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April 30, 2009

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 29, 2009, covering April 30, 2009.

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    Album cover for Hannah Montana: The Movie by Soundtrack

    Hannah Montana: The Movie

    Soundtrack

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Forever In A Day by Day26

    Forever In A Day

    Day26

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    2
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    1
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    Album cover for Unstoppable by Rascal Flatts

    Unstoppable

    Rascal Flatts

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    Peak
    1
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    2
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    Album cover for Twilight by Soundtrack

    Twilight

    Soundtrack

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24
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    Album cover for NOW 30 by Various Artists

    NOW 30

    Various Artists

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    4

Notable Deaths

Henk Nijdam

2009Henk Nijdam, Dutch cyclist (born 1935)[†]

Henk Nijdam was a Dutch road and track cyclist. His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert. On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963.

Historical Events

Chrysler

2009Chrysler 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 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automotive company Stellantis. Stellantis North America sells vehicles worldwide under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram Trucks nameplates. It also includes Mopar, its automotive parts and accessories division, and SRT, its performance automobile division. The division also distributes Alfa Romeo, Fiat, and Maserati vehicles in North America.

2009 attack on the Dutch royal family

2009Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.[†]

The 2009 attack on the Dutch royal family occurred on 30 April in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, when a man drove his car at high speed into a parade which included Queen Beatrix, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and other members of the royal family. The attack took place on the Dutch national holiday of Koninginnedag.

Historical Context for April 30, 2009

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