Wednesday April 15, 2009: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 4/15/2009, UK date format: 15/4/2009

April 15th, 2009 was the 105th day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Aries. The day of the week was Wednesday.

The number one song in US was Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas.

Ten Inch Hero, directed by David Mackay, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2009 while A Lion Called Christian by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Bad Rats: The Rats' Revenge or Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled.

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 April 15 across the years or at April 2009 calendar.

April 15, 2009 Events

What happened on April 15, 2009?

Historical Events

China launches another satellite as part its Compass global navigation system.
8.700 jobs will be eliminated by UBS AG, a Swiss investment bank.
The Pitcairn Islands have abolished alcohol prohibition.
The French Navy captures 11 Somali pirates at the Gulf of Aden.
The first year-on–year decline in consumer prices in the United States since 1955 is recorded by the US Consumer Price Index.
Protests against increased taxes and excessive government spending started in the United States with The Tax Day Tea Party. WSJ)

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April 15, 2009 Famous Birthdays

Other April 15th famous birthdays

Emma Watson
British actress.
Claudia Cardinale
Internationally recognized Italian actress.
Samantha Fox
British singer, pin-up girl and star, who was ranked No.
Bruno Le Maire
French politician who was the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing for France from 2009 to 2012.

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How old am I?

If April 15, 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 April 15.

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April 15, 2009 Famous Deaths

Who died on April 15, 2009?

Giano Accame
Ed Blake
American baseball player (Born in 1925).
Sir Clement Freud
British broadcaster, writer, and politician (Born in 1924).
Laszlo Tisza
Hungarian-born American physicist (Born in 1907).

Other April 15th famous deaths

Greta Garbo
Swedish-American actress, one the most famous and magical stars of the silverscreen.
Jean Genet
French novelist, playwright, and poet.
Edward Gorey
American illustrator and writer who created more than 100 small volumes of morbid literature since 1953.
John Fred
American singer-songwriter (d. 2005).

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April 15, 2009 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aries

Aries personality

Who should a Aries marry?

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus

Personality of April born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Ox

Element: Earth

Ox personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in April 15, 2009 reveal something about your future ? Find out

April 15, 2009 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was April 15, 2009?

The day of the week was Wednesday.

April 15th marks the 104th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2009.

There are 260 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2009 calendar

April	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

April 15, 2009 Holidays and Observances

What is special on April 15, 2009?

Holidays

Major League Baseball celebrates "Jackie Robinson Day" each April 15 in all MLB ballparks.
In the United States, April 15 is the official deadline for filing tax returns: all forms mailed to the IRS must be postmarked no later than this day, so many post offices across the country stay open until midnight to accommodate procrastinators (or those who owe tax and want to wait as late as possible to pay). (If this day falls on the weekend, as in 2006, the following Monday becomes the deadline. Additionally in 2006, Patriot's Day moved the tax deadline to Tuesday, April 18, for those in
Father Damien Day ? celebrated annually in Hawai'i.
Arirang Festival is held in North Korea to commemorate Kim Il-sung's birth.
Blessed Waltman of Antwerp
Ancient Latvia ? Tipsa Diena was observed.
Roman Empire ? the Fordicia was celebrated in honor of Terra.

Saints

Saint Paternus
Saint Petrus Gonzalez
Saint Hunna.
Saint Basilissa

Music charts

What was the number one song on April 15, 2009? Which were the top hits on April 15, 2009?
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