May 27th, 2009.

Events that occurred.

Notable events that occurred on May 27th, 2009.

• The 2009 UEFA Champions League Final is held between Barcelona and Manchester United. Barcelona win 2-0.
• Node.js is released.

Popular songs.

On May 27th, 2009, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
• United Kingdom: Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal & Armand van Helden

Take me back to May 27th, 2009!

Let's go back in time!

The date is May 27th, 2009, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. The summer of 2009 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual.

In America, the song Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal & Armand van Helden is the number one hit song. Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Night at the Museum II is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown is the current Prime Minister. Meanwhile, in technology news, more and more people are beginning to use the Internet on their phones. This transition towards mobile Internet has been aided by the recent roll-out of faster 3G networks and the introduction of larger touchscreen phones. A social network called Facebook is beginning to surge in popularity, replacing the likes of MySpace.

Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are currently struggling to keep their heads above water. This is due to the popularity of new online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. A music genre called Dubstep has started to go mainstream. It's 2009, so the music charts are filled with artists such as The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Flo Rida, Taylor Swift and T.I.

The term "hipster" is currently growing in use. The word is being used to describe people who are pretentious and deliberately anti-mainstream. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays and Steve McNair would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "One Tree Hill", "Prison Break", "The Big Bang Theory" and "True Blood".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Fable II", "Killzone 2", "Resident Evil 5" and "Minecraft". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Fairly OddParents", "LazyTown", "WordGirl" and "Sonny with a Chance". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, Iggle Piggle and WALL-E toys.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on May 27th, 2009.

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  Justin Bieber makes his debut.

  In May of 2009, 15-year-old Canadian singer Justin Bieber released his debut single "One Time".

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  Eurovision 2009.

  The 2009 Eurovision song contest was held in Moscow, Russia. Norway won the contest with the song "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak.

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  X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

  The superhero film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" was playing in movie theaters at this time.

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  Swine Flu.

  Throughout much of 2009, there was a lot of public concern about the spread of the Swine Flu.

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  Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody"

  The song "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon won a Grammy for 2009's Record of the Year.

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  2009 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2009 included Kelly Clarkson, T.I., Lady Gaga, Flo Rida, Jamie Foxx, The Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, Pitbull, Sean Kingston, Drake, Kings of Leon, Jay Sean, Miley Cyrus, Jason Derulo, Britney Spears, Owl City and Taylor Swift.

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  World Economic Crisis.

  During this period, most countries were still reeling from the world economic crisis that hit in 2008. Unemployment increased, property prices fell, the stock market struggled and bailouts became a popular tool to keep struggling countries afloat.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2009.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2009 were Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Beyoncé, Tiger Woods, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Kobe Bryant.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2009?

  In 2009, the best NBA players were LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming, Brandon Roy, Chris Paul, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, Shaquille O'Neal, Chauncey Billups and Tony Parker.

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  Time Person of the Year 2009.

  Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke was named as the Time Person of the Year in 2009.

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  Cheryl Cole.

  English singer Cheryl Cole was named as FHM's sexiest woman in both 2009 and 2010.

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  Who were the best football players in 2009?

  In 2009, the best soccer players were Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Samuel Eto'o, Kaká, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba and Steven Gerrard.

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  2009 in movies.

  Movies that hit the big screen in 2009 included the likes of Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, 2012, Up, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Sherlock Holmes, Angels & Demons, The Hangover, Inglorious Basterds, Zombieland, District 9 and The Blind Side.

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  Smartphones are becoming more and more popular.

  During this period, smartphones with touchscreens and 3G Internet capabilities started to replace the "dumber" cell phones of the past. Up until this point, the focus had been on making phones that were smaller and more compact. However, rising mobile Internet usage and the introduction of higher quality phone cameras started to reverse this trend. As a result, phones started to get larger.

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  The Hurt Locker.

  "The Hurt Locker" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2009.

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  Dubstep.

  Throughout 2009 and 2010, a dance music genre called Dubstep began to soar in popularity.

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  Mafia Wars.

  A multiplayer social network game called "Mafia Wars" was extremely popular during this period of time. The game was free and could be accessed by anyone with a Facebook or MySpace profile.

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  The rise of Facebook.

  During this period, Facebook experienced massive growth, becoming the most popular social network in the world.

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  DVD sales are plummeting.

  As online streaming became more popular, sales of DVDs started to plummet. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.

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  Online streaming begins to threaten video rental stores.

  In the late noughties, online video streaming was becoming more and more popular. New services such as Netflix and Hulu were gaining millions of users and video rental stores such as Blockbuster were starting to feel the impact. During this period, small video stores started to close, while the larger franchises attempted to downsize and branch out into selling other products such as cell phones and merchandise.

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  HD TV becomes the norm.

  In the late noughties, HD TV became the norm and flat screen television sets started to became more affordable.

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  Mobile Internet begins to take off.

  In the later half of "the noughties", more and more people started to use the Internet on their cell phones. This was aided by the roll-out of faster 3G Internet networks and introduction of larger touchscreen phones.

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  Bringing digital cameras to nightclubs and bars.

  In the late 2000s, it was extremely popular for people to bring digital cameras with them on a night out. The next day, they would then upload their photographs to social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. This was before phones came equipped with high quality cameras.

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  Bebo.

  In countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ireland, a social network called Bebo was extremely popular in the mid-to-late noughties. Bebo was famous for its quizzes, auto-playing video box, whiteboard, "Bebo Skins" and "Bebo Luv" features.

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  Scene kids.

  From the mid-2000s to 2010, "scene kids" were a popular subculture. The scene kid fashion consisted of skinny jeans, bright colors and straight hair with long fringes.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 13 years, 9 months and 27 days have passed since May 27th, 2009.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 22 of 2009.
• Leap Year: 2009 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on May 27th, 2009 will be 13 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2009 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1243378800.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around May 27th, 2009.

• April 30th, 2009: Automobile manufacturer Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• May 1st, 2009: The Marvel Comics superhero film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is released in movie theaters.
• May 1st, 2009: Sweden legalizes same-sex marriage.
• May 1st, 2009: May Day protests: Thousands of people across the world protest against global economic conditions.
• May 6th, 2009: "It's a disgrace!": Barcelona knock Chelsea out of the Champions League after a number of controversial refereeing decisions go their way.
• May 8th, 2009: Star Trek (2009) is released.
• May 9th, 2009: Kevin De Bruyne makes his senior debut for Genk.
• May 11th, 2009: Ireland: Ryan Tubridy becomes the new presenter of The Late Late Show.
• May 11th, 2009: It is reported that singer Peter Andre and model Katie Price are separating after three years of marriage.
• May 16th, 2009: Manchester United clinch their third successive Premier League title after drawing 0-0 against Arsenal.
• May 17th, 2009: The alpha version of Minecraft is released on the PC.
• May 18th, 2009: Rapper "Dolla" is shot dead in Los Angeles, California.
• May 18th, 2009: Justin Bieber releases his debut single "One Time".
• May 19th, 2009: The first episode of the musical TV series "Glee" is aired.
• May 20th, 2009: Kris Allen wins the 8th season of American Idol.
• May 21st, 2009: The Black Eyed Peas release their song "I Gotta Feeling".
• May 24th, 2009: Football: Newcastle United are relegated from the Premier League.
• May 26th, 2009: Mike Tyson's three-year-old daughter Exodus passes away after suffering an accident on an exercise treadmill.
• This date: May 27th, 2009
• May 29th, 2009: The computer-animated film "Up" (2009) is released in movie theaters.
• May 30th, 2009: Chelsea win the FA Cup final after beating Everton 2-1.
• May 31st, 2009: Italian defender Paolo Maldini plays his final game.
• May 31st, 2009: George Tiller is murdered by an anti-abortion extremist in Wichita, Kansas.
• June 1st, 2009: Soccer: Carlo Ancelotti becomes the new manager of Chelsea FC.
• June 1st, 2009: Conan O'Brien takes over "The Tonight Show".
• June 1st, 2009: 228 people are killed when Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean.
• June 1st, 2009: Automobile manufacturer General Motors files for bankruptcy.
• June 2nd, 2009: The Sims 3 is released.
• June 3rd, 2009: Actor David Carradine is found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand.
• June 4th, 2009: U.S. State Department employee Kendall Myers is arrested on suspicion of spying for Cuba.
• June 4th, 2009: The first episode of "Tosh.0" is aired on Comedy Central.
• June 5th, 2009: The Hangover (2009) is released in movie theaters.
• June 10th, 2009: White supremacist James von Brunn opens fire and kills a security guard at a Holocaust memorial museum in Washington, D.C.
• June 11th, 2009: Internet culture: The subreddit /r/Minecraft is created on Reddit.
• June 11th, 2009: The first episode of reality television series "16 and Pregnant" is aired on MTV.
• June 11th, 2009: Manchester United accept Real Madrid's record-breaking 80 million Euro bid for Cristiano Ronaldo.
• June 11th, 2009: The World Health Organization deems swine flu (H1N1 flu virus) to be a global pandemic.
• June 13th, 2009: The Green Revolution protests begin in Iran after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins the 2009 Iranian presidential election.
• June 14th, 2009: The Los Angeles Lakers win the 2009 NBA Finals after they defeat the Orlando Magic 4-1.
• June 16th, 2009: The once-popular social network MySpace announces that it is laying off 30 percent of its staff.
• June 18th, 2009: Republican Governor Mark Sanford goes missing.
• June 19th, 2009: Zynga releases their game FarmVille.
• June 22nd, 2009: Nine people die after two subway trains collide in Northeast, Washington, D.C.
• June 24th, 2009: Republican Governor Mark Sanford returns after going missing six days earlier and admits that he was having an extramarital affair with a journalist in Argentina.
• June 25th, 2009: Pop star Michael Jackson dies from an overdose of propofol at the age of 50.
• June 25th, 2009: Charlie's Angels actress Farrah Fawcett passes away after a three-year battle with cancer.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 27th, 2009, will have the star sign Gemini.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2009 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: May 27th, 2009 falls under the Deer.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
• Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

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Photographs of late 2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2009.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out May 27th, 2015, instead.

Weather on May 27th, 2009.

Historical weather information for May 27th, 2009.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.2 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a windy day. There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit. 18 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.02cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 12.44 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 2.03cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on May 27th, 2009 was most likely conceived around September 3rd, 2008.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 27th, 2009 is close to February 17th, 2010.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about May 27th, 2009.

• A total of 5,048 days have passed since this date.
• 721 weeks have passed.
• 436,150,800 seconds have passed since the May 27th, 2009.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 508,842,600 times.
• Since May 27th, 2009, the Earth has travelled approximately 225,053,812,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 72,691,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 37,508,969 steps. That's about 16,671 miles!
• Since this date, 5,233,810 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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