1009

1009 in various
AG
Thai solar calendar	1551–1552
Tibetan calendar	阳土猴年; (male Earth-Monkey); 1135 or 754 or −18; — to —; 阴土鸡年; (female Earth-Rooster); 1136 or 755 or −17

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century; 11th century ; 12th century;
Decades:	980s; 990s; 1000s ; 1010s; 1020s;
Years:	1006; 1007; 1008; 1009 ; 1010; 1011; 1012;

Events

February 14 or March 9 – The first known mention is made of the name of Lithuania, in connection with the murder of Bruno of Querfurt. He is beheaded and his 18 companions are hanged the same day during a mission among the Prussians in the Baltic region.^[1]
May 9 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus, an Italian nobleman, revolt in Bari against the Catepanate of Italy (a province of the Byzantine Empire). He and his brother-in-law Dattus (or Datto) mobilise a large army and invade southern Italy.^[2]
November 1 – Berber forces led by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam defeat the Umayyad caliph Muhammad II in the battle of Alcolea. He enters the city of Córdoba, which is sacked by Berbers and Castillans. Sulayman is elected as caliph of the Caliphate of Córdoba.
Doge Pietro II Orseolo dies after an 18-year reign in which he has started the expansion of Venetia by conquering the islands of Lastovo and Korčula along the Dalmatian coast. Pietro is succeeded by his 16-year-old son Otto Orseolo as sole ruler of Venice.^[3]
Law on planning and building passed in Serbia during the reign of Prince Jovan Vladimir.

August – A large Viking army led by Thorkell the Tall lands on Kent and proceeds to terrorize most of Southern England.^[4]^[5]

Spring – General Gang Jo leads a coup against King Mokjong. He is deposed and sent into exile in Chungju. After murdering Mokjong, Gang Jo places Hyeonjong on the throne as ruler of Goryeo.
November – The
palace guard) after the death of Lê Long Đĩnh, the last monarch of the Lê Dynasty
.

Princess Takahime (daughter of Imperial Prince Tomohira, cousin of emperor Ichijo) is married to Fujiwara no Yorimichi, first son of Fujiwara no Michinaga, enlarging the latter’s power.
Takashina no Mitsuko is imprisoned for cursing the empress; Fujiwara no Korechika is also implicated but later pardoned.
Murasaki Shikibu teaches the Chinese written language to Empress Shoshi in secret because this is usually a male accomplishment.

Summer – Pope John XVIII dies after a pontificate of 5-years. He is succeeded by Sergius IV as the 142nd pope of the Catholic Church.
August 29 – Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its inauguration.^[6]
Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
.

^ In the Annals of Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt.
^ Norwich, John Julius. The Normans in the South 1016–1130. Longmans; London, 1967.
^ Norwich, John Julius (1982). A History of Venice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
ISBN 978-0-19-285434-6
.

^ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3
.

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Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century 11th century 12th century
Decades:	980s 990s 1000s 1010s 1020s
Years:	1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012

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