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August 19, 2009

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

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Headlines from August 19, 2009

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 19, 2009, covering August 19, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for LIVE On The Inside by Sugarland

    LIVE On The Inside

    Sugarland

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for NOW 31 by Various Artists

    NOW 31

    Various Artists

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Gloriana by Gloriana

    Gloriana

    Gloriana

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas

    The E.N.D.

    The Black Eyed Peas

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Only By The Night by Kings of Leon

    Only By The Night

    Kings of Leon

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    46

Notable Deaths

Don Hewitt

2009Don Hewitt, American television producer, created 60 Minutes (born 1922)[†]

Donald Shepard Hewitt was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television. Under Hewitt's leadership, 60 Minutes was the only news program ever rated as the nation's top-ranked television program, an achievement it accomplished five times. Hewitt produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960.

Historical Events

Baghdad

2009A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.[†]

Baghdad is the capital and largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab world and forms 22% of the country's population. Spanning an area of approximately 673 square kilometres (260 sq mi), Baghdad is the capital of its governorate and serves as Iraq's political, economic, and cultural hub.

Historical Context for August 19, 2009

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