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Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 23, 2009, covering December 28, 2009.
Susan Boyle
Andrea Bocelli
Soundtrack
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lady Gaga
Chris Brown
Justin Bieber
Michael Buble
Gucci Mane
2009Jimmy Sullivan, American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name The Rev (born 1981)[†]
James Owen Sullivan, also known by his stage name The Rev, was an American musician, best known as a founding member of the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, where he played drums, piano and provided backing and co-lead vocals. He was also the lead vocalist/pianist in the avant-garde metal band Pinkly Smooth and drummer for the ska punk band Suburban Legends from 1998 to 1999.
2009Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.[†]
The 2009 Karachi bombing or Ashura attack took place on 28 December 2009 inside a Shia procession commemorating the day of Ashura, at Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road, Karachi, Pakistan. Ashura is the holiest of days for followers of Shia Islam and marks the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who was killed at the Battle of Karbala in 680. At least 30 people were initially reported to have been killed, later figures revealed even more deaths while dozens were left injured in the wake of the attack. The attacker marched amongst the procession with tens of thousands of people attending the march. There is some speculation amongst officials as to whether the nature of the blast was that of a suicide attack or a remotely detonated or planted bomb.
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