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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.
James Cameron. James Francis Cameron CC (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post- New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. He first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984), and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss ...
Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 war film [8] written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent. The film tells an alternate history story of two converging plots to assassinate Nazi Germany 's leadership at a Paris cinema ...
December 18, 2009 Avatar: Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. co-production with Lightstorm Entertainment, Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners: December 23, 2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Pittsburgh achieved the #1 ranking for the first time in school history on January 5, 2009. [4] On December 18, Tyler Hansbrough passed Phil Ford to become North Carolina's all-time leading scorer. [5] On February 28, Hansbrough also broke Dickie Hemric's NCAA record for most free throws made in a career. [6]
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances. During his campaign for president in June 2020, Joe Biden publicly celebrated the holiday. [125]
On December 18, 2012, Twitter announced it had surpassed 200 million monthly active users. [33] ... Jack Dorsey, co-founder and then CEO of Twitter, in 2009.