Historical Events
Event of Interest
International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur becoming the first sitting head of state to be indicted
- Malaysia has a 50% chance of slipping into the recession as growth is expected to reach just 0.5% for the year, announces the executive director Datuk Mohamed Ariff Abdul Kareem of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research
- U.S. Steel announce the closure of the Stelco Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ontario due to the increasingly worsening effects of the global economic slowdown
Famous Deaths
- George McAfee, American College-Pro Football HOF utility (Duke University; NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 46; First-team All-Pro & NFL All-Star 1941; Chicago Bears), dies at 90
- Harry Parkes, English soccer fullback (Aston Villa 320 games), dies at 89
- Horton Foote, American screenwriter (To Kill a Mockingbird; Tender Mercies), and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (The Young Man from Atlanta), dies at 92
- John Cephas, American Piedmont blues guitarist (Cephas & Wiggins), dies of pulmonary at 78
- Joseph Bloch, American concert pianist and professor of piano literature (b. 1917)
- Patricia De Martelaere, Flemish writer (b. 1957)
- Salvatore Samperi, Italian film director (b 1944)
- Triztán Vindtorn, Norwegian poet and performance artist (b. 1942)
Died in 2009 2009 Highlights
About March 4, 2009
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 15 years, 1 month and 16 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: Right Round - Flo Rida
#1 Song: My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
