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December 23, 2009

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La Grenouille

By Sam Sifton

The revelations start early in a meal at La Grenouille, the last great French restaurant in New York.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 23, 2009, covering December 23, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle

    I Dreamed A Dream

    Susan Boyle

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for My Christmas by Andrea Bocelli

    My Christmas

    Andrea Bocelli

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 2 by Soundtrack

    Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 2

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    57
  5. 5
    Album cover for Play On by Carrie Underwood

    Play On

    Carrie Underwood

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6

Notable Deaths

Robert L. Howard

2009Robert L. Howard, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1939)[†]

Robert Lewis Howard was a United States Army Special Forces officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and four Bronze Stars.

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme

2009Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan general and politician (born 1910)[†]

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme was a Tibetan senior official who assumed various military and political responsibilities both before and after 1951 in Tibet. He is often known simply as Ngapoi in English sources.

Edward Schillebeeckx

2009Edward Schillebeeckx, Belgian theologian and academic (born 1914)[†]

Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx was a Belgian Catholic theologian born in Antwerp. He taught at the Catholic University in Nijmegen. He was a member of the Dominican Order. His books on theology have been translated into many languages, and his contributions to the Second Vatican Council made him known throughout the world.

Historical Context for December 23, 2009

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