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April 16, 2009

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Little Gloria Was Happy Here

By Eric Konigsberg

Given carte blanche with the décor of her room at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, Gloria Vanderbilt chose to recreate, in spirit, the bedroom of her adolescence.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 15, 2009, covering April 16, 2009.

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    Album cover for Defying Gravity by Keith Urban

    Defying Gravity

    Keith Urban

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    Album cover for Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r by Prince/Bria Valente

    Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r

    Prince/Bria Valente

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    Album cover for Quiet Nights by Diana Krall

    Quiet Nights

    Diana Krall

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    Album cover for NOW 30 by Various Artists

    NOW 30

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for Hannah Montana: The Movie by Soundtrack

    Hannah Montana: The Movie

    Soundtrack

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Notable Deaths

2009Michael Martin Dwyer, Irish security guard (born 1984)[†]

Michael Dwyer was shot dead in 2009 by the Bolivian Police Special Forces in the Las Americas Hotel, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia in disputed circumstances.

2009Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, Bolivian-Hungarian-Croatian mercenary, journalist, and actor (born 1960)[†]

Eduardo Rózsa-Flores was a Bolivian-Hungarian-Croatian journalist, actor, mercenary, and alleged secret agent. Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, he was known in Hungary as Rózsa-Flores Eduardo or Rózsa György Eduardo. His wartime nickname in the Croatian War of Independence was "Chico".

Historical Context for April 16, 2009

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