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2009: Observed DST during World War II from 1942 to 1945 as a part of the Bengal Presidency of India. Also observed in 2009. Barbados: 1980: Observed DST from 1977 to 1980. Belarus: 2010: Observed DST in 1941–1944, 1981–2010. Belgium: Observed DST in 1916–1940, 1942–1946 and since 1977. Belize: 1983: Observed DST in 1973–1974 and 1982 ...
2009 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2000s decade.
The Australian summer of 2012–2013, known as the Angry Summer or Extreme Summer, resulted in 123 weather records being broken over a 90-day period, including the hottest day ever recorded for Australia as a whole, the hottest January on record, the hottest summer average on record, and a record seven days in row when the whole continent ...
2009 – Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (b. 1933) 2009 – Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (b. 1920) 2012 – Mollie Hunter, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1922) 2012 – Alfredo Ramos, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1924) 2012 – Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1925)
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
America Online CEO Stephen M. Case, left, and Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin listen to senators' opening statements during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the merger of the two ...
1960 – At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. 1961 – In the Italian Grand Prix , a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.
Christmas is celebrated annually on Dec. 25. Watch live countdown to see how many shopping days remain.