What happened on Wednesday July 09, 2008?

About July 9th, 2008, in brief:

  • Historical events: Iran conducted a military exercise, testing nine medium- and long-range missiles, including the Shahab-3 ballistic missile.
  • Day of the week: July 9th, 2008 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Cancer (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry
  • Popular movie: Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau

More about July 9th, 2008? See below for more news and curiosities on July 9th, 2008.

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July 09, 2008: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on July 09, 2008:

  • Iran Missile Test Iran conducted a military exercise, testing nine medium- and long-range missiles, including the Shahab-3 ballistic missile.
  • Attack on US Consulate in Istanbul A terrorist attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, resulted in the deaths of three Turkish police officers and the attackers. The US ambassador characterized the incident as an obvious act of terrorism.
  • US Senate Eavesdropping Legislation The United States Senate approved controversial legislation that revised eavesdropping rules and provided immunity to telecommunications companies that may have violated privacy and wiretapping laws in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
  • India-US Nuclear Cooperation Agreement India formally submitted the nuclear safeguards agreement to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United States, implementing the United States and India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act.
  • UN/AU Peacekeeping Mission Ambush in Darfur A joint United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur suffered a severe ambush, resulting in the death of five peacekeepers and 17 others reported missing.
  • Deadly Road Accident in Bolivia A catastrophic road accident near Potosi in southern Bolivia resulted in at least 47 fatalities. The exact nature of the vehicles involved remains unclear.
  • Death of Seamus Brennan Seamus Brennan, a prominent Irish politician who was born in 1948, passed away on this date.
  • Grenada Political Transition Following a general election, Keith Mitchell was succeeded by Tillman Thomas as the Prime Minister of Grenada.

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July 09, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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July 09, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on July 09, 2008:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.15
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $180.25
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.75
  • General Electric GE: opens at $28.14
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $124.21

Exchange Rates on July 09, 2008:

  • 1 USD = 106.8 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0116 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.0286 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.8599 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 168.07 JPY
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What day of the week was July 09, 2008?


July 09, 2008 was a Wednesday and it was the 191st day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

July 09, 2008 can also be written as 7/9/2008 in the US and as 9/7/2008 in UK and Europe.

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July 09, 2008: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on July 09, 2008:

  • Séamus Brennan

    Irish accountant and politician, minister for transport, tourism and sport (b. 1948).

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July 09, 2008: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on July 09, 2008 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week July 7th and July 13th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

July 09, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on July 09, 2008 was I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry, according to the music chart for the week July 7th and July 13th.

  1. - I Kissed A Girl youtube
  2. - Lollipop youtube
  3. - Bleeding Love youtube
  4. - Take A Bow youtube
  5. - Burnin' Up youtube

July 09, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on July 09, 2008 was Heaven Sent by Keyshia Cole, according to the music chart for the week July 7th and July 13th.

  1. - Heaven Sent
  2. - A Milli
  3. - Bust It Baby Part 2
  4. - I Luv Your Girl
  5. - Take You Down
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July 09, 2008: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for July 9th is Cancer.

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Cancer is the 4th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between June 21st and July 22nd belong to the Cancer sign: discover Cancer personality and who should a Cancer marry.

Babies born in July are either Cancer or Leo. People born before July 22nd are Cancer, while people born from July 23rd have the sign of Leo.

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July 09, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for July 09, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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July 09, 2008: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on July 09, 2008 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on July 09, 2008 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on July 09, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 49% full, rising at 12:52 pm and setting at 12:01 am.

The previous full moon was on Jun 18, 2008 while the next full moon would come on Jul 18, 2008.

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How old is someone born on July 09, 2008?


Someone born on July 09, 2008 is:

16 years 10 months old,

or 202 months and 5 days old,

or 879 weeks

or 6153 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on July 09, 2008?

There are 56 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday July 9th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on July 09, 2008?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on July 09, 2008.

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