What happened this day in history March 4, 2009

What are the important events that happened on March 4, 2009? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 4, 2009: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 4, 2009 is the 63rd day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 302 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 19, 2009 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 20,602,080 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hexacontatrigon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Penny every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $40.42. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Ox is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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March 4, 2009 Historical Events

  • 2009
    The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.

Who died on March 4, 2009?

  • 2009
    George McAfee, American football player (b. 1918)
  • 2009
    Harry Parkes, English footballer (b. 1920)
  • 2009
    Horton Foote, American playwright (b. 1916)
  • 2009
    John Cephas, American Piedmont blues guitarist (b. 1930)
  • 2009
    Joseph Bloch, American concert pianist (b. 1917)
  • 2009
    Patricia De Martelaere, Flemish writer (b. 1957)
  • 2009
    Salvatore Samperi, Italian film director (b 1944)
  • 2009
    Triztán Vindtorn, Norwegian poet and performance artist (b. 1942)
  • 2009
    Yvon Cormier, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1938)

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