On this day

April 9, 2011

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

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from April 9, 2011

Why Is This Man Smiling?

By Motoko Rich

His company, Zappos, is a retailing phenomenon. His book, “Delivering Happiness,” is a best seller. But Tony Hsieh remains a mystery.

Styles2426 words
Continue reading...
Share

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 6, 2011, covering April 9, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown

    F.A.M.E.

    Chris Brown

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for I Remember Me by Jennifer Hudson

    I Remember Me

    Jennifer Hudson

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Angles by The Strokes

    Angles

    The Strokes

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hello Fear by Kirk Franklin

    Hello Fear

    Kirk Franklin

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

2011Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri, Bahraini journalist (born 1971)[†]

Zakariya Rashid Hassan Al-Ashiri, also spelled Al Asheri and Aushayri,, was a forty-year-old Bahraini blogger and journalist, worked as an editor and writer for a local blog news website in Al Dair, Bahrain. He was killed on April 9, 2011, while in custody of the Bahraini Government. Al-Ashiri was the first journalist in Bahrain to die in direct relation to his work since The Committee to Protect Journalists started keeping records in 1992, and he was the first to die in the Bahraini uprising (2011–present).

Sidney Lumet

2011Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1924)[†]

Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas which focused on the working class, tackled social injustices, and often questioned authority. He received several awards including an Academy Honorary Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for nine British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Historical Events

Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting

2011Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.[†]

On 9 April 2011, six people were killed by a gunman who entered the Ridderhof mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, a town approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) south-west of Amsterdam. Using a rifle, 24-year-old Tristan van der Vlis shot several people and then killed himself, reportedly with a different firearm. There were seven deaths, including the killer, and 17 wounded, making it the deadliest attack in the Netherlands since the 2009 attack on the Dutch royal family.

Historical Context for April 9, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]