2009
2009 (MMIX) was a common year that started on a Thursday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2009th year of the Common Era or the Anno Domini designation, the 9th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last of the 2000s decade.
2009 was designated the:
Events
January
February
- February 1
- February 7 – The deadliest bushfires in Australian history begin; they kill 173, injure 500 more, and leave 7,500 homeless. The fires come after Melbourne records the highest-ever temperature (46.4°C, 115°F) of any capital city in Australia. The majority of the fires are ignited by either fallen or clashing power lines or deliberately lit.
- February 8 – The Taliban releases a video of Polish geologist Piotr Stańczak, whom they had abducted a few months earlier, being beheaded. It is the first killing of a Western hostage in Pakistan since American journalist Daniel Pearl was executed in 2002.[21]
- February 10 – A Russian and an American satellite collide over Siberia, creating a large amount of space debris.[22]
- February 11 – Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe following the power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe signed in September, 2008.[23]
- February 17 – The JEM rebel group in Darfur, Sudan sign a pact with the Sudanese government, planning a ceasefire within the next three months.[24]
- 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.[25]
March
- March 2 – The President of Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo Vieira, is assassinated during an armed attack on his residence in Bissau.[26]
- March 3 – Gunmen attack a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore, Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring several others.[27]
- March 4 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan 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.[28]
- March 7 – NASA's Kepler Mission, a space photometer which 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 rallies in Antananarivo. The military appoints opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as the new president.[29]
April
- April 1 – Albania and Croatia are admitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
- April 2 – The second G-20 summit, involving state leaders rather than the usual finance ministers, meets in London. Its main focus is an ongoing global financial crisis.
- April 3–April 4 – The 21st NATO Summit is held, 60 years after the founding of the organization. Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is appointed as the new Secretary General of NATO.
- April 5 – North Korea launches the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket, prompting an emergency meeting of—but no official reaction from—the United Nations Security Council.[30]
- April 6 – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing nearly 300 and injuring more than 1,500.[31]
- April 7 – Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
- April 10 – A political crisis begins in Fiji when President Josefa Iloilo suspends the nation's Constitution, dismisses all judges and constitutional appointees and assumes all governance in the country after the Court of Appeal rules that the government of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is illegal.[32]
- April 11–April 12 – The Fourth East Asia Summit is postponed after Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declares a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas.[33][34]
- April 17 – Thirty-four heads of state and government meet in Port of Spain, Trinidad for the 5th Summit of the Americas.
- April 18 – Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist, is sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage by an Iranian court.[35] She is released the following month, after an appeals court reduces and suspends her sentence.
- April 21 – UNESCO launches The World Digital Library.[36]
- April 24 – The World Health Organization expresses concern at the spread of influenza from Mexico and the United States to other countries.[37][38][39] International cases and resulting deaths are confirmed.
- April 29 – Amidst Russia's effort to improve relations with NATO and with the West in general, NATO expels two Russian diplomats from NATO headquarters in Brussels over a spy scandal in Estonia. Russia's Foreign Ministry criticises the expulsions.[40]
May
June
- 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,[45] becoming the first condition since the Hong Kong flu of 1967–1968 to receive this designation.
- June 13 – Following the reelection of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, supporters of defeated candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi accuse the government of fraud, and launch a series of sustained protests.[46]
- June 18 – NASA launches the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/LCROSS probes to the Moon, the first American lunar mission since Lunar Prospector in 1998.
- June 20 – The death of Neda Agha-Soltan, an Iranian student shot during a protest, is captured on what soon becomes a viral video that helps to turn Neda into an international symbol of the civil unrest following the presidential election.
- June 21 – As a step toward total independence from the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland assumes control over its law enforcement, judicial affairs, and natural resources. Greenlandic becomes the official language.[47]
- June 25 – The death of American entertainer 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 potentially unprecedented and historic levels.[48][49][50][51]
- June 28 – The Supreme Court of Honduras orders the arrest and exile of President Manuel Zelaya, claiming he was violating the nation's constitution by holding a referendum to stay in power.[52] The coup d'état is condemned by the United Nations, the Organization of American States,[53] and multiple nations around the world.
- June 30 – Yemenia Flight 626 crashes off the coast of Moroni, Comoros, killing all but one of the 153 passengers and crew.[54]
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
Main article:
Deaths in 2009
January
February
March
- March 2 – João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1939)
- March 14 – Alain Bashung, French singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1947)
- March 15 – Ron Silver, American actor and political activist (b. 1946)
- March 18 – Natasha Richardson, English actress (b. 1963)
- March 20 – Abdellatif Filali, 13th Prime Minister of Morocco (b. 1928)
- March 25 – Yukio Endo, Japanese gymnast (b. 1937)
- March 28 – Janet Jagan, American-born President of Guyana (b. 1920)
- March 29 – Maurice Jarre, French composer and conductor (b. 1924)
- March 31 – Raúl Alfonsín, 49th President of Argentina (b. 1927)
April
May
June
July
August
- August 1 – Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines (b. 1933)
- August 5 – Budd Schulberg, American screenwriter (b. 1914)
- August 6
- August 8 – Daniel Jarque, Spanish Footballer (b. 1983)
- August 11 – Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American founder of the Special Olympics (b. 1921)
- August 13 – Les Paul, American musician and inventor (b. 1915)
- August 18 – Kim Dae-jung, 15th President of South Korea (b. 1925)
- August 24 – Toni Sailer, Austrian alpine ski racer (b. 1935)
- August 25 – Ted Kennedy, American politician (b. 1932)
- August 26 – Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Iraqi politician and theologian (b. 1953)
- August 27 – Sergey Mikhalkov, Soviet-Russian author (b. 1913)
September
October
November
December
- December 3 – Richard Todd, Irish-born British actor (b. 1919)
- December 4
- December 5
- December 9 – Gene Barry, American actor (b. 1919)
- December 13 – Paul Samuelson, American economist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
- December 16
- December 17 – Jennifer Jones, American actress (b. 1919)
- December 19
- December 20 – Brittany Murphy, American actress (b. 1977)
- December 21 – Edwin G. Krebs, American biologist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
- December 23 – Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan politician (b. 1910)
- December 24 – Rafael Caldera, 54th and 60th President of Venezuela (b. 1916)
- December 28 – James "The Rev" Sullivan, American Metal drummer (b. 1981)
- December 30 – Abdurrahman Wahid, 4th President of Indonesia (b. 1940)
Nobel Prizes
Major religious holidays
In fiction
Set in 2009:
- Abuse[93] (1996)
- Incoming (1998)
- Half-Life (1998) – although the date is never explicitly referenced, 2009 is the last year that Half-Life could be set in, as calendars in the game display '200X.'
- Dino Crisis (1999)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), the Plant chapter occurs on 29 and 30 April 2009, causing devastation to New York City from its coast, when Arsenal Gear crash lands into Federal Hall.
- Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005): Storyline begins on 31 August.
- Fahrenheit (also known as "Indigo Prophecy" in North America) (2005)
- Shattered Union (2005): U.S. President David Jefferson Adams is elected in a sham election, and becomes the most unpopular president in U.S. history.
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown (2005)
- MINERVA (2005), is set in October 2009.
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (2006), takes place between April 2009 and March 2010.
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (2006)
- Freejack (1992), in November[94]
- 2009 Lost Memories (2002)
- 2012 (2009): The initial events take place in India in late 2009.
- I Am Legend (2007): The events triggering the story begin 9 December 2009.
- Cloverfield (2008): On 22 May, the events of the story take place.
- Eagle Eye (2008): The events of the movie take place between 26 January and 12 April 2009.
- Navy (2017)
- Macross (1982–1983) (adapted outside Japan as the first part of Robotech): The alien Zentradi arrive at Earth on February 7 (February 9 in Robotech), triggering the devastating Space War I or First Robotech War.
- Family Matters: In the 1994 episode "Father of the Bride", Carl Winslow sleeps for fifteen years and wakes up in the year 2009 where main characters Steve Urkel and Laura Winslow are married with four children.
- Charmed ("Morality Bites", 1999) Phoebe Halliwell is executed on February 26 by burning at the stake for murdering a man with her powers.
- Batman Beyond (1999 – 2001): In the episode "Out of the Past," it is revealed that sometime in 2009, Batman fought Ra's al Ghul in an incident referred to as "The Near-Apocalypse of 09." The event is also referenced again in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue"
- Blue Gender (1999–2000): A vicious new disease breaks out forcing Yuji Kaido and other infected humans into cryogenic stasis until a cure can be found.
- Dark Angel (2000–2002): Max Guevara and her "brothers and sisters" escape from Manticore in 2009. America is devastated by an electromagnetic pulse later in the same year.
- Ultraman Nexus (2004–2005) is set in 2009, acting as a sequel to the 2004 film Ultraman: The Next which was set in its production year.
- The West Wing ("The Ticket", 2005): Former President Jed Bartlet opens his presidential library in New Hampshire and chats with some of his former staffers.
- 2007 television series The Sarah Jane Adventures is set in this time, the earliest January following "a year and a half" after Doctor Who episode "School Reunion".
- Doctor Who:
- Series 3 (2007) episode Last of the Time Lords is set mainly in a parallel year.
- Series 4 (2008) episodes Partners In Crime, The Sontaran Strategem/The Poison Sky and The Stolen Earth/Journey's End; and Turn Left, (which is set in a parallel universe).
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