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{{*mp|February 1}} '''[[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]]''' ''(pictured)'' becomes [[Prime Minister of Iceland|Prime Minister]] of [[Iceland]], the first openly [[gay]] [[head of government]] in modern times. |
{{*mp|February 1}} '''[[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]]''' ''(pictured)'' becomes [[Prime Minister of Iceland|Prime Minister]] of [[Iceland]], the first openly [[gay]] [[head of government]] in modern times. |
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{{*mp|February 1}} A '''[[January 2009 Gaza attacks|series of reprisal attacks]]''' leaving up to 50 dead occurs in [[Gaza]] during a ceasefire in the [[2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict]]. |
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{{*mp|February 1}} In [[tennis]], [[Rafael Nadal]] and [[Serena Williams]] win the [[2009 Australian Open - Men's Singles|men's]] and [[2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles|women's]] singles respectively at the '''[[2009 Australian Open]]'''. |
{{*mp|February 1}} In [[tennis]], [[Rafael Nadal]] and [[Serena Williams]] win the [[2009 Australian Open - Men's Singles|men's]] and [[2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles|women's]] singles respectively at the '''[[2009 Australian Open]]'''. |
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{{*mp|February 1}} '''[[Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow|Kirill I of Moscow]]''' becomes the [[List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow|16th Patriarch]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. |
{{*mp|February 1}} '''[[Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow|Kirill I of Moscow]]''' becomes the [[List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow|16th Patriarch]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. |
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- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (pictured) becomes Prime Minister of Iceland, the first openly gay head of government in modern times.
- A series of reprisal attacks leaving up to 50 dead occurs in Gaza during a ceasefire in the 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict.
- In tennis, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams win the men's and women's singles respectively at the 2009 Australian Open.
- Kirill I of Moscow becomes the 16th Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- In Kenya, at least 111 people are killed and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi kills at least 25 people.
- After an indirect election held in Djibouti, Sharif Ahmed is elected President of Somalia.