WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 2009
Find out what all happened April to December 2009

Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (30. April 2009)

The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. (5. July 2009)

US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan murders 13 and wounds 29 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a US military installation. (5. November 2009)

During the Iranian election protests, the death of Neda Agha-Soltan is captured on video and spreads virally on the Internet, making it "probably the most widely witnessed death in human history". (20. June 2009)

A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide ranging protests in Iran and around the world. (12. June 2009)

Mass protests begin across Moldova under the belief that results from the parliamentary election are fraudulent. (7. April 2009)

Typhoon Ketsana hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities. (26. September 2009)

A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, claims the lives of 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. (3. December 2009)

Jakarta double bombings at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels kill nine people including four foreigners. (17. July 2009)

The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213. (28. October 2009)

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab unsuccessfully attempts a terrorist attack against the US while on board a flight to Detroit Metro Airport Northwest Airlines Flight 253 (25. December 2009)

The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines (23. November 2009)

The 72 year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ends as its final episode is broadcast. (18. September 2009)

2009 Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. 3,000 cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing. (25. November 2009)

A suicide bombing kills at least 35 people and injures 250 more in Lahore, Pakistan. (27. May 2009)

Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef. (19. June 2009)

The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of Turkic Council. (3. October 2009)

First lunar impact of the Centaur and LCROSS spacecrafts as part of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program. (9. October 2009)

Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington. (15. December 2009)

The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks. (4. July 2009)