503–504 Bombings continued during the Iraqi insurgency, including a series of attacks in Baghdad that killed over 100 people in December. The Maersk Alabama was hijacked by Somali pirates in April, prompting a rescue operation by the United States Navy.CBS News 2009 The Ihussi Accord ended conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the CNDP within the broader Kivu conflict. This was the only peace agreement reached in 2009.Harbom Wallensteen 2010 503 Eelam War IV, the final stage in the Sri Lankan civil war, ended in May when the Sri Lankan government defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. It remained the deadliest conflict of the year.Harbom Wallensteen 2010 501 Culture 2009 in film 2009 in music The highest-grossing film globally in 2009 was Avatar, followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.2009 Worldwide Box Office https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2009/ Box Office Mojo November 11, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20210308125320/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2009/ March 8, 2021 live The best-selling album globally in 2009 was I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle, followed by The E.N.D. by the Black Eyed Peas and This Is It by Michael Jackson.2010-04-30 Boyle, Jackson top worldwide album sales https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/boyle-jackson-top-worldwide-album-sales-1.958657 CBC November 11, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20100503114534/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/04/30/music-sales-boyle-jackson.html May 3, 2010 live Economy 2009 in economic history The global economy began a slow recovery from its economic recession in late 2009 following a severe economic crisis the previous year.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2010 iii Gross world product shrank by 2.2% in 2009, which marked its first contraction since World War II.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2010 iii Unemployment increased and inflation decreased throughout the world.UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2010 v–vi Environment and weather 2009 in the environment Weather of 2009 The year 2009 tied with 2006 as the fifth hottest year on record. It began in a La Niña period which ran until April, and was followed by El Niño from June through the end of the year. In January, a heat wave in southern Australia caused record-breaking temperatures while extreme cold occurred in northern and eastern Europe. A cold wave took place in Canada and the midwestern United States in July.NOAA 2010 Central Europe faced severe floods following heavy rain in June,NOAA 2010 while major floods occurred in Turkey in SeptemberCBS News 2009 in Italy and India in October.NOAA 2010 A magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Italy killed approximately 300 people in April, and a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Indonesia killed approximately 1,100 people in September.Timeline: World's deadliest earthquakes since 2000 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/6/the-worlds-deadliest-earthquakes-since-2000 live https://web.archive.org/web/20231005031552/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/6/the-worlds-deadliest-earthquakes-since-2000 October 5, 2023 Al Jazeera An earthquake in the Pacific caused a major tsunami that struck American Samoa, Samoa, and Tonga.CBS News 2009 The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season had nine named storms, including three hurricanes: Hurricane Bill, Hurricane Fred, and Hurricane Ida.Berg Avila 2011 1050 This was the smallest number of named storms since the 1997 Atlantic hurricane season.Berg Avila 2011 1049 The 2009 Pacific typhoon season was slightly below average in intensity overall, but it was the most destructive season for the Philippines in decades. The season had 25 named storms, including 14 typhoons.Lea Saunders 2010 1 The most intense were Typhoon Nida, Typhoon Melor, Typhoon Choi-wan, Typhoon Lupit, and Typhoon Parma.Lea Saunders 2010 2 Health 2009 in health A swine flu pandemic caused by the H1N1 virus was the primary public health concern of 2009.December 16, 2009 Most-read health stories of 2009 https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/most-read-health-stories-of-2009-1.784361 https://web.archive.org/web/20260122042052/https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/most-read-health-stories-of-2009-1.784361 January 22, 2026 live CBC News Politics and law 2009 in politics The 2009 G20 summit took place in London and was met with major protests.CBS News 2009 American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were arrested by North Korea in March after being accused of crossing the China–North Korea border, and they were released in August.CBS News 2009 Events January January 1 Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda assume their seats on the United Nations Security Council. Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, becomes the American Capital of Culture and Vilnius and Linz become the European Capitals of Culture. Slovakia adopts the euro as its national currency, replacing the Slovak koruna.http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5414398.ece London The Times Rory Watson Slovakia adopts the euro on January 1 December 29, 2008 March 9, 2010 August 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110807194735/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5414398.ece dead A Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer shoots and kills Oscar Grant, an unarmed black man, at Fruitvale station in Oakland, United States. The event becomes one of the inciting incidents for the global Black Lives Matter movement.'On Our Watch' Litigation Reveals New Details In Police Shooting Of Oscar Grant : On Our Watch en NPR.org https://www.npr.org/2021/06/23/1009486885/on-our-watch-litigation-reveals-new-details-in-police-shooting-of-oscar-grant 2023-01-07 July 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210708092833/https://www.npr.org/2021/06/23/1009486885/on-our-watch-litigation-reveals-new-details-in-police-shooting-of-oscar-grant live January 3 – The first ("Genesis") block of the blockchain of the cryptocurrency and decentralized payment system Bitcoin is established by the creator of the system, known as Satoshi Nakamoto.Davis Joshua Joshua Davis (writer) The Crypto-Currency: Bitcoin and its mysterious inventor http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/10/111010fa_fact_davis The New Yorker live https://web.archive.org/web/20130918090443/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/10/111010fa_fact_davis 2011-10-11 2013-09-18 2019-01-03 January 15 – US Airways Flight 1549 ditches in the Hudson River in an accident that becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson", as all 155 people on board are rescued. January 18 – Gaza War: Hamas announces that they will accept the Israel Defense Forces offer of a ceasefire, ending the conflict. January 20 – Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African-American to hold the office.Ruane Michael D.C.'s Inauguration Head Count: 1.8 Million 2009-01-22 2009-01-20 The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR2009012103884.html June 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628231456/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR2009012103884.html live January 21 Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending its three-week war with Hamas.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7841902.stm July 7, 2009 BBC News Last Israeli troops 'leave Gaza' January 21, 2009 September 27, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210927212647/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7841902.stm live However, intermittent air strikes by both sides continue in the following weeks.Yanir Yagna February 28, 2009 https://www.haaretz.com/news/at-least-six-gaza-rockets-hit-southern-israel-1.271104 At least six Gaza rockets hit southern Israel Haaretz 2015-04-15 May 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511041455/http://www.haaretz.com/news/at-least-six-gaza-rockets-hit-southern-israel-1.271104 deadFebruary 26, 2009 https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Kassam-rocket-strikes-Eshkol-Region Kassam rocket strikes Eshkol Region The Jerusalem Post 2015-04-15 September 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150904033319/http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Kassam-rocket-strikes-Eshkol-Region live'Five rockets' fired into Israel BBC News February 28, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7916555.stm February 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090228235142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7916555.stm February 28, 2009 live Virginia Tech student Zhu Haiyang decapitates Yang Xin in the first campus murder since the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007.Killer decapitates Va. Tech student, police say - CNN.com https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/22/virginia.tech.death/index.html 2023-01-29 www.cnn.com January 29, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230129030825/https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/22/virginia.tech.death/index.html live January 26 The first trial at the International Criminal Court opens. Former Union of Congolese Patriots leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is accused of training child soldiers to kill, pillage and rape.Jurjen van de Pol Franz Wild January 26, 2009 https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=a_4iKnLHRml4&refer=africa Congo Warlord Pleads Not Guilty at ICC's First Trial (Update1) Bloomberg 2009-07-07 The Icelandic government and banking system collapse. Prime Minister Geir Haarde immediately resigns.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/27/iceland-prime-minister-resignation 2015-04-15 London The Guardian Mark Tran Icelandic PM becomes world's first leader to step down over banking system crisis January 27, 2009 February 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170201030621/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/27/iceland-prime-minister-resignation live An annular solar eclipse takes place over the Indian Ocean, the 50th solar eclipse of Saros cycle 131. January 28 – WikiLeaks releases 86 intercepted telephone recordings of politicians and businessmen involved in the 2008 Peru oil scandal.Terra Mexico https://www.terra.com.mx/ 2021-03-10 www.terra.com.mx March 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210310172900/https://www.terra.com.mx/ live January 31 – Tiféret Israel Synagogue attack, profanation of the oldest synagogue in Caracas, Venezuela.Romero Simon 31 January 2009 Synagogue in Venezuela Vandalized in Break-In The New York Times The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/world/americas/01webvenez.html?_r=0 15 April 2015 August 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180801005727/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/world/americas/01webvenez.html?_r=0 live February February 1 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is enthroned as the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church following the death of his predecessor, Alexy II in 2008.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7863385.stm Orthodox Church enthrones leader February 1, 2009 July 16, 2009 BBC News February 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210223065626/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7863385.stm live Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the world's first openly lesbian head of government.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7863923.stm First gay PM for Iceland cabinet BBC News February 1, 2009 July 16, 2009 February 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090215104234/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7863923.stm live February 7 – Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history.2019-02-07 Black Saturday: The bushfire disaster that shook Australia en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-47038202 2022-07-04 July 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704020308/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-47038202 live February 8 – 2009 Liechtenstein general election: The Patriotic Union led by Klaus Tschütscher wins a majority of 13 seats in the Landtag.Landtagswahlen 2009 - Ergebnisse https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/7 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260120090653/https://landtagswahlen.li/resultat/7 20 January 2026 2009-02-08 www.landtagswahlen.li de February 12 – Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes in Clarence Center, New York while on final approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 people on board the aircraft as well as one person on the ground. February 13 – At 23:31:30 UTC, the decimal representation of Unix time reached 1234567890 seconds. Celebrations were held around the world, among various technical subcultures, to celebrate the 1234567890th second.Shankland Stephen February 14, 2009 Time for Unix nerds to celebrate 1234567890 Day https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/time-for-unix-nerds-to-celebrate-1234567890-day/ 2024-06-03 CNET en https://web.archive.org/web/20240603213826/https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/time-for-unix-nerds-to-celebrate-1234567890-day/ June 3, 2024 live February 25 – Soldiers of Bangladeshi border security force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny and take the commanding army officers and their families hostages at the force's headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka. 57 army officers are killed along with 17 civilians by the mutineers. February 26 – Former Serbian president Milan Milutinović is acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia regarding war crimes during the Kosovo War.http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKLQ706014._CH_.2420 Ex-Serbian president acquitted of Kosovo war crimes 2009-02-26 Reuters 2009-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090301111046/http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKLQ706014._CH_.2420 March 1, 2009 dead March March 2 – The President of Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo Vieira, is assassinated during an armed attack on his residence in Bissau.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/02/guineabissau.general/index.html July 7, 2009 CNN President of Guinea-Bissau assassinated March 2, 2009 April 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429123834/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/02/guineabissau.general/index.html live March 4 – The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUS123622821727 VIDEO: ICC issues arrest warrant for Bashir March 4, 2009 Reuters March 4, 2009 November 21, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121202650/https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUS123622821727 live March 5 - Michael Jackson announces his This Is It concert residency in London, England. However, a fortnight before the concerts were supposed to begin, Jackson died at the age of 50 from acute propofol intoxication. March 7 – NASA's Kepler Mission, a space photometer that will search for extrasolar planets in the Milky Way galaxy, is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA. March 17 – The President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, is overthrown in a coup d'état, following a month of unrest in Antananarivo.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7948196.stm Madagascar president forced out March 17, 2009 BBC News March 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090319061800/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7948196.stm March 19, 2009 live March 23 – A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operated by FedEx suffers a bounced landing at Narita international airport resulting in the loss of 2 lives. March 31 – Rachel Crandall Crocker founds the International Transgender Day of Visibility. April April 1 – Albania and Croatia join NATO.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29995397 Albania, Croatia become NATO members 2009-04-01 msnbc.com 2017-01-14 January 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109232239/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29995397/ns/world_news-europe/t/albania-croatia-become-nato-members/#.WHpG5FxMGUk live April 5 – North Korea launches a rocket from its Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground, which it says is carrying the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite, prompting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/?iref=mpstoryview U.N. Security Council to meet on N. Korea launch April 5, 2009 CNN April 5, 2009 August 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110805035025/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/?iref=mpstoryview live April 6 – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 308 and injuring more than 1,500.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7986727.stm BBC: Italian rescuers work into night BBC News April 7, 2009 August 23, 2010 April 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100420234155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7986727.stm live April 7 – April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests: four people died and 270 were injured. April 8 - April 12 – Maersk Alabama Hijacking occurs, the ship being taken over by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia.2020-04-01 Somali pirates hijack Maersk Alabama ship April 8, 2009 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-8/somali-pirates-hijack-maersk-alabama-ship 2025-12-25 HISTORY en https://web.archive.org/web/20251209200419/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-8/somali-pirates-hijack-maersk-alabama-ship December 9, 2025 live April 21 – UNESCO launches The World Digital Library.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042001324.html?hpid=sec-world U.N. Launches Library Of World's Knowledge April 21, 2009 The Washington Post April 21, 2009 November 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215643/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042001324.html?hpid=sec-world live May May 11–24 – Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched to refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11, landing at Edwards Air Force Base May 24.https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts125/main/index.html NASA – STS-125 www.nasa.gov April 16, 2020 June 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090615053932/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts125/main/index.html live May 12–16 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 takes place in Moscow, Russia, and is won by Norwegian entrant Alexander Rybak with the song "Fairytale". May 15 France–Pakistan Atomic Energy Framework bilateral energy treaty is signed.Staff reports Pakistan in 'French nuclear deal' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8052587.stm 17 September 2012 BBC Pakistan, 2009 15 May 2009 June 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180620160337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8052587.stm live The album 21st Century Breakdown is released by American rock band Green Day, which sold over 5 million copies. May 17 – Video game Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, is first released to the public. May 18 – Following more than 25 years of fighting, the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the total military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.https://nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1605285 Sri Lanka's long war reaches end, Tigers defeated C. Bryson Hull and Ranga Sirilal https://archive.today/20110115170258/http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1605285 January 15, 2011 dead May 31, 2009 May 19 – German football club RB Leipzig is founded by Red Bull.From the fifth division to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 11 years: the history of RB Leipzig https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/history-of-rb-leipzig-from-fifth-division-to-champions-league-nagelsmann-rangnick-12466 2025-03-09 www.bundesliga.com en https://web.archive.org/web/20221023182117/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/history-of-rb-leipzig-from-fifth-division-to-champions-league-nagelsmann-rangnick-12466 October 23, 2022 live May 22 – Metalworkers at a Ssangyong Motor factory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea begin a 77-day strike.Ssangyong Motors workers on strike in South Korea The Guardian August 4, 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2009/aug/04/south-korea-automotive-industry October 12, 2026Ki-hoon Moon The strike that inspired 'Possible Love' The Korea Herald September 30, 2026 https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10889220 October 12, 2026Sang-Hun Choe Workers End Standoff at South Korean Auto Plant August 6, 2009 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/world/asia/07seoul.html en-US October 12, 2026 May 25 – North Korea announces that it has conducted a second successful nuclear test in North Hamgyong Province. The United Nations Security Council condemns the reported test.UN Security Council Condemns North Korea Nuclear Test (Update1) Bloomberg May 25, 2009 May 31, 2009 https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601089&sid=aOoNPErMuqyg May 27 - AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, opens to the public June June 2009 the album by Toro Y Moi June 2009 (album) June 1 – Air France Flight 447, en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 on board. June 11 – The outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain, commonly referred to as "swine flu", is deemed a global pandemic.https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic World Health Organization June 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701182352/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html July 1, 2009 dead June 12 – Analog television ends in the United States as part of the digital television transition. June 13 – Mass protests erupt across Iran following a disputed presidential election in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected president, the largest demonstrations in the country since the Iranian Revolution.http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24542008.html Police in Iran beat protesters after huge Ahmadinejad win McClatchy November 13, 2016 November 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161114232255/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24542008.html live June 18 – NASA launches the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter / LCROSS probes to the Moon, the first American lunar mission since Lunar Prospector in 1998.2017-12-06 LCROSS - NASA Science https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lcross/ 2025-03-09 en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20250311020925/https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lcross/ March 11, 2025 live June 19 – War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan. June 21 – Greenland gains self-rule. June 22 – June 2009 Washington Metro train collision, 9 people were killed and 80 people were injured when a Red Line (Washington Metro) train rear ended another train between Takoma and Fort Totten stations, this resulted in the worst train crash in DC Metro's history. 10 Years Later: Metro Crash That Killed Nine Was an 'Unbelievable Nightmare' June 20, 2019 https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/10-years-later-metro-crash-remembered/149057/?amp=1 August 1, 2023 August 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230801115942/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/10-years-later-metro-crash-remembered/149057/?amp=1 live June 25 – The death of American pop star Michael Jackson triggers an outpouring of worldwide grief. Online, reactions to the event cripple several major websites and services, as the abundance of people accessing the web addresses pushes internet traffic to unprecedented and historic levels.https://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/26/michael.jackson.internet/ Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him CNN June 26, 2009 December 25, 2022 December 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221225202917/https://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/26/michael.jackson.internet/ live June 28 – The Military of Honduras ousts Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in a coup d'état,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm Honduran leader forced into exile BBC News June 28, 2009 August 23, 2010 January 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120105174821/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm live condemned by OAS.http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=44074 OAS condemns Honduras coup, demands return of Zelaya Reuters World Bulletin June 29, 2009 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090702162722/http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=44074 July 2, 2009 June 29 – Viareggio train derailment occurred when a freight train carrying liquified petroleum gas derailed at Viareggio railway station in Lucca, Italy. The accident killed 32 people and injured 26 people.Train carrying liquid gas explodes in Italy killing 12 TheGuardian.com June 30, 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/30/train-crash-viareggio-lucca Pidd Helen September 12, 2023 October 24, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231024052540/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/30/train-crash-viareggio-lucca live June 30 – Yemenia Flight 626 crashes off the coast of Moroni, Comoros, killing all but one of the 153 passengers and crew.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8127812.stm Girl survives Yemen plane crash BBC News July 1, 2009 July 1, 2009 February 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120203173422/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8127812.stm live July July 4 – Steve McNair, former NFL quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, is shot and killed by his girlfriend in Nashville, Tennessee. July 5 – Violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. PRC officials said that a total of 197 people died. Two monorails of the Walt Disney World Monorail System collided at the Transportation & Ticket Center in Bay Lake, Florida, United States, killing one pilot and injuring seven others. July 7 – A public memorial service for Michael Jackson is held at Staples Center. It is watched by over 2.5 billion people worldwide. July 15 – Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, en route from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan, Armenia crashes into the Jannatabad village in Qazvin Province; killing all 168 on board. July 16 – Iceland's national parliament, the Althingi, votes to pursue joining the EU.Helgason Gudjon Meera Selva https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090716/ap_on_re_eu/eu_iceland_eu Iceland's parliament votes to join EU Yahoo! News July 16, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090728044252/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090716/ap_on_re_eu/eu_iceland_eu July 28, 2009 July 17 – Two bombs exploded separately at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing 9 people (including 2 suicide bombers) and injuring 53.Onishi Norimitsu July 17, 2009 Indonesia Bombings Signal Militants' Resilience https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/world/asia/18indo.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210427074636/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/world/asia/18indo.html April 27, 2021 June 22, 2020 The New York Times July 19 – Amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley is the first to report that a new dark spot has developed on the planet Jupiter.The Jupiter Impact https://www.planetary.org/articles/2049 2025-07-14 The Planetary Society en This event would come to be known as the 2009 Jupiter impact event. July 22 – The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting up to 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds (0.14 seconds shorter than 6 minutes and 39 seconds), occurs over parts of Asia and the Pacific Ocean. July 26 – The Islamic extremist group Boko Haram initiates an uprising in Bauchi State, Nigeria and quickly spreads throughout the northern part of the country. Abegunrin, Olayiwola Africa in the New World Order: Peace and Security Challenges in the Twenty-First Century https://books.google.com/books?id=9cvGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA83 2014 Lexington 978-0-7391-9352-5 83 August August 1 – Former President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino dies at the age of 76 of cardiopulmonary arrest after complications of colon cancer. A memorial service and funeral is scheduled for August 5. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) August 3 – Bolivia becomes the first South American country to declare the right of indigenous people to govern themselves.http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20090803_006808/nota_249_855052.htm Evo inicia la implementación de la autonomía indígena con fiesta La Razón September 1, 2009 August 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090807041043/http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20090803_006808/nota_249_855052.htm August 7, 2009 dead es August 6 – The metalworkers' union at the Ssangyong Motor plant in Pyeongtaek agrees to end the 77-day strike, after a police raid via helicopters leads to several deaths and arrests.Ssangyong Motors workers on strike in South Korea The Guardian August 4, 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2009/aug/04/south-korea-automotive-industry October 12, 2026Ki-hoon Moon The strike that inspired 'Possible Love' The Korea Herald September 30, 2026 https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10889220 October 12, 2026Sang-Hun Choe Workers End Standoff at South Korean Auto Plant August 6, 2009 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/world/asia/07seoul.html en-US October 12, 2026 August 7 – Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan, killing 673 and stranding more than 1,000 via the worst flooding on the island in half a century.Taiwan president under fire for go it alone handling of typhoon accepts US aid The Telegraph August 16, 2009 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/taiwan/6038112/Taiwan-president-under-fire-for-go-it-alone-handling-of-typhoon-accepts-US-aid.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/taiwan/6038112/Taiwan-president-under-fire-for-go-it-alone-handling-of-typhoon-accepts-US-aid.html January 11, 2022 subscription live August 16, 2009 London Peter Foster August 8 – A small plane and a tour helicopter collide over the Hudson River in the United States. (CNN) August 14 – The United Kingdom imposes direct rule on the Turks and Caicos Islands after an inquiry that found evidence of government corruption.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8202339.stm UK imposes Turks and Caicos rule BBC News 2009-08-14 2009-08-14 December 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225075343/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8202339.stm live August 30 – At least five people are killed and 275 injured in a train crash near Yaoundé, Cameroon. (BBC) (Press TV) September September 2 – 2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash. A helicopter carrying Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy went missing in the Nallamala Forest area. It was later confirmed to have crashed with all five people including Reddy pronounced dead. September 9 – The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, officials opens. September 21 – China becomes the first country to succeed a completed clinical trial by a company for the 2009/H1N1 vaccine in the world during the swine flu pandemic. September 22 – WikiLeaks exposes the contents of Kaupthing Bank's internal documents prior to the Icelandic Financial Crisis. These documents showed suspicious amounts of money were loaned to bank owners, and debts being written off.2011-08-09 Miklar hreyfingar rétt fyrir hrun Ríkisútvarpið vefur http://www.ruv.is/frett/miklar-hreyfingar-rett-fyrir-hrun 2021-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110809051437/http://www.ruv.is/frett/miklar-hreyfingar-rett-fyrir-hrun August 9, 2011 September 23 – Korba chimney collapse: At least 45 workers are killed when lightning strikes a chimney under construction in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India, causing it to collapse.http://www.hindustantimes.com/3-Chinese-techies-held-for-Balco-mishap/H1-Article1-496274.aspx Kaiser Ejaz Balco chimney mishap: Three Chinese officials arrested in Korba 11 January 2010 25 July 2021 Hindustan Times https://web.archive.org/web/20100115082506/http://www.hindustantimes.com/3-Chinese-techies-held-for-Balco-mishap/H1-Article1-496274.aspx 15 January 2010 dead September 26 – Typhoon Ketsana, PAGASA Name: Ondoy, makes landfall in The Philippines, killing hundreds in Metro Manila and flooding in Huế, Vietnam. September 28 – At least 157 demonstrators are massacred by the Guinean military at the Stade du 28 Septembre during a protest against the government that came to power in a coup d'état the previous year.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/world/africa/30guinea.html Guinea's Capital Fades Into a Ghost Town After Soldiers' Rampage Nossiter Adam 2009-09-29 The New York Times 0362-4331 2017-01-14 July 26, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190726043924/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/world/africa/30guinea.html live September 29 – A 8.1 w y earthquake strikes Samoa, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), leaving at least 192 people dead.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5387874.stm Samoa quake 'triggered tsunami' BBC News 2006-09-28 February 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210223164655/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5387874.stm live September 30 – A 7.6 w y earthquake strikes Sumatra, Indonesia, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving at least 1,115 people dead.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8284208.stm Indonesia quake deaths pass 1,000 BBC News 2017-01-14 October 13, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211013114252/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8284208.stm live October October 1 – Paleontologists announce the discovery of an Ardipithecus ramidus fossil skeleton, deeming it the oldest remains of a human ancestor yet found.Hanson Brooks 2009-10-02 Light on the Origin of Man Science 326 5949 60–61 10.1126/science.326.5949.60-a free 0036-8075 October 2 Ireland holds a second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty. The amendment is approved by the Irish electorate,http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1003/eulisbon1.html 67% vote Yes to Lisbon Treaty RTÉ News October 3, 2009 October 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005155154/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1003/eulisbon1.html October 5, 2009 dead http://www.referendum.ie/referendum/current/index.asp?ballotid=79 Results received at the Central Count Centre for the Referendum on Treaty of Lisbon 2009 October 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091004235315/http://www.referendum.ie/referendum/current/index.asp?ballotid=79 October 4, 2009 deadhttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1927731,00.html Time Irish Ayes on Lisbon Treaty Have Europe Smiling October 4, 2009 October 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005191607/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0%2C8599%2C1927731%2C00.html October 5, 2009 dead http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0708/eulisbon.html Lisbon II referendum set for 2 October RTÉ News July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009 September 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090913081333/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0708/eulisbon.html livehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8140269.stm Irish treaty vote set for October BBC News July 8, 2009 July 8, 2009 July 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090711140614/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8140269.stm live having been rejected in the Lisbon I referendum held last year. The International Olympic Committee awards Rio de Janeiro the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games BBC News October 2, 2009 September 17, 2017 January 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112104246/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm live October 15 – It is revealed the company Trafigura has been using a super-injunction to stop The Guardian from reporting about the 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic dumping incident, which Trafigura was responsible for.Censorship Index on 2009-10-14 A gag too far https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/10/a-gag-too-far/ 2021-03-12 Index on Censorship en-GB February 27, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227150303/https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/10/a-gag-too-far/ live October 18 – British racing driver Jenson Button won his first Formula One World Championship, driving for Brawn GP at the Brazilian Grand Prix.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/oct/18/jenson-button-wins-f1-world-title-brazil Jenson Button wins Formula One title after dramatic Brazilian grand prix October 18, 2009 en theguardian.com April 17, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20091021054652/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/oct/18/jenson-button-wins-f1-world-title-brazil October 21, 2009 live October 20 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is inaugurated for a second term as President of Indonesia. WikiLeaks leaked the membership listing of a radical political group known as the British National Party.2009-10-20 BNP membership list appears on Wikileaks http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/oct/20/bnp-membership-list-wikileaks 2021-03-12 the Guardian en September 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130930105607/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/oct/20/bnp-membership-list-wikileaks live October 22 – Microsoft releases Windows 7 to all computers and laptops, including an edition for ATMs.http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing LeBlanc Brandon Windows Team Blog Microsoft https://web.archive.org/web/20140227022915/http://blogs.windows.com/windows/archive/b/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx February 27, 2014 October 23 – The 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire began after an explosion at the refinery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.Evacuation from Puerto Rico fire http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8323569.stm BBC News 2009-10-24 2023-01-18 January 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230119022156/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8323569.stm live October 24 – The 2009 El Ayyat railway accident occurred in Giza, Egypt, when a passenger train derailed due to stoppage of animals on the train tracks. 50 people were killed and 30 people were injured.Train collision kills at least 15 in Egypt https://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/25/egypt.train.collision/index.html September 12, 2023 September 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230902115816/https://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/25/egypt.train.collision/index.html live October 25 – Two suicide attacks in Baghdad, Iraq, kill 155 people and injure at least 721 people.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8325600.stm BBC NEWS Middle East Baghdad bomb fatalities pass 150 news.bbc.co.uk October 26, 2009 2017-01-14 February 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200206215724/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8325600.stm live November November 3 The Czech Republic becomes the final member-state of the European Union to sign the Treaty of Lisbon, thereby permitting that document's initiation into European law.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/03/czech.eu.lisbon.treaty/index.html CCN.com CNN November 3, 2009 August 23, 2010 March 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329063235/http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/03/czech.eu.lisbon.treaty/index.html live The Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, is designated the first permanent President of the European Council,Richardson Miranda Thomas Philip 20 November 2009 Tony Blair Has Dropped Out Of The Race To Be EU President As Herman Van Rompuy Gets The Nod – World News http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Tony-Blair-Has-Dropped-Out-Of-The-Race-To-Be-EU-President-As-Herman-Van-Rompuy-Gets-The-Nod/Article/200911315457404?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15457404_Tony_Blair_Has_Dropped_Out_Of_The_Race_To_Be_EU_President_As_Herman_Van_Rompuy_Gets_The_Nod dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091122075535/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Tony-Blair-Has-Dropped-Out-Of-The-Race-To-Be-EU-President-As-Herman-Van-Rompuy-Gets-The-Nod/Article/200911315457404?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15457404_Tony_Blair_Has_Dropped_Out_Of_The_Race_To_Be_EU_President_As_Herman_Van_Rompuy_Gets_The_Nod November 22, 2009 November 20, 2009 Sky News a position he takes up on December 1, 2009.http://www.consilium.europa.eu/showFocus.aspx?id=1&focusId=416&lang=en Europa.eu Consilium.europa.eu 2010-08-23 November 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091125101241/http://www.consilium.europa.eu/showFocus.aspx?id=1&focusId=416&lang=EN deadhttp://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/11/12/webcast_one_week_to_go_until_crucial_summit Webcast: One week to go until crucial summit – Swedish Presidency of the European Union November 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091115130855/http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/11/12/webcast_one_week_to_go_until_crucial_summit November 15, 2009 deadThe Treaty of Lisbon entered into force on December 1, 2009, the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council ceased to exist (as the provision for its existence has been erased from the Treaties in force), and the new office of President of the European Council came into being. The appointment of Herman van Rompuy as President of the European Council became effective on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. Also, article 6 of the Protocol on transitional provisions annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon provided that on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty, the terms of office of the High Representative for the common foreign and security policy and of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council ceased, with the Council electing a Secretary General. register.consilium.europa.eu https://web.archive.org/web/20120307100132/http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/08/st06/st06655.en08.pdf March 7, 2012 November 5 – Fourteen people are killed during the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/05/national/main5539067.shtml CBS News Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 13 Dead November 5, 2009 June 8, 2025 November 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108024006/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/05/national/main5539067.shtml dead Captain Isaac Taylor, a spokesman at Fort Hood, confirmed to CBS News early Friday morning that one additional victim had died of wounds sustained in the attack after hospitalization, raising the death toll to 13. At least 30 others were wounded, according to Taylor. November 10 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released.Sterling Jim November 12, 2009 Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 http://www.destructoid.com/review-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-154804.phtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110730051606/http://www.destructoid.com/review-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-154804.phtml July 30, 2011 August 8, 2023 Destructoid November 13 – Having analyzed the data from the LCROSS lunar impact, NASA announces that it has found a "significant" quantity of water in the Moon's Cabeus crater.http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/nov/HQ_09-265_LCROSS_Confirms_Water.html NASA's LCROSS Impacts Confirm Water in Lunar Crater NASA November 13, 2009 November 21, 2009 Preliminary data from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. https://web.archive.org/web/20091115180658/http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/nov/HQ_09-265_LCROSS_Confirms_Water.html November 15, 2009 deadNovember 13, 2009 NASA finds 'significant' water on moon http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/13/water.moon.nasa/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091116064753/http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/13/water.moon.nasa/index.html November 16, 2009 November 13, 2016 CNN November 23 – In the Philippines, at least 58 people are abducted and killed in the province of Maguindanao, in what the Committee to Protect Journalists called the single deadliest attack on journalists in history.Alcuin Papa Maguindanao massacre worst-ever for journalists http://politics.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&article=20091126-238554 Philippine Daily Inquirer November 26, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091202082845/http://politics.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&article=20091126-238554 December 2, 2009 November 24 – The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, is founded in Bucharest, Romania.https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-cultura-6536622-avdhela-ndash-biblioteca-culturii-aromane.htm Avdhela – Biblioteca Culturii Aromâne Ionuț Baiaș HotNews 22 November 2009 ro September 11, 2022 September 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220909082146/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-cultura-6536622-avdhela-ndash-biblioteca-culturii-aromane.htm live December December 1 – The Treaty of Lisbon comes into force.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8340664.stm EU reform treaty passes last test BBC News November 3, 2009 August 23, 2010 June 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210612121705/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8340664.stm live December 5 – Fire at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia kills 156 people. The nightclub owner was sentenced to nearly ten years in prison.2013-04-30 Owner jailed over deadly 2009 Russia nightclub fire https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22350836 2025-03-09 BBC News en-GB https://web.archive.org/web/20250415151352/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22350836 April 15, 2025 live December 7–18 – The UNFCCC's 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Copenhagen, Denmark.http://www.cop15.dk/en COP15, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen 2009. Dates put back 1 week due to previous clash with Muslim period of Ramadan Cop15.dk August 23, 2010 January 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090119150922/http://www.cop15.dk/en/ dead December 8 – A series of attacks in Baghdad, Iraq kill at least 127 people and injure at least 448 more.Spencer Richard 8 December 2009 More than 120 killed in Baghdad bombings https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/6761792/More-than-120-killed-in-Baghdad-bombings.html subscription live https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/6761792/More-than-120-killed-in-Baghdad-bombings.html January 11, 2022 2017-01-14 Telegraph.co.uk December 15 – First flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. December 16 – Astronomers discover GJ 1214 b, the first-known exoplanet on which water could exist.December 17, 2009 Waterworld planet six times the size of Earth discovered The Telegraph London https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/6826763/Waterworld-planet-six-times-the-size-of-Earth-discovered.html dead August 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100804171505/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/6826763/Waterworld-planet-six-times-the-size-of-Earth-discovered.html August 4, 2010 December 22 – Serbia applies for membership to the European Union.Tran Mark 2009-12-22 Serbia makes formal application to join EU https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/22/serbia-eu-application The Guardian December 25 – A terrorist attempts to bomb Northwest Airlines Flight 253 en route from Amsterdam to Detroit.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/26/us/26plane.html Terror Attempt Seen as Man Tries to Ignite Device on Jet O'Connor Anahad 2009-12-25 The New York Times 2019-12-25 Schmitt Eric en-US 0362-4331 April 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429235953/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/26/us/26plane.html live Births and deaths :Category:2009 births Deaths in 2009 Nobel Prizes right|120px|The Nobel Prize medallion. 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