What day of the week was January 1, 2009?

The day of the week January 1st, 2009 fell on was a Thursday.

Aarne Arvonen the Finnish super-centenarian (b. 1897) died on this day in 2009. As did Claiborne Pell the American politician (b. 1918) , Nizar Rayan the Palestinian Hamas leader (b. 1962) , Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan Kenyan terrorist (b. 1960) , Ron Asheton American guitarist and songwriter (The Stooges the The New Order, Destroy All Monsters and New Race) (b. 1948) .

Sixty- six people die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok the Thailand. Slovakia joins the Eurozone.