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October 9, 2009

On October 9, 2009, first lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program. 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 October 9, 2009

  1. 2009 First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.

    Program of robotic spacecraft missions

    The Lunar Precursor Robotic Program (LPRP) is a NASA program that uses robotic spacecraft to prepare for future crewed missions to the Moon. The program gathers data such as lunar radiation, surface imaging, areas of scientific interest, temperature and lighting conditions, and potential resource identification.

Farewells

Died on October 9, 2009

Stuart M. Kaminsky American novelist
John Daido Loori American Buddhist writer (1931–2009)
Horst Szymaniak German footballer (1934–2009)

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Others born in 2009

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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