At A Glance

9 April 2001 at a glance

Day of the week
9 April 2001 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 2001
The Irish chart song for 2001 was “It Wasn't Me” by Shaggy ft. RikRok.
Top Film of 2001
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2001 was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 April 2001 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 April 2001 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 9 April

  • 1991 Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
  • 1992 A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
  • 1994 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-59.
  • 2003 Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
  • 2009 In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.

Famous people born on 9 April

  • Kristen Stewart, American actress (born 1990)
  • Elle Fanning, American actress (born 1998)
  • Dennis Quaid, American actor (born 1954)
  • Joey Pollari, American actor (born 1994)

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Events of 2001 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2001 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 7 June – Voters rejected the Treaty of Nice in a referendum.
  • 26 June – Two Old Master paintings from the Alfred Beit collection were stolen from Russborough House.
  • 8 August – The first Irish transmission of the Australian soap opera Neighbours was shown on Network 2.

Life in Ireland in 2001

Taoiseach

Bertie Ahern

Petrol (per litre)

€0.86/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.00

Average House

€200,000

Weekly Wage

€295

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