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9 August 2009 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 August 2009 was a Sunday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas.
- Top Film of 2009
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2009 was Avatar.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2009
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2009 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 August 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 August 2009 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 9 August
- 1979 Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea hold a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown.
- 1993 The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
- 1999 Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
- 2012 Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.
- 2021 The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.
Famous people born on 9 August
- Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer (born 1968)
- Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (1963–2012)
- Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer (born 1957)
- Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1990)
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Events of 2009 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2009 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 January – Torrential downpours in north western Queensland cause flooding in Cloncurry and Mount Isa.
- 3 February – Justice Virginia Bell is sworn in as a puisne judge of the High Court of Australia, replacing Justice Michael Kirby who retired the previous day.
- 14 March – The Victorian bushfires are officially declared contained.
Life in Australia in 2009
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.10
Loaf of Bread
$2.80
Average House
$395,000
Weekly Wage
$1,185.00
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