At A Glance

21 November 2009 at a glance

Day of the week
21 November 2009 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Meet Me Halfway” by The Black Eyed Peas.
Top Film of 2009
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2009 was Avatar.
Star sign
The star sign for 21 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 21 November 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 21 November 2009 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 21 November

  • 2002 NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
  • 2004 The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
  • 2004 The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt.
  • 2013 Massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement.
  • 2017 Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.

Famous people born on 21 November

  • Goldie Hawn, American actress, singer, and producer (born 1945)
  • Isabel May, American actress (born 2000)
  • Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter (born 1965)
  • Jena Malone, American actress and singer (born 1984)

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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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