2009 In Russia

	2009 In Russia Events from the year 2009 in the country of Russia. Incumbents President: Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin Minister of Defence: Anatoliy Serdyukov Events January 15 January - 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collision February 15 February - New Star incident May 12–16 May - Eurovision Song Contest 2009 June 3 June - 2009 Krasnozavodsk tornado 16 June - 1st BRIC summit 26 June-6 July - Caucasus 2009 July 6 July - The Obama–Medvedev Commission is announced. August 17 August * 2009 Nazran bombing *2009 Sayano–Shushenskaya power station accident October 11 October - Moscow City Duma election, 2009 November 1 November - 2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash 27 November - 2009 Nevsky Express bombing December 5 December - Lame Horse fire Births Deaths January 4 January - Vladimir Repyev, 52, Russian Olympic silver medal-winning (1980) handball player. 8 January - Irène Mélikoff, 91, Russian-born French Turkologist. 13 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Johannes Kepler. It was also declared as the International Year of Natural Fibres by the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the International Year of Reconciliation and the Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO). Events January * January 1 Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda United Nations Security Council election, 2008, assume their seats on the United Nations Security Council. Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, becomes the American Capital of Culture and Vilnius and Linz become the European Capital of Culture, European Capitals of Culture. Slovakia adopts the euro as its national currency, replacing the Slovak koruna. A Bay Area Rapid Transit Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department, police officer Killing of Oscar Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lame Horse Fire The Lame Horse fire occurred on 5 December 2009, around 01:00 local time (20:00 UTC) in the nightclub ''Khromaya Loshad'' (, "Lame Horse") at 9 Kuybyshev Street, Perm, Russia. The fire started when sparks from pyrotechnics ignited the low ceiling and its willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions. Most species are known ... twig covering. The fire quickly spread to the walls and damaged the building's electrical wiring, causing the lights to fail. This is a dual fireworks accident and nightclub fire. The fire killed 156 people. According to initial reports, up to 160 more were injured in the fire, many of them losing their lives in the following days in hospitals. The nightclub was in the middle of a celebration of its eighth anniversary at the time. A total of 282 people had reportedly been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]