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September 21, 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 September 16, 2009, covering September 21, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for I Look To You by Whitney Houston

    I Look To You

    Whitney Houston

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  2. 2
    Album cover for The Time Of Our Lives (EP) by Miley Cyrus

    The Time Of Our Lives (EP)

    Miley Cyrus

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Ready by Trey Songz

    Ready

    Trey Songz

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    Peak
    3
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    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Bang! Pow! Boom! by Insane Clown Posse

    Bang! Pow! Boom!

    Insane Clown Posse

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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Breakthrough by Colbie Caillat

    Breakthrough

    Colbie Caillat

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    2

Notable Deaths

Robert Ginty

2009Robert Ginty, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1948)[†]

Robert Winthrop Ginty was an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ginty took interest in the arts at a young age and went on to study acting at Yale University. Ginty worked in theatre until he moved to Hollywood in the mid-1970s. He started to play supporting roles on television and films, most notably a recurring role on the series The Paper Chase and two Hal Ashby films: Bound for Glory (1976) and Coming Home (1978). Ginty became an action film lead with his breakthrough role in James Glickenhaus's vigilante film The Exterminator (1980), which became a box-office success.

Historical Context for September 21, 2009

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