Thursday January 01, 2009, NewYear’s Day: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 1/1/2009, UK date format: 1/1/2009

January 1st, 2009 was the 1st day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Capricorn. The day of the week was Thursday.

The number one song in US was Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyonce.

Mary and Max, directed by Adam Elliot, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2009 while Dewey by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Secret Millionaire. If you liked videogames you were probably playing 3-2-1, Rattle Battle! or Art Academy.

The US president was George W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Gordon Brown (Labour), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at January 01 across the years or at January 2009 calendar.

January 01, 2009 Events

What happened on January 01, 2009?

Historical Events

For the first time since 2003, when Saddam Hussein was overthrown by the U.S.-led invasion, the U.S. military in Iraq is under Iraqi control.
Claiborne Pell (1961-1997 Rhode Island Democratic Senator) dies of Parkinson's disease at 90.
66 die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
Bay Area Rapid Transit officers shot and killed a man at California's Fruitvale BART Station.
Conflict between Israel and Palestine: A strike by Israel on Jabalia, Gaza Strip kills a senior Hamas commander Nizar Rayan as well as six members of his immediate family.
In Guwahati (India), at least five people are killed and more than 50 are hurt in serial bombings.
After negotiations fail over the price, Russia's Gazprom stops supplying natural gas to Ukraine.
Slovakia adopts the euro, becoming the 16th member in the Eurozone.
Virgin Galactic and New Mexico signed a US$150-250m agreement to launch suborbital commercial space flight at Spaceport America near Las Cruces, Truth or Consequences.
Since it's been 70 years since Gabriele D'Annunzio's death in 1938, all Gabriele D'Annunzio's work is now public domain.
Bangkok nightclub fire kills 61 and injures over 200.
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January 01, 2009 Famous Birthdays

Other January 1st famous birthdays

Christine Lagarde
French politician and lawyer, Minister of Economic Affairs since 2007.
Michel Onfray
French philosopher and writer who believes in hedonism, anarchism.
Michèle Mercier
French actress.
Olivia Ruiz
French singer, Spanish-born, of the "Nouvelle Chanson", genre.

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How old am I?

If January 01, 2009 is your birthday you are 14 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on January 01.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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January 01, 2009 Famous Deaths

Who died on January 01, 2009?

Aarne Arvonen
Finnish supercentenerian (Born1897).
Ermengol Passola
Helen Suzman
Edmund Purdom
Johannes Mario Simmel

Other January 1st famous deaths

Frederick West
British homicide: Rosemary was charged with nine murders and 11 with her husband, Rosemary.
Cesar Romero
Cuban-American actor (Joker, Batman, Falcon Crest) dies from complications of bronchitis (born 1907).
Margaret Sullavan
American actress who achieved her greatest fame in the 1943 stage production "Voice of the Turtle.
Gustav Knuth
German actor who made his acting debut in 1935's "Der Ammenkonig".

See all famous people who died on January 1st

January 01, 2009 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Capricorn

Capricorn personality

Who should a Capricorn marry?

Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius

Personality of January born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Ox

Element: Earth

Ox personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in January 01, 2009 reveal something about your future ? Find out

January 01, 2009 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was January 01, 2009?

The day of the week was Thursday.

January 1st marks the 0th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2009.

There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

January 2009 calendar

January	2009
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

January 01, 2009 Holidays and Observances

What is special on January 01, 2009?

Music charts

What was the number one song on January 01, 2009? Which were the top hits on January 01, 2009?
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