Friday 23 September 2011
It was Friday, under the sign of Libra (see planets position on September 23, 2011). The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
In that special week of September people in US were listening to Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5.
Margaret, directed by Kenneth Lonergan, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2011
while Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Exposure.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Blobster or Dance Dance Revolution X3.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- RC Saints - Feast day of Saint Adomnan of Iona, Saint Constantius, Saint Thecla.
- French Republican Calendar - Safran (Saffron) Day, second day in the Month of VendTmiaire
- Saudi Arabia - National Day (unification 1932)
- Japanese Autumnal equinox Day (????/Sh?bun no hi)
- Celebrate Bisexuality Day - September 23rd of every year is designated as Celebrate Bisexuality Day and celebrated by members of the bisexual community and their allies worldwide. Observed annually since 1999.
- Also see September 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- In ancient Latvia, the second day of Mikeli
- Astrology: Usually the first day of sun sign Libra in the tropical zodiac.
- Traditional New Year's Day in Constantinople and Eastern Orthodox churches ? because of the birthday of August, not because of the equinox.
Famous Birthdays:
See famous people born on 23 SeptemberFacts:
- 2011 Yemeni uprising: The President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, returns from Saudi Arabia after a three-month absence, amid an increase in political unrest and violence in Yemen. (Al-Jazeera)
- Thousands of mourners gather in Kabul for the funeral of former President of Afghanistan Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was killed by a suicide bomber earlier in the week. (BBC)
- Global stock markets fall for a second day amid fears of a deepening economic crisis. (Sky News)
- Thousands of Toyota workers in Australia go on strike over a pay dispute. (ABC News Australia)
- Fitch Ratings predicts that financial returns on commercial property in the United States will stabilize, though slowly, in the months ahead. (Reuters)
- Floods in the Filipino province of Maguindanao affect 16,000 families. (Inquirer)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- During the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, makes a bid for UN recognition in a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, which would exist in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and have East Jerusalem as its capital. (Sky News)
- The quartet of Middle East negotiators - the United States, European Union, Russia and the United Nations - call on both Israel and Palestine to resume negotiations. (BBC)
- South Korean prosecutors raid the offices of seven savings banks whose operations were suspended last week, with the president of one bank committing suicide. (Yonhap)
- Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata is declared the winner of the Zambian presidential election. (BBC)
- The United States House of Representatives passes a resolution providing funding for the Government through to November 18, but the Senate vows to reject it, making a government shutdown from October 1 possible. (''Washington Post'')
- NASA's 1991-era Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is expected to fall from orbit sometime this evening Greenwich Mean Time. (BBC)
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Sport Games on 23 September 2011
Bundesliga 1
Football (Germany)- Stuttgart - Hamburg : 1 - 2
Bundesliga 2
Football (Germany)- Frankfurt FSV - Braunschweig : 1 - 1
- Paderborn - Ingolstadt : 4 - 1
- St Pauli - Erzgebirge Aue : 2 - 3
La Liga Segunda Division
Football (Spain)- Elche - Almeria : 1 - 3
Division 2
Football (France)- Bastia - Angers : 3 - 1
- Chateauroux - Boulogne : 2 - 1
- Guingamp - Le Havre : 1 - 0
- Laval - Monaco : 1 - 0
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in September 2011?
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Beyond 9/11 -- Sep. 19, 2011
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.11654
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.1173
- LIFE: explore magazine covers
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 2011
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of September 2011 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
- Someone Like You - Adele
- Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
- LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
- Lighters - Bad Meets Evil
- Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts
- Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
- You And I - Lady Gaga
- How To Love - Lil Wayne
- Cheers (Drink To That) - Rihanna
Top #10 R&B songs
- I'm On One - DJ Khaled Featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
- Otis - Jay Z Kanye West Featuring Otis Redding
- Motivation - Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil Wayne
- Beyonce - Best Thing I Never Had
- How To Love - Lil Wayne
- Quickie - Miguel
- Marvins Room - Drake
- Marvin & Chardonnay - Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash
- Headlines - Drake
- Sure Thing - Miguel
Top #10 Latin songs
- Give Me Everything - Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
- Taboo - Don Omar
- Olvidame - Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda
- Di Que Regresaras - La Original Banda el Limon de Salvador Lizarraga
- Rain Over Me - Pitbull Featuring Marc Anthony
- Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
- Te Amo y Te Amo - La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas
- Tu Olor - Wisin & Yandel
- Dia De Suerte - Alejandra Guzman
- Cuanto Me Cuesta - La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho
Top #10 Rock songs
- The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Walk - Foo Fighters
- Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
- Not Again - Staind
- The Sound Of Winter - Bush
- Up All Night - Blink-182
- Lowlife - Theory Of A Deadman
- Country Song - Seether
- Tonight - Seether
- Rope - Foo Fighters
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Only Time Will Tell
Only Time Will TellJeffrey Archer The first novel in the Clifton Chronicles, an ambitious new series that tells the story of a family across generations and oceans, from heartbreak to triumph,
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That Used To Be Us
A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2011In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L.
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The Hunger Games
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated.
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New York to Dallas
Homicide detective Eve Dallas tracks down an escaped criminal she was originally responsible for jailing. (E, Putnam Adult)
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Amnesty – the game
Blobster
Dance Dance Revolution X3
The Cursed Crusade
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Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Financial News
Stock Markets and Exchange Rates
Stock Markets
- Gilead Sciences GILD: opens at $38.06
- Union Pacific UNP: opens at $82.25
- United Technologies UTX: opens at $69.00
- HP Inc. HPQ: opens at $22.52
Exchange Rates
- 1 CHF = 7.0611 CNY
- 1 CAD = 6.2146 CNY
- 1 CAD = 0.8784 CHF
- 1 AUD = 6.252 CNY
