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November 23, 2009

On November 23, 2009, the Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed. The year's #1 song was "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas. Shaylee Mansfield, Valentina Tronel, Maddox Batson would arrive in the same year.

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2009 (MMIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2000s decade.

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On November 23, 2009

  1. 2009 The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.

    2009 politically motivated mass murder in Maguindanao, Philippines

    The Maguindanao massacre occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao, Philippines. The 58 victims were on their way to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice-mayor of Buluan, when they were kidnapped and later killed. , son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr.

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Died on November 23, 2009

José Arraño Acevedo Chilean journalist and historian

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Shaylee Mansfield 2009– deaf American actress and YouTuber
Valentina Tronel 2009– French child singer
Maddox Batson 2009– American singer and songwriter
Owen Cooper 2009– English actor
Antonio Arena 2009– Italian footballer
YaYa Gosselin 2009– American actress

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