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Toggle Events subsection. 1.1 January. 1.2 February. 1.3 March. ... 2009 was a common year ... reactions to the event cripple several major websites and services, ...
Events from the year 2009 in the United States.. The inauguration of Barack Obama as the president, occurred on January 20.The nation, still recovering from the Great Recession, received various economic stimuli through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and similar legislation, which most notably gave Americans tax credits.
Events organised by Diageo get underway in Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, New York and Yaoundé. (The Irish Times) (Philadelphia Inquirer) The last surviving Ottoman, Ertuğrul Osman, dies in Istanbul at the age of 97. (Today's Zaman) Nine North Koreans enter Denmark's embassy in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi to seek political asylum.
Michael Jackson's death has severe consequences on multiple major websites, such as Google, who saw unprecedented traffic and, mistaking the traffic for a DDOS attack, temporarily shut down. (CNET) Farrah Fawcett dies at approximately 9:28 a.m. in the intensive care unit of Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, with Ryan O ...
December 10, 2021 – A late season tornado outbreak occurs in the Southern and Midwestern United States, causing major damage and killing at least 94 people. December 29, 2021 – British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is convicted in a federal court on five of six charges relating to her recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually ...
The South Africa Bulls defeat the New Zealand Chiefs to win rugby union's 2009 Super 14. A bomb is discovered and defused aboard a Kish Air flight between Ahvaz and Tehran, Iran. Three Jundallah members who bombed a mosque in Zahedan, Iran, on May 28 are hanged. Chelsea F.C. defeat Everton F.C. to win the 2009 FA Cup Final.
Russia devalues the ruble for the sixth time in 2009 and will overhaul the state budget to reflect the sharp decrease in the price of petroleum, its key export. Global financial crisis of 2008–2009: European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet says that global economic growth in 2009 will be "substantially below" December 2008 forecasts.
The Pakistan Cricket Team wins the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 world cup after a hard match against Sri Lanka at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England. England defeats New Zealand in the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20. (Times of India) A new pro-Treaty of Lisbon group led by Pat Cox is launched in Ireland.