Timeline November 2009

Events in November 2009 5

• 1977 – 2009 Robert Enke (1977-2009) Died 10 November 2009, aged 32 Enke was the goalkeeper for the German national football team and Bundesliga club Hannover 96 when he died by suicide after a long struggle with depression, which he had kept largely hidden. His death prompted widespread discussion of mental health in professional sport. A foundation in his name continues to fund depression research.
• 2009 Thanksgiving car crash triggers scandal Personal crisis unravels public image A late-night car crash outside his Florida home on Thanksgiving weekend led to revelations of extramarital affairs that shattered Woods's carefully managed public image. Numerous sponsors dropped him, and he took an extended leave from professional golf as his personal life became global tabloid news.
• 2009 Fort Hood shooting Army psychiatrist kills thirteen at Texas base US Army Major Nidal Hasan opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, killing thirteen people and wounding more than thirty others. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was later convicted and sentenced to death. It was the deadliest shooting on a US military base in history.
• 2009 Large Hadron Collider restarts World's largest particle accelerator resumes after repairs CERN's Large Hadron Collider resumed operations more than a year after a helium leak caused extensive damage shortly after its 2008 launch. Repairs and safety upgrades allowed beams to circulate again at the Geneva facility. The collider would go on to enable the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012.
• 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon #4 film of 2009 — $710m worldwide Directed by Chris Weitz. Bella Swan is devastated by her vampire love's departure and finds solace in a friendship with Jacob Black.