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November 24, 2009

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 18, 2009, covering November 24, 2009.

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    Album cover for Play On by Carrie Underwood

    Play On

    Carrie Underwood

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    Album cover for Michael Jackson's This Is It (Soundtrack) by Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson's This Is It (Soundtrack)

    Michael Jackson

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    Album cover for My Christmas by Andrea Bocelli

    My Christmas

    Andrea Bocelli

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    Album cover for Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 1 by Soundtrack

    Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 1

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for NOW 32 by Various Artists

    NOW 32

    Various Artists

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Notable Deaths

Abe Pollin

2009Abe Pollin, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1923)[†]

Abraham J. Pollin was a real estate developer, professional sports team owner, and philanthropist in the Washington metropolitan area. He owned the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL), the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Baltimore / Washington Bullets / Wizards in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Pollin was the longest-tenured owner of an NBA team, holding the Chicago / Baltimore / Washington franchise for 46 years. He also owned the Capital One Arena, which he financed, as well as the Capital Centre.

Samak Sundaravej

2009Samak Sundaravej, Thai politician, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1935)[†]

Samak Sundaravej was a Thai politician who briefly served as the Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Defence in 2008, as well as the leader of the People's Power Party in 2008.

2009Jun Ross, Filipino basketball player (born 1949)[†]

Jun Ross Jr. is a Filipino former basketball player.

Historical Events

Avdhela Project

2009The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, is founded in Bucharest, Romania.[†]

The Avdhela Project, also known as the Library of Aromanian Culture, is a digital library and cultural initiative developed by the Predania Association. The Avdhela Project aims to collect, edit and open to the public academic works on the Aromanians based on a series of specific principles. It was launched on 24 November 2009 in Bucharest, Romania. Public events, the promotion of cultural works and the publication of audiovisual material are other activities carried out by the Avdhela Project in support of Aromanian culture.

Historical Context for November 24, 2009

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