Friday December 04, 2009: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 12/4/2009, UK date format: 4/12/2009

December 4th, 2009 was the 338th day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Sagittarius. The day of the week was Friday.

Famous birthdays on this day include Raffaele Sollecito and Sophia Pashow.

The number one song in US was Empire State Of Mind by Jay-Z.

Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2009 while Ford County by John Grisham was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Men of a Certain Age. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Cars Race-O-Rama or Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), 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 December 04 across the years or at December 2009 calendar.

December 04, 2009 Events

What happened on December 04, 2009?

Historical Events

Operation Cobra's Anger is a joint operation by the US Marines and Afghan troops in northern Helmand province.
The U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision shuts down AmTrust Bank, a Cleveland-based bank. (Dow Jones via NASDAQ
A nightclub explosion in Perm, Russia kills at most one hundred people and injures about a hundred others.
At least 20 people are killed in a fire at a nightclub located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
After last week's elections, President Hifikepunye pohamba of Namibia is elected again.
Two ferries collided on the River Nile in Egypt, killing at least 50 people.
Two Rwandan soldiers were killed in Darfur while serving on a peacekeeping mission.
Security forces in the Philippines raid clan compounds suspected of being involved with the Maguindanao massacre.
A jury in Italy finds Amanda Knox, and Raffaele Solecito guilty of the 2007 murder in Perugia of Meredith Kercher. Knox gets 26 years imprisonment, Sollecito 25.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation announced that 25 members will provide additional 7,000 troops for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. This is in addition to the 30,000 additional American troops and 500 British troops already announced.
Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup:
After two bomb scares, the venue, Cape Town International Convention Centre was sealed off.
Nepal's Cabinet meets on Mount Everest for a discussion about the impacts of climate change on the Himalayas.
After being assassinated, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, Guinea's military leader is flown to Morocco by his aide.
A ferry that capsizes in Kishoreganj District of Bangladesh has caused at least 47 deaths.
Three more people were sentenced to death in connection with the July riots at Urumqi and Xinjiang in northwestern China.
A Muslim family of three is killed by militants in Thailand while two are injured in a bomb attack in Pattani Province.
Draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup: The 2010 FIFA World Cup final draws will take place in Cape Town (South Africa). (AP via Yahoo Sports) (The Korea Times). The venue, Cape Town International Convention Centre is now sealed off following two bomb scares.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup draws will take place in Cape Town, South Africa.
An attack on a mosque in Rawalpindi in Pakistan kills at least 30 people.
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December 04, 2009 Famous Birthdays

Who was born on December 04, 2009?

Raffaele Sollecito
Sophia Pashow
Instagram Star.

Other December 4th famous birthdays

Jay-Z
Tyra Banks
American television personality and former supermodel.
Jeff Bridges
American actor, Beau Bridges is the younger brother to Beau Bridges.
Marisa Tomei
Movie Actress.

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How old am I?

If December 04, 2009 is your birthday you are 13 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on December 04.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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December 04, 2009 Famous Deaths

Who died on December 04, 2009?

Richard Todd
Ireland -- Actor (Dorian Gray and Assassin Yangtse Incident).
Edward Smith «Eddie» Fatu
Eddie Fatu
Jordi Solé Tura
Jérôme Martin
Liam Clancy
Irish singer (Born 1935).
Stephen Toulmin
Viatcheslav Tikhonov

Other December 4th famous deaths

Frank Zappa
American musician.
Benjamin Britten
British composer and foremost authority on opera who revived interest through his 1945 "Peter Grimes" and other works, as well as...
Gloria Lasso
French-born Spanish singer (d. 2005).
Rose Bird
American jurist who was the 25th Chief Judge of California for ten years.

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December 04, 2009 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Sagittarius

Sagittarius personality

Who should a Sagittarius marry?

Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn

Personality of December born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Ox

Element: Earth

Ox personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in December 04, 2009 reveal something about your future ? Find out

December 04, 2009 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was December 04, 2009?

The day of the week was Friday.

December 4th marks the 337th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2009.

There are 27 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

December 2009 calendar

December	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

December 04, 2009 Holidays and Observances

What is special on December 04, 2009?

Holidays

Roman festivals - secret ceremonies in honor of Bona Dea
R.C. Saints - Saint John of Damascus: optional memorial; also Saint Barbara
Santerfa, Lukumf - Day of Shango
International Hug Day. See Also: January 21st, National Hugging Day
Navy Day in India

Observances

International Day of Banks

Music charts

What was the number one song on December 04, 2009? Which were the top hits on December 04, 2009?
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