Wednesday January 14, 2009

Historical Events

• American apparel chain Goody's declares bankruptcy in order to close its remaining 282 stores.
• Gottschalks, an American department store chain, files for bankruptcy protection.
• Ricardo Montalban (Mexican-born American actor, The Colby's and Mr. Roarke – Fantasy Island, Khan Noonien Singh – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), has died at 88 from congestive heart disease in Los Angeles, California.
• David Cameron, the United Kingdom's Opposition Leader, has pledged to hold a referendum about the Lisbon Treaty of European Union if his Conservative Party wins elections later in this year.
• Glen Roeder, a Norwich City resident, has resigned amid fears for FlyGlobespan's safety.
• Steve Jobs is on a six-month leave of absence from Apple Inc.
• 2008-2009 Global financial crisis:
• The President of the Philadelphia Fed Bank, Charles Plosser, and Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve differ on how to stabilize the economy.
• 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict:
• Osama bin Laden exhorts Muslims to declare a holy war against Israel in an audio message.
• From Lebanon, rockets are launched into Israel's North District.
• Ukraine claims it can't resume natural gas transit as Russia's Gazprom is not sufficient.
• Two Somali pirates released two ships off the coast East Africa.
• U.S. Federal Judge Richard J. Leon orders release of Muhammad Hamid Al Qarani (21), who was held in Guantanamo Bay since 2002.
• Global financial crisis 2008-2009: The Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, and President Charles Plosser, Philadelphia Fed Bank, differ on how to stabilize the economy. (MarketWatch) The Commerce Department estimates that retail sales in the United States plunged by 2.7 percent in December 2008, compared to November.
• The Commerce Department estimates that U.S. retail sales fell by 2.7 percent in December 2008, seasonally adjusted, from November.
• 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza Conflict: Osama Bin Laden calls for Muslims to declare a holy war against Israel in an audio message. (BBC News). Rockets are launched from Lebanon into Israel's North District.
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See also

What happened on January 14 in history? Find out the list of January 14th major events

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Who died on January 14, 2009?

• Jan Kaplicky

  British architect of Czech origin (Born 1937).

• Ricardo Montalbán

Other January 14th famous deaths

• Daniel Balavoine

  French singer and songwriter (d. 1986).

• Ray Kroc

  American entrepreneur of the fast food business who opened his first McDonald's hamburger store in Des Plaines, IL in 1955, after working as...

• Donna Reed

  American actor most noted for her long-running TV show, "The Donna Reed Show," and several movies including the ever-popular Christmas...

• Peter Finch

  British actor and international star by the '60s.

See all famous people who died on January 14th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Capricorn

Capricorn personality

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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

Ox

The day of the week was Wednesday.

January 14th marks the 13th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2009.

There are 351 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

January 2009 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Lady GaGa - Just Dance
2. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
3. T.I. - Live Your Life
4. Taylor Swift - Love Story
5. Kanye West - Heartless

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. T.I. Featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life
3. T-Pain Featuring Ludacris - Chopped 'N' Skrewed
4. Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
5. Usher - Trading Places

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Luis Fonsi - No Me Doy Por Vencido
2. Aventura - Por Un Segundo
3. Marco Antonio Solis - No Molestar
4. RKM & Ken-Y - Te Regalo Amores
5. Enrique Iglesias - Lloro Por Ti

Serie A

• Roma - Sampdoria : 2 - 0

Premier League

• Man United - Wigan : 1 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $77.04
• Apple AAPL: opens at $86.24
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $19.53
• General Electric GE: opens at $14.59
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $84.20

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 89.01 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.2486 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.1156 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.8355 CNY
• 1 EUR = 117.45 JPY