At A Glance

15 March 2009 at a glance

Day of the week
15 March 2009 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “(Barry) Islands in the Stream” by Vanessa Jenkins & Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb.
Top Film of 2009
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2009 was Avatar.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 March 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 March 2009 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 15 March

  • 1991 Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • 2011 Beginning of the Syrian revolution.
  • 2019 Beginning of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.
  • 2019 Approximately 1.4 million young people in 123 countries go on strike to protest climate change.
  • 2022 The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse.

Famous people born on 15 March

  • Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach (born 1972)
  • Eva Longoria, American actress (born 1975)
  • Alia Bhatt, British actress (born 1993)
  • Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (1767–1845)

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Events of 2009 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2009 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 22 February – At the 81st Academy Awards, British film Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 awards including Best Picture and Best Director. British actress Kate Winslet wins the Best Actress award for her role in The Reader.
  • 27 February – Lloyds Banking Group announces that their HBOS subsidiary made annual losses of £10.8 billion in 2008. The Lloyds TSB division of the group made a profit of £807 million, down 80% on 2007.
  • 16 April – Horrible Histories premieres on CBBC.

Life in 2009

Prime Minister

Gordon Brown

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.75

Loaf of Bread

£1.20

Average House

£154,452

Weekly Wage

£686.00

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