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30 March 2009 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 March 2009 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga.
- Top Film of 2009
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2009 was Avatar.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 March 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 March 2009 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 30 March
- 2002 The 2002 Lyon car attack takes place.
- 2006 Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia.
- 2008 Drolma Kyi arrested by Chinese authorities.
- 2011 Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces.
- 2017 SpaceX conducts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket.
Famous people born on 30 March
- Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
- Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1968)
- Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1945)
- Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (1853–1890)
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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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