The almanac
The 2009 Edition
Limited to about 143 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2009. About 134 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2009
- Kepler launched to hunt for planetsNASA's space telescope began searching for Earth-size worlds around other stars.March 6 · Source: NASA
- Astronauts visited Hubble one last timeAtlantis carried the crew of the final shuttle mission to upgrade the telescope.May 11 · Source: NASA
- I Gotta Feeling hit No. 1The Black Eyed Peas' party anthem took over the Billboard Hot 100.July 11 · Source: Billboard
- The Pokemon World Championships beganThe first official worldwide Pokemon tournament was held.August · Source: The Pokemon Company
- Usain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58The Jamaican set a world record at the world championships in Berlin.August 16 · Source: Guinness World Records
- Avatar opened in theatersJames Cameron's 3D trip to the moon Pandora became a box office giant.December 18 · Source: The Numbers
No. 1 songs of 2009
- Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)Beyonce · first week at No. 1: January 3, 2009
- Just DanceLady Gaga Featuring Colby O'Donis · first week at No. 1: January 17, 2009
- My Life Would Suck Without YouKelly Clarkson · first week at No. 1: February 7, 2009
- Crack A BottleEminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent · first week at No. 1: February 21, 2009
- Right RoundFlo Rida · first week at No. 1: February 28, 2009
- Poker FaceLady Gaga · first week at No. 1: April 11, 2009
- Boom Boom PowThe Black Eyed Peas · first week at No. 1: April 18, 2009
- I Gotta FeelingThe Black Eyed Peas · first week at No. 1: July 11, 2009
- DownJay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne · first week at No. 1: October 17, 2009
- 3Britney Spears · first week at No. 1: October 24, 2009
- FirefliesOwl City · first week at No. 1: November 7, 2009
- Whatcha SayJason Derulo · first week at No. 1: November 14, 2009
- Empire State Of MindJay-Z + Alicia Keys · first week at No. 1: November 28, 2009
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2009. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2009
- Older than the iPadThe first iPad went on sale in the US on April 3, 2010.
- Older than SiriThe iPhone 4S, the first iPhone with the Siri assistant, went on sale on October 14, 2011.
- Older than the Higgs bosonCERN scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson on July 4, 2012.
- Older than the Curiosity roverNASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars (August 5 in US time zones; August 6 in UTC) on August 6, 2012.
- Younger than the KindleAmazon introduced the Kindle e-reader and put it on sale on November 19, 2007.
- Younger than the iPhoneThe first iPhone went on sale in the US on June 29, 2007.
- Younger than GmailGoogle announced Gmail and opened a preview of the service on April 1, 2004.