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The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2009. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
On December 1, 2009, the same-sex marriage bill passed by a vote of 11–2 in its first reading. The second reading was held on December 15, 2009, where the measure was again passed by a vote of 11–2. The bill received Mayor Fenty's signature on December 18 and had to survive a 30-day congressional review period before becoming law.
December. December 4 – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo officially places Maguindanao under a state of martial law. The declaration, also suspended the writ of habeas corpus in the province. December 10 – 18 hostages are released after at least 65 people are kidnapped by gunmen in Agusan del Sur.
The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, and airplay. There were a total of 12 number-one singles in 2009, although 13 claimed the top spot as ...
Operation Septentrion. • 200 (United States Special Forces) [which?] Operation Septentrion was a 36-hour military operation of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a NATO -led security mission, that took place December 16–18, 2009, in the Uzbin Valley of eastern Afghanistan. [1] [2] [3] A part of the War in Afghanistan, it ...
Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009. Billboard magazine each year releases a Top Hot 100 songs of the year, counted from the first week of November to the final week in October. For 2009, the chart was published on December 11. [1] The 2009 list was dominated by The Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga, who shared the top four spots.
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December. The conference included the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 5th session ...
Green Bay Packers 48, Seattle Seahawks 10. Houston Texans 27, Miami Dolphins 20. New England Patriots 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 7. The Pats clinch the AFC East title. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, New Orleans Saints 17 (OT) Carolina Panthers 41, New York Giants 9. The Panthers rout the Giants in their last game at Giants Stadium.