2009
Frank Aletter, American actor (born 1926)
Frank George Aletter was an American actor.
Frank Aletter, American actor (born 1926)
The 2000s
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2009
Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian rabbi (born 1934)
Rabbi Meir Brandsdorfer was a member of the Rabbinical Court of the Edah HaChareidis, the Haredi Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem, and was in charge of their Kashrut operations, es…
Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian rabbi (born 1934)
2009
Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (born 1914)
Achille Compagnoni was an Italian mountaineer and skier. Together with Lino Lacedelli on 31 July 1954 he was in the first party to reach the summit of K2.
Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (born 1914)
2009
Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (born 1923)
Charles William Tingwell AM, known professionally as 'Bud' Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his firs…
Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (born 1923)
2009
Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
FCA US, LLC, doing business as Stellantis North America and known historically as Chrysler, is one of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered i…
Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
2009
Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (born 1964)
Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at t…
Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (born 1964)
2009
Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (born 1920)
Mario Benedetti Farrugia, was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being published …
Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (born 1920)
2009
Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (born 1965)
Jung Seung-hye was a South Korean film producer.
Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (born 1965)
2009
Robert F
Robert Francis Furchgott was an American Nobel Prize winning biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems.
Robert F
2009
Nicholas Maw, English composer and academic (born 1935)
John Nicholas Maw was a British composer. Among his works are the operas The Rising of the Moon (1970) and Sophie's Choice (2002).
Nicholas Maw, English composer and academic (born 1935)
2009
Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
On 30 April 2009 in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, a man drove his car at high speed into a parade which included Queen Beatrix, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and other members of the…
Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
2009
Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Sweden since 1 May 2009 following the adoption of a gender-neutral marriage law by the Riksdag on 1 April 2009. Polling indicates that an overwh…
Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden
2009
An American soldier in Iraq opens fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, killing five other US soldiers
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east…
An American soldier in Iraq opens fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, killing five other US soldiers
2009
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope
Space Shuttle Atlantis is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was manufacture…
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope
2009
The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a Tamil militant organization, that was based in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The LTTE fought to create an independent Tamil state calle…
The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides
2009
An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules crashes in Magetan Regency, killing 99
The Indonesian Air Force is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The Indonesian Air Force is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is headed by the Chief o…
An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules crashes in Magetan Regency, killing 99
2009
Clint Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1913)
Clinton James "Snuffy" Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and head coach best known for his time spent in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a player with the New…
Clint Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1913)
2009
Lucy Gordon, American actress and model (born 1980)
Lucy Imogen Gordon was an English actress and model. She became a face of CoverGirl in 1997 before starting an acting career. Her first film was Perfume in 2001 before going on to …
Lucy Gordon, American actress and model (born 1980)
2009
Pierre Gamarra, French author, poet, and critic (born 1919)
Pierre Gamarra was a French poet, novelist and literary critic, a long-time chief editor and director of the literary magazine Europe.Gamarra is best known for his poems and novels…
Pierre Gamarra, French author, poet, and critic (born 1919)
2009
North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, buildi
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and …
North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, buildi
2009
Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris
Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled international transatlantic passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, that crashed into the mi…
Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris
2009
General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company is most known for owning an…
General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
2009
After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indig
The 2009 Peruvian political crisis resulted from the ongoing opposition to oil development in the Peruvian Amazon by local Indigenous peoples; they protested Petroperú and confront…
After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indig
2009
A fire at a day-care center kills 49 people in Hermosillo, Mexico
The ABC Day Care Center Fire in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, took place on Friday, June 5, 2009 and resulted in 49 deaths. Thirty five children died that day, with the death toll su…
A fire at a day-care center kills 49 people in Hermosillo, Mexico