Friday December 18, 2009: on this day

December 18, 2009 was a Friday and it was the 352nd day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 18, 2009 can also be written as 12/18/2009 in the US and as 18/12/2009 in UK and Europe.

December 18, 2009 in December 2009 calendar

Here's what happened on December 18, 2009:

• The un climate conference in copenhagen (denmark) ended with a final compromise climate deal and a promise to work out all details later. the deal was signed by the leaders of the following countries: canada, usa (china, india), brazil, south africa, and india. the agreement provides money for developing countries to combat global warming. the agreement is non-binding and does not establish new targets for greenhouse gas reduction.
• Catalan parliament votes against bull fighting in spain.
• Russian television news channels repeat coverage of a ufo that looks like a pyramid, and is similar to the imperial cruiser from star wars.
• The vatican has dismissed zambia's controversial roman catholic church archbishop emmanuel milingo.
• Paris court finds that google infringes copyright and sentences it to pay 300,000nbspeuros damages and interest to editions de la martiniere in france, as well as 10,000nbspeuros per day until it removes the books from its databases.
• Irish priest father sean sheehy resigns from his work in castlegregory following a controversy that followed him shaking hands with a convicted sex offenders in court. william murphy, bishop of kerry, dissociates from sheehy's actions.
• General motors has announced that it will be closing down operations at saab, the swedish carmaker.
• Terry wogan, who has been with bbc radio 2 for 27 years, presents the final edition of wake up to wogan. he is greeted by gordon brown and david cameron.
• Ajmal kasab (a pakistani citizen) was an accomplice in the 2008 mumbai terrorist attacks. he has since retracted his confession and claimed that police tortured his confession.
• Twitter, a popular microblogging site, is temporarily offline after an organization calling itself the ampquotiranian cyber armyampquot changes its dns records.
• The iraqi government is demanding the withdrawal of iranian soldiers who it claims have seized an oil well at fakkah in southern iraq's maysan governorate.
• The islamic new year (muharram 1) begins at the sunset.
• Threety-three world leaders are present at the united nations conference on climate change in copenhagen. they have agreed on a draft agreement.
• Paris court finds that google infringes copyright and sentences it to pay 300,000. euros in damages and interest to editions de la martiniere in france, as well as 10,000 euros per day until it removes the books from its databases.
• Bbc apologizes for the offence it caused by using the headline "should homosexuals be executed?"
• The arbeit macht frei sign is stolen from auschwitz concentration camp.
• The azores' large crater, known as the "fried egg", was discovered off the atlantic ocean coast. it has been suggested that the crater may have been created by meteor impact 17 million years ago.
• While lava flows and ash blasts continue to rise from the philippine volcano mount mayon, scientists are predicting a major eruption within the next weeks. meanwhile, 30,000 people still live in temporary shelter.
• Sir john chilcot has reaffirmed a previous decision and insists that tony blair, the former british prime minister, will make most of his evidence public to the iraq inquiry.
• The east coast of england is affected by snowfall, which disrupts power and transport.

December 18, 2009: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 18, 2009:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $68.56
• Apple AAPL: opens at $193.17
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $29.84
• General Electric GE: opens at $15.91
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $127.97

Exchange Rates on December 18, 2009:

• 1 USD = 90.45 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0659 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0416 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.829 CNY
• 1 EUR = 129.77 JPY

December 18, 2009: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Schalke 04 - Mainz : 1 - 0

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Ahlen - Cottbus : 0 - 4
• Duisburg - Aachen : 0 - 2
• Koblenz - Frankfurt FSV : 0 - 1

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Ajaccio - Nantes : 2 - 1
• Arles - Chateauroux : 3 - 0
• Brest - Nimes : 1 - 0
• Caen - Laval : 1 - 1
• Clermont - Le Havre : 1 - 0

League 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

• Grimsby - Morecambe : 1 - 1

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 18th is Sagittarius.

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December 18, 2009: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 18, 2009 is Ox and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on December 18, 2009 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 18, 2009 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 December 18, 2009 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 10% full, rising at 08:54 am and setting at 07:34 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 02, 2009 while the next full moon would come on Dec 31, 2009.

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Your place in the Universe on December 18, 2009

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Whose famous birthday is on December 18th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on December 18th:

• Brad Pitt

  American actor and sex icon.

• Christina Aguilera

  American singer, songwriter, actress.

• Katie Holmes

  American actress who made a remarkable career, was accepted in her first audition for "the ice storm" as a supporting actor.

• Steven Spielberg

  American film producer and director.

• Keith Richards

  British musician who founded "the rolling stones", with mick jagger, in july 1962.

• Gladys Cooper

  Gladys Cooper was an English actress who had a successful career on stage and screen, earning multiple awards.

• Ray Liotta

  American actor seen in "lethal weapon", and "goodfellas.

• Alejandro Sanz

  World music singer.

• Trish Stratus

  Canadian professional wrestler.

• Betty Grable

  American actress, singer, and dancer.

See more famous people and celebrities born on December 18th

You are 14 years 4 months old,

or 172 months and 2 days old,

or 748 weeks and 1 day old,

or 5237 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 18, 2009?

There are 242 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday December 18th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 18, 2009?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on December 18, 2009.

Famous people died on December 18, 2009:

• Chas Balun

  Known for his work in horror film criticism and writing.

• Oskar Danon
• Connie Hines
• Jacqueline Laurent
• Renée Lebas
• László Nagy
• Gustavo Buratti
• Hans Rubner
• Knut Sørensen
• Georgina Parkinson
• Alberto Andrizzi

What famous deaths happened on December 18th?

Famous deaths on December 18th:

• Robert Bresson

  He was a french film director who directed 14 films over 40 years.

• Chris Farley

  American comedian who died after consuming booze, cocaine, and heroin in his chicago condo 12/18/1997.

• Gilbert Bécaud

  He was a french singer-songwriter who wrote french songs like "what now my love?" "je t'appartiens", which was renamed by the everly...

• Virna Lisi

  Italian actress and voluptuous lead lady, after her roles in local films, she was internationally recognized for "the black tulip," 1963,"...

• Diana Lynn

  Los angeles, california -- actress.

• Joseph Barbera

  American cartoonist (born 1911).

• Sam Wanamaker

  American actor.

• Mandy Rice-Davies

  English model and actress (b. 1944)[46].

• Lilia Skala

  Actress from austria/usa (ship of fools and caprice) dies at the age of 98.

• Anne Revere

  Actress (national velvet), passes away from pneumonia at 87.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on December 18th

Holidays on December 18, 2009:

• Roman festivals - Feast of Epona (during Saturnalia)
• R.C. Saints - Gatianus of Tours
• Also see December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Niger - Republic Day (autonomous in 1958)
• Greek Orthodox Church ? Feast of Sebastian the Martyr

Observances on December 18, 2009:

• International Migrants Day
• Arabic Language Day

December 18, 2009: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 18, 2009 was Empire State Of Mind by Jay-Z, according to the music chart for the week December 14th and December 20th.

December 18, 2009: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on December 18, 2009 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week December 14th and December 20th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind
2. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
3. Ke$ha - TiK ToK
4. Iyaz - Replay
5. Owl City - Fireflies

December 18, 2009: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 18, 2009 was Papers by Usher, according to the R&B music chart for the week December 14th and December 20th.

December 18, 2009: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on December 18, 2009 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week December 14th and December 20th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Usher - Papers
2. Trey Songz Featuring Drake - I Invented Sex
3. Birdman Featuring Lil Wayne & Drake - Money To Blow
4. Jay-Z + Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind
5. Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me

December 18, 2009: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on December 18, 2009 was Gracias A Ti by Wisin & Yandel Featuring Enrique Iglesias, according to the Latin music chart for the week December 14th and December 20th.

December 18, 2009: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on December 18, 2009 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week December 14th and December 20th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Wisin & Yandel Featuring Enrique Iglesias - Gracias A Ti
2. Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga - Me Gusta Todo De Ti
3. Alejandro Sanz Featuring Alicia Keys - Looking For Paradise
4. David Bisbal - Esclavo De Sus Besos
5. Intocable - Hay Ojitos