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May 11, 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 May 6, 2009, covering May 11, 2009.

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    Album cover for Deeper Than Rap by Rick Ross

    Deeper Than Rap

    Rick Ross

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    Album cover for Hannah Montana: The Movie by Soundtrack

    Hannah Montana: The Movie

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Sounds Of The Universe by Depeche Mode

    Sounds Of The Universe

    Depeche Mode

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    Album cover for Unstoppable by Rascal Flatts

    Unstoppable

    Rascal Flatts

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    Album cover for Asleep In The Bread Aisle by Asher Roth

    Asleep In The Bread Aisle

    Asher Roth

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Notable Deaths

Abel Goumba

2009Abel Goumba, Central African physician and politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (born 1926)[†]

Abel Nguéndé Goumba was a Central African politician. During the late 1950s, he headed the government in the period prior to independence from France, and following independence he was an unsuccessful candidate for President of the Central African Republic four times. Goumba, who was President of the Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP) political party, served under President François Bozizé as Prime Minister from March 2003 to December 2003 and then as Vice President of the Central African Republic from December 2003 to March 2005. Subsequently, he was appointed to the official post of Ombudsman.

Claudio Huepe

2009Claudio Huepe, Chilean economist and politician, Chilean Minister Secretary-General of Government (born 1939)[†]

Claudio Huepe GarcĂ­a was a Chilean politician, engineer and economist, member of the Christian Democrat party, who occupied several government and political positions. During his career, he was the provincial intendant of Arauco, a member of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, a government minister, and the Chilean ambassador to Venezuela. He was also among the first in his party to reject the 1973 coup by Pinochet and was exiled by the military dictatorship from 1975 until 1984.

Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda

2009Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, Indian admiral (born 1915)[†]

Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas "Charles" Nanda, PVSM, AVSM was an Indian Navy admiral who served as the 6th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 March 1970 until 28 February 1973. He led the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and successfully executed a naval blockade of both West and East Pakistan, helping India achieve an overwhelming victory during the war. For the important role he played in the war, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award. Nanda is recognised as one of the most notable commanders in the history of the Indian Navy.

Historical Events

Iraq

2009An American soldier in Iraq opens fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, killing five other US soldiers and wounding three.[†]

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The country covers an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) and has a population of over 46 million, making it the 58th largest country by area and the 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the largest in the country.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

2009Space 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 manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985. Atlantis is the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J made from October 3 to 7, 1985.

Historical Context for May 11, 2009

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