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March 9, 2020

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 March 4, 2020, covering March 9, 2020.

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    Album cover for MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 by BTS

    MAP OF THE SOUL : 7

    BTS

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    Album cover for Still Flexin; Still Steppin by YoungBoy Never Broke Again

    Still Flexin; Still Steppin

    YoungBoy Never Broke Again

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    Album cover for Ordinary Man by Ozzy Osbourne

    Ordinary Man

    Ozzy Osbourne

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    1
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    Album cover for Changes by Justin Bieber

    Changes

    Justin Bieber

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    Album cover for Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch

    Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial

    Roddy Ricch

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    Peak
    1
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    12

Notable Deaths

2020John Bathersby, Australian Catholic bishop (born 1936)[†]

John Alexius Bathersby was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, serving from 1991 until his retirement in 2011. Bathersby was conferred with the title Emeritus Archbishop of Brisbane.

Historical Events

Giuseppe Conte

2020Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world.[†]

Giuseppe Conte is an Italian jurist, academic, and politician who served as prime minister of Italy from June 2018 to February 2021. He has been the president of the Five Star Movement (M5S) since August 2021.

Historical Context for March 9, 2020

In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]