What happened on Monday October 26, 2009?

About October 26th, 2009, in brief:

  • Historical events: Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader, refuses to attend his own trial at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.
  • Day of the week: October 26th, 2009 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: Down by Jay Sean
  • Popular movie: Sherlock Holmes directed by Guy Ritchie

More about October 26th, 2009? See below for more news and curiosities on October 26th, 2009.

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October 26, 2009: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 26, 2009:

  • Karadzic Boycotts War Crimes Trial Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader, refuses to attend his own trial at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.
  • Building Collapse in Palma de Majorca A tragic three-story building collapse in Palma de Majorca results in at least seven deaths and four injuries, with several Colombian nationals among the victims.
  • Berlusconi Trial Scheduled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is set to be tried on November 16th, marking a significant legal challenge to his political career.
  • Medical Malpractice Incident In Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, at least 10 patients lose their sight following free cataract surgery, raising serious medical safety concerns.
  • Milan Court Rules on Media Competition A Milan court determines that Mediaset, owned by Silvio Berlusconi, is anti-competitive to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
  • Call to Repeal Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws Professor Salamat Akhtar advocates for the repeal of Pakistan's controversial Blasphemy Laws, highlighting ongoing human rights discussions in the country.
  • Yahoo! GeoCities Discontinued Yahoo! officially shuts down its free web hosting service GeoCities, which was originally purchased from John Rezner and David Bohnett.
  • Saudi King Lifts Journalist's Punishment King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia commutes the 60-lash sentence for Rosanna Yaami, a female journalist involved in the Red Lines sexual scandal.
  • New President in Marshall Islands Jurelang Zedkaia is elected as the fifth President of the Marshall Islands, succeeding Litokwa Tomeing after a no-confidence vote.
  • Elton John Cancels Concert Renowned musician Elton John cancels his third consecutive concert due to illness.

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October 26, 2009: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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October 26, 2009: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 26, 2009:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $73.81
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $203.67
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.12
  • General Electric GE: opens at $15.24
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $120.61

Exchange Rates on October 26, 2009:

  • 1 USD = 92.21 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0691 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.0185 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.8286 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 137.11 JPY

October 26, 2009: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Paderborn - Bielefeld : 0 - 2

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Guingamp - Le Havre : 1 - 2

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Reading - Leicester : 0 - 1

Serie B - Football (Italy)

  • Vicenza - Mantova : 1 - 1
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What day of the week was October 26, 2009?


October 26, 2009 was a Monday and it was the 299th day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 26, 2009 can also be written as 10/26/2009 in the US and as 26/10/2009 in UK and Europe.

October 26, 2009 in October 2009 calendar

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October 26, 2009: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 26, 2009:

  • George Naʻope

    American singer and dancer (b. 1928).

  • Teel Bivins

    American lawyer and politician, 18th united states ambassador to sweden (b. 1947).

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October 26, 2009: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 26, 2009 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 26th and November 1st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

October 26, 2009: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 26, 2009 was Down by Jay Sean, according to the music chart for the week October 26th and November 1st.

  1. - Down youtube
  2. - Whatcha Say youtube
  3. - Party In The U.S.A. youtube
  4. - Run This Town youtube
  5. - 3 youtube

October 26, 2009: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 26, 2009 was Pretty Wings by Maxwell, according to the music chart for the week October 26th and November 1st.

  1. - Pretty Wings
  2. - Forever
  3. - Wasted
  4. - Run This Town
  5. - Break Up
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October 26, 2009: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 26th is Scorpio.

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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.

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October 26, 2009: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 26, 2009 is Ox and the associated element is Earth.

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October 26, 2009: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 26, 2009 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 26, 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 October 26, 2009 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 61% full, rising at 02:25 pm and setting at 12:57 am.

The previous full moon was on Oct 04, 2009 while the next full moon would come on Nov 02, 2009.

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How old is someone born on October 26, 2009?


Someone born on October 26, 2009 is:

15 years 6 months old,

or 186 months and 17 days old,

or 811 weeks and 1 day old,

or 5678 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 26, 2009?

There are 166 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday October 26th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 26, 2009?

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