2009 events

A fire at a day-care center kills 49 people in Hermosillo, Mexico. Date: June 5, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru. Date: June 5, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history. Date: June 1, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed. Date: June 1, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This…

North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community. Date: May 25, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules crashes in Magetan Regency, killing 99. Date: May 20, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides. Date: May 18, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Date: May 11, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

An American soldier in Iraq opens fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, killing five other US soldiers and wounding three. Date: May 11, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)