What happened on Wednesday March 09, 2011?

Here's what happened on March 09, 2011:

• Space shuttle discovery's final landing after 39 flights.
• 2011 libyan civil war:
• Mustafa abdul jalil, a rebel leader, is offered a bounty of us$400,000 by the gaddafi regime.
• London activists calling themselves topple the tyrants have taken over the residence of gaddafi’s son and declared that they would remain there until the property is returned to the libyan people.
• Government forces shell heavily the city of ra's lanuf.
• Egypt secretly assisted libyan rebels and sent 100 special forces troops. cairo has not commented on the report.
• A bbc team is subjected by libyan soldiers to a mock execution.
• Protests in yemen 2011:
• Two people are killed in ongoing demonstrations throughout the country.
• Doctors believe nerve gas was used against protesters.
• 2010-2011 ivorian crisis: unrest continues in cote d'ivoire as the internationally-recognised president alassane ouattara heads to a mediation summit.
• Demonstrators protesting president yoweri museveni's victory in elections in uganda were subject to tear gas attacks by police in uganda
• 13 people are killed and 140 injured in clashes between christians copts and muslims in cairo, egypt's capital.
• The united nations reports that afghan civilian deaths rose by 15% to 2777 in 2010.
• Vivian schiller, the head of national public radio usa, resigns following a scandal in fundraising
• Buckingham palace has confirmed that zara phillips will marry mike tindall on 30 july 2011, at the canongate kirk, edinburgh, scotland.
• Canada's government sponsored study concluded that heavy metals, and polycyclic aromatic chemicals found downstream of oil sands plants in the athabasca river are not natural but pollution.
• After a strong earthquake measuring preliminary 7.2 magnitude is felt off honshu, japan, a tsunami alert is issued.
• Chris christie, the governor of new jersey declares a state-of-emergency along the delaware and passaic rivers as well as bound brook in somerset county. this is to be prepared for floods that are expected later in the week.
• According to new research, the largest driver of sea-level rise will be the antarctica and greenland ice loss.
• North korea has posted a rare interview with families of defectors, urging them to return home.
• Taiwan announces it will lift restrictions on filipino workers that were imposed following a row about the deportation to mainland china of 14 taiwanese.
• After many recent upgrades by other western countries, denmark elevates its relationship with palestine to a mission, the second highest rank.
• Malaysia bans shi'ites from spreading their faith to muslims. however, they are still allowed to practice it.
• Judy moran, the matriarch of the australian moran crime family, was convicted in the murder of des moran in melbourne.
• The united states government is investigating possible violations of us air cargo screening regulations at philadelphia airport.
• Protests in north africa and the middle east during 2010-2011
• The united arab emirates government is being petitioned by intellectuals to hold free and fair elections.
• Bahraini protestors are angry at the country's naturalisation policies, which they claim favor foreigners at their expense.
• After demonstrations last month, king mohammed vi of morocco has pledged democratic reforms to morocco's constitution.
• Saud al faisal, saudi foreign minister, believes that dialogue is better than protest to achieve reform.
• Tunisia's court disintegrates the political party of zine el abidine ben al, the former president.
• Indian police disperse a protestor group supporting tibet outside the chinese embassy in new delhi.
• After the government made a deal on residence permits, nearly 300 migrants in greece ended their hunger strike.
• Takeaki matsumoto, who replaced seiji maehara in a scandal over political donations, is sworn into office as japan's foreign minister.
• Enda kenny, who replaces brian cowen, is elected the 13th taoiseach in ireland. she beat brian cowen by a margin 117 to 27 in the 31st dail eireann.
• Canadian house of commons reprimands prime minister stephen harper's minority government for not producing documents, but does not move a motion of no confidence.
• 2011 wisconsin budget protests
• Wisconsin senate republicans voted to eliminate collective bargaining rights for state employees from the budget in order to end the impasse regarding the state budget without any democrat senators present.
• After the vote, protestors poured into the wisconsin state capitol.
• The us senate approves a proposal that gives state-appointed emergency managers the authority to end labor agreements to help turn around failing schools and cities, especially in detroit.
• After 27 years of service, the space shuttle discovery makes its final landing at florida's kennedy space center.
• The united states food and drug administration has approved the use of belimumab (benlysta), to treat lupus. this is the first approval for this purpose in 56-years.
• Protests in yemen 2011: two people are killed during ongoing demonstrations throughout the country. (al jazeera). doctors believe nerve gas was used against protesters.
• Khalid aldawsari was indicted by a federal grand jury in lubbock, texas on one count of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
• Protests against the wisconsin budget 2011: wisconsin senate republicans vote to strip collective bargaining rights from state workers to end the impasse in state budget negotiations. after the vote, protesters poured into the wisconsin state capitol.
• King mohammed vi of morocco has promised "comprehensive constitutional reform" in a televised address. this will expand individual and collective freedoms.
• Pat quinn, governor of illinois, signs legislation banning death penalty and commuting the sentences of 15 death row inmates to life without parole.

Events in 2011

March 09, 2011: What were the magazines covers that day?

Newspapers from Mar. 09, 2011

March 09, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 09, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $84.12
• Apple AAPL: opens at $354.69
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.81
• General Electric GE: opens at $20.57
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $163.47

Exchange Rates on March 09, 2011:

• 1 USD = 82.72 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9684 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9295 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.559 CNY
• 1 EUR = 115.04 JPY

March 09, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

Premier League - UK Soccer

• Everton - Birmingham : 1 - 1

Ethniki Katigoria - Football (Greece)

• PAOK - Ergotelis : 2 - 0

March 09, 2011 was a Wednesday and it was the 68th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 09, 2011 can also be written as 3/9/2011 in the US and as 9/3/2011 in UK and Europe.

March 09, 2011 in March 2011 calendar

Famous people died on March 09, 2011:

• Kimon Frederik

  Renowned Greek painter known for his vibrant and expressive artworks.

• David Broder

  Pulitzer Prize-winning political journalist.

• Eiko Matsuda
• Rosario Messina
• Inge Sørensen
• Jacques Brichant
• David Viñas

Famous people who died in 2011

Famous people who died on March 9th

March 09, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 09, 2011 was Born This Way by Lady GaGa, according to the music chart for the week March 7th and March 13th.

1. Lady GaGa - Born This Way
2. Cee Lo Green - F**K You (Forget You)
3. Bruno Mars - Grenade
4. P!nk - F**kin' Perfect
5. Rihanna - S&M

March 09, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 09, 2011 was Moment 4 Life by Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week March 7th and March 13th.

1. Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake - Moment 4 Life
2. Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake - Fall For Your Type
3. Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz - 6 Foot 7 Foot
4. Trey Songz - Love Faces
5. Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 9th is Pisces.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 09, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 09, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 09, 2011 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 09, 2011 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 March 09, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 23% full, rising at 08:06 am and setting at 10:53 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 18, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Mar 19, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on March 09, 2011

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Someone born on March 09, 2011 is:

13 years 8 months old,

or 164 months and 24 days old,

or 716 weeks and 6 days old,

or 5018 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 09, 2011?

There are 97 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday March 9th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 09, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 09, 2011.

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