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March 23, 2009

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 18, 2009, covering March 23, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for No Line On The Horizon by U2

    No Line On The Horizon

    U2

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  3. 3
    Album cover for Middle Cyclone by Neko Case

    Middle Cyclone

    Neko Case

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    Peak
    3
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    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Fame by Lady Gaga

    The Fame

    Lady Gaga

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    19
  5. 5
    Album cover for Dark Horse by Nickelback

    Dark Horse

    Nickelback

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    16

Notable Deaths

Ghukas Chubaryan

2009Ghukas Chubaryan, Armenian sculptor (born 1923)[†]

Ghukas Chubaryan was a prominent Armenian sculptor, People's Artist of Armenia. He authored numerous works that later became symbols of the Armenian capital.

RaĂșl MacĂ­as

2009RaĂșl MacĂ­as, Mexican boxer and trainer (born 1934)[†]

RaĂșl MacĂ­as Guevara was a Mexican professional boxer, actor and boxing trainer. He took the NBA World Bantamweight Championship on March 9, 1955. Widely known as "RatĂłn" MacĂ­as, or "Mouse" MacĂ­as, he won a bronze medal at the 1951 Pan American Games.

Historical Events

FedEx Express Flight 80

2009FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot.[†]

FedEx Express Flight 80 was a scheduled cargo flight from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China to Narita International Airport, Japan operated by FedEx Express. At 06:48 JST (UTC+09:00) on March 23, 2009, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N526FE) operating the flight crashed while attempting a landing on Runway 34L in gusty and highly variable weather conditions, including winds in excess of 40 knots (74 km/h). The aircraft became destabilized after the flare, which was executed late and with excessive nose-up elevator input. Subsequently, large, nose-down inputs caused abrupt changes in the plane's pitch and increased the speed and severity of touchdowns during the bounced landing. This resulted in a structural failure of the landing gear and airframe. The plane came to a stop off of the runway, with the plane both inverted and on fire. The captain and first officer were the only occupants, and were both killed in the crash. The airport's rescue crew got the pilots out of the aircraft and tried getting them to a hospital, but the crew succumbed to their injuries before they could receive medical attention.

Historical Context for March 23, 2009

In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]