April 2009 was the fourth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Wednesday, ended on a Thursday after 30 days.
Portal:Current events
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from April 2009.
April 14, 2009 (Tuesday)
- North Korea will depart the six-party talks and resume its nuclear program. (BBC)
- French fishing vessels institute blockades at Boulogne-sur-Mer and Dunkirk to protest the Common Fisheries Policy. (BBC)
- Somali pirates hijack the merchant vessels Irene of Greece and Sea Horse of Lebanon. (Sky News)
- The Camel Reproduction Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, announces the birth of Injaz, the first cloned camel. (Telegraph)
April 15, 2009 (Wednesday)
- China launches a second satellite as part of its Compass global navigation system. (Xinhua)
- Swiss investment bank UBS AG will cut 8,700 jobs. (Sky News)
- The Pitcairn Islands abolish alcohol prohibition. (RNZI)
- The French Navy captures 11 Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (BBC)
- The United States' consumer price index records its first year-on-year deflation since 1955. (Times Online)
- The Tax Day Tea Party protests against higher taxes and out-of-control government spending began rallying across the United States. (WSJ)
April 16, 2009 (Thursday)
- Sweden's National Museum of Science and Technology publicly displays a confiscated Pirate Bay server. (The Local)
- China's economy grows by 6.1% in the first quarter of 2009, the lowest increase since 1999. (Xinhua)
- The Naxalite movement kills 17 people as India's general election begins. (Times Online)
- A landslide in Kyrgyzstan kills at least 16 people. (BBC)
- Bolivian police kill three people - Hungarian Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, Irishman Michael Martin Dwyer, and Romanian Magyarosi Arpak - and arrest two others over an alleged plot to assassinate President Evo Morales and Vice President Álvaro García Linera. (RTÉ) (BBC)
- An airplane crash kills 11 people in Papua, Indonesia. (UPI)
- American Sterling Bank in Sugar Creek, Missouri, is closed. (MarketWatch)
- The Bangladesh Police arrest 31 suspected Hizb ut-Tahrir members for planning terrorism. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
- The Irish political party Fianna Fáil departs the Alliance for Europe of the Nations and joins the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. (EurActiv)
- Two earthquakes kill 22 people in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (Sky News)
- Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm, and Carl Lundström of The Pirate Bay are found guilty of copyright infringement and imprisoned until 2010. (New Zealand Herald)
- People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul is injured in an apparent assassination attempt in Bangkok, Thailand. (Los Angeles Times)
- A recount in Moldova's parliamentary election confirms an "emphatic win" by the Communist Party. (Russia Today)
- The trial of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasāb resumes. (Al Jazeera)
- Serbian President Boris Tadić visits Kosovo. (Deutsche Welle)
- The Czech Republic invites Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko to a European Union summit in May. (RIA Novosti)
- Botswana will reduce its output of diamonds by more than 50% in 2009. (AFP)
- Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina issues an arrest warrant for former President Marc Ravalomanana. (News 24)
- South Africa's Army enters KwaZulu-Natal province to prevent violence during the upcoming general election. (BBC)
- Canada restores citizenship to foreigners in an amendment to the Citizenship Act of 1977. (Wall Street Journal)
- The Fifth Summit of the Americas begins in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (Barbados Advocate)
April 18, 2009 (Saturday)
- France's National Police arrest ETA military leader Jurdan Martitegi in Montauriol. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- Canada's HMCS Winnipeg and the United States' USS Halyburton thwart Somali pirates' attack on a Norwegian oil tanker. (MSN)[permanent dead link]
- Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi is charged with espionage and imprisoned in Iran until 2017. (BBC)
- An explosion at a warehouse kills at least 18 people in Hunan Province, China. (BBC)
- The Abu Sayyaf Group releases Swiss Red Cross worker Andreas Notter from captivity in the Philippines. (Reuters)
- The Netherlands' Korps Commandotroepen rescue 20 Yemeni hostages from Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (BBC)
April 19, 2009 (Sunday)
- Eight corrections officers are killed in an ambush during a prisoner transfer in Nayarit, Mexico. (AP via Google)
- United States President Barack Obama announces that Central Intelligence Agency personnel who employed enhanced interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects will not be prosecuted. (BBC)
- The Fifth Summit of the Americas ends in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (Canadian Press)
- The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta releases British hostage Robin Barry Hughes. (CNN)
April 20, 2009 (Monday)
- The United States commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
- The 2009 Pulitzer Prizes are announced. (New York Times)
- Oracle Corporation purchases Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. (MarketWatch)
- India's Space Research Organization launches its RISAT-2 reconnaissance satellite. (CNN-IBN)
- The National Unity Party wins Northern Cyprus's legislative election. (BBC)
- The hijacker of CanJet Flight 918 surrenders and releases his six hostages. (BBC) (Sky News)
- Durban Review Conference:
- The United Nations World Conference against Racism begins in Geneva, Switzerland. (Telegraph)
- A protester throws an object at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and yells, "Racist, racist!" (BBC)
- Several delegations exit during an anti-Israel speech by President Ahmadinejad. (Reuters) (Telegraph)
- China's government discovers 3,850 kilometres (2,390 mi) more of the Great Wall of China. (BBC)
April 21, 2009 (Tuesday)
- Yahoo! will cut between 600 and 700 jobs. (AP via Forbes)
- Twelve navies from the Americas begin annual UNITAS Gold exercises near Florida, United States. (Miami Herald)[permanent dead link]
- The World Digital Library launches at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France. (AFP via Google News)
- The Wall Street Journal reports that cyber-spies have hacked the U.S. Joint Strike Fighter Program. (Reuters)
- The United Kingdom's Retail Prices Index records negative inflation for the first time since 1960. (BBC)
- Twenty-four people are killed during combat between the Mungiki criminal organization and citizens of Karatina in Kenya. (BBC)
- The smallest confirmed extrasolar planet, Gliese 581 e, is discovered. (MSNBC)
April 22, 2009 (Wednesday)
- The United Kingdom's new government budget will increase borrowing and tax high-income earners to 50%. (Washington Post)
- South Africa's general election begins. (Reuters)
- The Naxalite movement releases 500 hostages from a hijacked train in Latehar, India. (Sky News)
- Argentina claims 1,700,000 square kilometres (660,000 sq mi) of the World Ocean. (BBC)
- Japan reports its first annual trade deficit since 1981. (BBC)
April 23, 2009 (Thursday)
- General Motors will temporarily close 13 factories in the United States and Mexico. (AP via Miami Herald)[permanent dead link]
- The Taliban's Students' Movement captures Buner District in Pakistan. (WSJ)
- Judge Tomas Norström of The Pirate Bay's trial is revealed to be a member of the same copyright protection organizations as several entertainment industry representatives. (TT via The Local)
- India's general election begins its second of five phases. (BBC)
- The International Monetary Fund forecasts that the world economy will not recover until 2010. (CNN)
- Prime Minister of Lesotho Pakalitha Mosisili survives an apparent assassination attempt. (BBC)
- Two suicide attacks near Baqubah and in Baghdad, Iraq, kill at least 87 people. (CNN)
- Iraq's government calculates that more than 110,000 Iraqis have died since the Iraq War began in 2003. (AP)
April 24, 2009 (Friday)
- Swine influenza kills at least 68 people and infects at least 1,000 more in Mexico. (CNN)
- A suicide attack kills at least 60 people and injures 125 more in Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters)
- Two American Current TV journalists will be tried on criminal charges in North Korea. (Sky News)
- Northern Mariana Islands Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Villagomez is convicted of fraud, wire fraud, and bribery. (Saipan Tribune)
- Democrat Scott Murphy wins New York's 20th congressional district special election. (New York Times)
- American Southern Bank in Kennesaw, Georgia, is closed. (MarketWatch)
- The bovine genome is sequenced. (Science)
April 25, 2009 (Saturday)
- Mexico's government declares a state of emergency to combat the outbreak of swine influenza. (Reuters)
- Ethiopia arrests 35 people in connection with Berhanu Nega's plan to overthrow the government. (BBC via ABC News Australia)
- The African National Congress loses its supermajority in South Africa's National Assembly. (BBC)
- North Korea begins to reprocess fuel rods at its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center. (BBC)
- Iceland's legislative election occurs. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
- Somali pirates hijack Germany's MV Patriot and release a Greek ship. (Reuters) (AP)
- University of Georgia Professor George Zinkhan allegedly kills three people in Athens, Georgia, United States. (AJC) (The Times)
April 26, 2009 (Sunday)
- Eleven Justice and Equality Movement members are sentenced to death for attacking Khartoum, Sudan, in 2008. (BBC)
- The United States declares a public health emergency over the outbreak of swine influenza. (New York Times)
- Incumbent President Rafael Correa claims victory in Ecuador's general election. (CNN)
- The cruise ship MSC Melody thwarts an attack by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (AP via Los Angeles Times)
April 27, 2009 (Monday)
- A low-flying Boeing VC-25, Air Force One, causes momentary panic in New York City, New York, United States. (New York Times)
- Mexico reports 149 deaths from the outbreak of swine influenza. (BBC)
- General Motors announces that its Pontiac brand will be eliminated by 2010. (AP via Google News)
- Japan's NEC Corporation and Renesas Technology announce their intentions to merge. (AP via Forbes)
- Yemen's military rescues four oil tankers from Somali pirates. (BBC)
- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico. (Sky News)
- The People's Armed Forces invade Madagascar's constitutional court. (BBC)
- A police officer suffers a mental breakdown and kills 3 people in Moscow, Russia. (BBC) (RTÉ)
April 28, 2009 (Tuesday)
- The first transgenic, fluorescent dogs are cloned in South Korea. (AP via Google News)
- United States Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switches from the Republican to the Democratic Party. (CNN)
- Sri Lanka's government denies Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt a visa. (Reuters)
- A 3.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Ulverston, Cumbria, England. (Sky News)
- The Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev detains 29 suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (UPI)
April 29, 2009 (Wednesday)
- The United States economy contracts by 6.1% in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. (AP via New York Times)
- Swine influenza outbreak:
- The United States suffers its first death. (USA Today)
- Mexico reports 159 deaths and 2,500 suspected cases. (Sky News)
- The World Health Organization raises its Pandemic Alert Level to five. (BBC)
- India's government locks down Srinagar, Kashmir, to prevent anti-election protests. (AFP via Google News)
- Australia announces the deployment of 450 additional soldiers to the Afghanistan War. (AAP via News Limited)
- Pakistan:
- The Armed Forces kill more than 50 Taliban militants while capturing Daggar, Buner Valley. (Reuters)
- At least 23 people are killed as riots erupt in North Karachi. (Daily Times)
- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the Solomon Islands is officially opened. (BBC)
- President of the United States Barack Obama delivers his 3rd primetime news conference on his 100th day in office
- A Chennai Suburban train was hijacked by an unidentified man, killing 4 people near Vyasarpadi Jeeva Railway Station
April 30, 2009 (Thursday)
- Swine influenza outbreak:
- President Felipe Calderón partially closes Mexico's economy for five days. (The Irish Times)
- The World Health Organization changes the strain's name to influenza A (H1N1). (The Irish Times)
- Chrysler declares bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Code. (CNN-IBN)
- Seven people are killed and 17 injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (BBC)
- The third round of India's general election takes place. (Reuters via Telegraph)
- The United Kingdom ends combat operations in the Iraq War. (BBC)
- Eight National Army soldiers are killed during combat with the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Colombia. (BBC)
- Twelve people are killed at the State Oil Academy in Baku, Azerbaijan. (BBC)
- Helios Airways and four executives are charged with 119 counts of manslaughter over the crash of Flight 522 in 2005. (AP)
- The Italian cargo ship Jolley Smeraldo evades an attempted hijacking by Somali pirates. (UPI)
- The Los Angeles Police Department identifies the suspected serial killer John Floyd Thomas, Jr. (LA Times)
- Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye replaces Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré as Prime Minister of Senegal. (Radio Netherlands)[permanent dead link]
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