Thursday April 16, 2009: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 4/16/2009, UK date format: 16/4/2009

April 16th, 2009 was the 106th day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Aries. The day of the week was Thursday.

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 Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer 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 ColorZ or Batman: Arkham Asylum.

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 16 across the years or at April 2009 calendar.

April 16, 2009 Events

What happened on April 16, 2009?

Historical Events

General Growth Properties (over 200 mall owners in the United States) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This is the largest real estate disaster in American history. Chicago-based General Growth Properties, 55 years old, reported total assets of US$29.56 Billion and total debts at $27.29 Billion. From a 2007 high of US$67, the company's share value fell to 60 cents.
The confiscated Pirate Bay server is displayed at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Sweden.
China's economy grew by 6.1% in its first quarter 2009, which is the lowest growth since 1999.
As India's general elections begin, 17 are killed by the Naxalite group.
At least 16 people are killed in a landslide in Kyrgyzstan.
Three Bolivians were killed by police in Bolivia: Hungarian Eduardo RozsaFlores, Michael Martin Dwyer from Ireland, and Magyarosi Apak, a Romanian Magyarosi. Two others were arrested over an alleged plot against President Evo Morales or Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera.

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April 16, 2009 Famous Birthdays

Other April 16th famous birthdays

Pope Benedict XVI
Selena (singer)
Olivia Del Rio
Akon
American singer and song writer.

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How old am I?

If April 16, 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 16.

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April 16, 2009 Famous Deaths

Who died on April 16, 2009?

Michel Mondésert

Other April 16th famous deaths

Stavros Niarchos
Greek entrepreneur and international shipping magnate.
David Lean
English director, screenwriter, and editor.
Rosalind Franklin
English biophysicist, chemist, and academic (d. 1958).
Ralph Ellison
American critic and author (d. 1994).

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April 16, 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 16, 2009 reveal something about your future ? Find out

April 16, 2009 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was April 16, 2009?

The day of the week was Thursday.

April 16th marks the 105th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2009.

There are 259 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 16, 2009 Holidays and Observances

What is special on April 16, 2009?

Holidays

Blessed HervT of Tours
Mawlid in Shi'a Islam (2006).
Birthday of the Danish sovereign, Queen Margrethe, celebrated in Greenland.

Saints

Saint Paternus
Saint Bernadette
Saint Turibius
Saint Fructuosus
Saint Drogo.
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre
Saints Martial, Urban, Eventius, Caecilian, Julia, and their companions, martyrs of 304

Music charts

What was the number one song on April 16, 2009? Which were the top hits on April 16, 2009?
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