Historical figures in 2009
The atlas holds 15 people and 27 moments here, in 2009. The most recorded lives are Amy Winehouse, Prince and Michael Jackson. Among them Writers, Performers and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Amy Winehouse
in 2009
4 moments here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Prince
in 2009
4 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Michael Jackson
in 2009
2 moments here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Robin Williams
in 2009
2 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Liu Xiaobo
in 2009
2 moments here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Carrie Fisher
in 2009
2 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Corazon Aquino
in 2009
2 moments here
María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…
Paul Walker
in 2009
2 moments here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Nelson Mandela
in 2009
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Steve Jobs
in 2009
1 moment here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Margaret Thatcher
in 2009
1 moment here
British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 2009
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 2009
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Stephen Hawking
in 2009
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Hugo Chávez
in 2009
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Moments
- 2009 Saint Lucia holiday Amy Winehouse
- 2009 Wishful Drinking at Seattle Repertory Theatre Carrie Fisher
- 2009 Guadalajara International Film Festival appearance Gabriel García Márquez
- 2009 Announces This Is It in London Michael Jackson
- 2009 Fast & Furious London premiere Paul Walker
- 2009 Heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic Robin Williams
- 2009 Fast & Furious 4 Taipei premiere Paul Walker
- 2009 Liver transplant Steve Jobs
- 2009 Saint Lucia Jazz Festival return Amy Winehouse
- 2009 Attends Zuma's inauguration Nelson Mandela
- 2009 Middle East arrival Pope Benedict XVI
- 2009 Held at Beijing No. 1 Detention Center Liu Xiaobo
- 2009 Dies at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Michael Jackson
- 2009 Final confinement at Makati Medical Center Corazon Aquino
- 2009 Montreux Jazz Festival shows Prince
- 2009 V Festival appearance with the Specials Amy Winehouse
- 2009 Death at Makati Medical Center Corazon Aquino
- 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom Stephen Hawking
- 2009 Wishful Drinking at Studio 54 Carrie Fisher
- 2009 Grand Palais surprise concerts Prince
- 2009 La Cigale surprise performance Prince
- 2009 Paisley Park concert Prince
- 2009 Return to Downing Street Margaret Thatcher
- 2009 Milton Keynes Theatre arrest Amy Winehouse
- 2009 Climate conference in Copenhagen Hugo Chávez
- 2009 Trial at Beijing No. 1 Intermediate Court Liu Xiaobo
- 2009 Weapons of Self-Destruction tour conclusion Robin Williams