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May 18, 2009

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 13, 2009, covering May 18, 2009.

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    Album cover for Together Through Life by Bob Dylan

    Together Through Life

    Bob Dylan

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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 Unstoppable by Rascal Flatts

    Unstoppable

    Rascal Flatts

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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 The Fame by Lady Gaga

    The Fame

    Lady Gaga

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Notable Births

2009Hala Finley, American actress[†]

Hala Finley is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in Man with a Plan (2016–2020) as Emme Burns and in We Can Be Heroes (2020) as Ojo.

Notable Deaths

Dolla (rapper)

2009Dolla, American rapper (born 1987)[†]

Roderick Anthony Burton II better known by his stage name Dolla, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. Burton embarked on his music career in 2003, with hip hop group Da Razkalz Cru, under the pseudonym Bucklyte. The group quickly disbanded, and Burton went on to work as a model for the Sean John clothing line. In 2007, Burton signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik label. Burton released three singles from 2007 to 2009. The first, his commercial debut single "Who the Fuck Is That?", featuring T-Pain and Tay Dizm, charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Wayne Allwine

2009Wayne Allwine, American voice actor, sound effects editor and Foley artist (born 1947)[†]

Wayne Anthony Allwine was an American voice actor, sound effects editor and foley artist. He was best remembered as the third official voice of Mickey Mouse in English and the first official casting following the establishment of Disney Character Voices International in 1988. To date, he holds the record for the longest-running voice actor to play Mickey Mouse, having performed the role for 32 years. He was notably married to Russi Taylor, who voiced Minnie Mouse.

Velupillai Prabhakaran

2009Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (born 1954)[†]

Velupillai Prabhakaran was a Sri Lankan guerrilla and a major figure of Tamil nationalism, being the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE was a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka in reaction to the oppression of the country's Tamil population by the Sri Lankan government. Under his direction, the LTTE undertook a military campaign against the Sri Lankan government for more than 25 years.

Historical Events

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

2009The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.[†]

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a Tamil militant organization, that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The LTTE fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil Eelam in the northeast of the island in response to violent persecution and discriminatory policies against Sri Lankan Tamils by the Sinhalese-dominated Sri Lankan Government.

Historical Context for May 18, 2009

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