Movies set in 2009
1st Oscar Grant is shot in the back by a policeman and dies
15th Flight 1549 lands in the Hudson river
28th Richard Philips leaves home to captain a cargo ship
7th Somali pirates attempt to catch up to the Maersk Alabama cargo ship
8th Somali pirates take over the Maersk Alabama cargo ship
14th Philip Markoff kills Julissa Brisman
22nd Mine That Bird wins the Kentucky Derby
21st Maziar Bahari is arrested in Iran
25th Michael Jackson dies of an overdose, and the "This is It" tour is cancelled
20th the General's report is leaked to the public
7th Elise Sellas is granted a marriage license
15th Stefano Cucchi is arrested for possession of drugs
22nd Stefano Cucch dies while in custody
17th Maziar Bahari is released on bail and returns to London
24th John Jones becomes stuck in a hole in Nutty Putty Cave
25th the rescue of John Jones fails, and he dies
5th Amanda Knox is found guilty of Meredith Kercher's murder