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Those born in 2009 would be 15 years old today. They've lived through 15 years of incredible events! Use our age calculator to explore their journey. In 2009, Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency, was created. The H1N1 influenza pandemic, also known as swine flu, spread globally.

What Major Happened in 2009?

Below are 10 major events that happened in the year 2009 when you were 15 years old.

  1. Barack Obama was inaugurated for his first term as President of the United States.
  2. The H1N1 influenza pandemic, also known as swine flu, emerged.
  3. The Kepler space telescope was launched by NASA to search for exoplanets.
  4. The United States formally ended combat operations in Iraq.
  5. The Large Hadron Collider at CERN was restarted after repairs.
  6. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, passed away at the age of 50.
  7. The Copenhagen Climate Summit failed to produce a binding agreement on climate change.
  8. The United States passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to stimulate the economy.
  9. NASA's Kepler mission discovered its first five exoplanets outside the Solar System.
  10. The Eurozone debt crisis began with Greece revealing its budget deficit.

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