What day of the week was April 5, 2009?

The day of the week April 5th, 2009 fell on was a Sunday. There were 7 days until Easter Sunday.

Constantine Papadakis the Greek-American businessman and academic (b. 1946) died on this day in 2009.

North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng- 2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan the which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.