Deaths on March 18

Omid Reza Mir Sayafi

Died on March 18, 2009

Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, Iranian journalist and blogger (b. 1980)

Omid Reza Mir Sayafi (also Omidreza Mirsayafi; 1979/80 – March 18, 2009 in Evin Prison in Tehran) was an Iranian blogger and journalist.

Mir Sayafi was the first blogger to have died while in prison for his publication. Two other bloggers were killed afterward, and they are the Bahraini blogger Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri, who was killed in April 2011 and Brazilian blogger Edinaldo Filgueira, who was killed June 2011.

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26 Jan

2009 Malagasy political crisis
Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.
29 Jan

Rod Blagojevich corruption charges
Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.
12 Jun

2009 Iranian election protests
A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
4 Jul

September 11 attacks
The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
5 Nov

2009 Fort Hood shooting
U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation.

Deaths on March 18

Omid Reza Mir Sayafi

Died on March 18, 2009

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Events on 2009

2009 Malagasy political crisis

Rod Blagojevich corruption charges

2009 Iranian election protests

September 11 attacks

2009 Fort Hood shooting