Editing 2009 (section)

=== October ===
* [[October 1]] – [[Paleontologist]]s announce the discovery of an ''[[Ardipithecus ramidus]]'' fossil skeleton, deeming it the oldest remains of a human ancestor yet found.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hanson|first=Brooks|date=2009-10-02|title=Light on the Origin of Man|journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]]|volume=326|issue=5949|pages=60–61|doi=10.1126/science.326.5949.60-a|doi-access=free |issn = 0036-8075}}</ref>
* [[October 2]]
** [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] holds a [[Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|second referendum]] on the [[European Union|EU]]'s [[Lisbon Treaty]]. The amendment is approved by the [[Irish electorate]],<ref name="RTE_20091003_Yes">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1003/eulisbon1.html |title=67% vote Yes to Lisbon Treaty |work=[[RTÉ News]] |date=October 3, 2009 |access-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005155154/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1003/eulisbon1.html |archive-date=October 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ref.ie">{{cite web|url=http://www.referendum.ie/referendum/current/index.asp?ballotid=79 |title=Results received at the Central Count Centre for the Referendum on Treaty of Lisbon 2009|access-date=October 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004235315/http://www.referendum.ie/referendum/current/index.asp?ballotid=79|archive-date=October 4, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1927731,00.html |magazine=Time |title=Irish Ayes on Lisbon Treaty Have Europe Smiling |date=October 4, 2009 |access-date=October 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005191607/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0%2C8599%2C1927731%2C00.html |archive-date=October 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0708/eulisbon.html|title=Lisbon II referendum set for 2 October|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=July 8, 2009|access-date=July 8, 2009|archive-date=September 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913081333/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0708/eulisbon.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8140269.stm|title=Irish treaty vote set for October|work=[[BBC News]]|date=July 8, 2009|access-date=July 8, 2009|archive-date=July 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711140614/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8140269.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> having been rejected in the [[Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008|Lisbon I referendum]] held last year.
** The [[International Olympic Committee]] awards [[Rio de Janeiro]] the right to host the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm| title = Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games| work = BBC News| date = October 2, 2009| access-date = September 17, 2017| archive-date = January 12, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160112104246/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm| url-status = live}}</ref>
*[[October 15]] – It is revealed the company [[Trafigura]] has been using a [[Injunction|super-injunction]] to stop ''[[The Guardian]]'' from reporting about the [[2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste dump|2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic dumping incident]], which Trafigura was responsible for.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Censorship|first=Index on|date=2009-10-14|title=A gag too far|url=https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/10/a-gag-too-far/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Index on Censorship|language=en-GB|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227150303/https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/10/a-gag-too-far/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[October 18]] – British racing driver [[Jenson Button]] won his first [[Formula One]] World Championship, driving for [[Brawn GP]] at the [[2009 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/oct/18/jenson-button-wins-f1-world-title-brazil|title=Jenson Button wins Formula One title after dramatic Brazilian grand prix|date= October 18, 2009|language=en|website=theguardian.com}}</ref>
*[[October 20]]
**[[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] is inaugurated for a second term as [[President of Indonesia]].
**[[WikiLeaks]] [[News leak|leaked]] the membership listing of a [[List of active nationalist parties in Europe|radical political group]] known as the [[British National Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-10-20|title=BNP membership list appears on Wikileaks|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/oct/20/bnp-membership-list-wikileaks|access-date=2021-03-12|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=September 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930105607/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/oct/20/bnp-membership-list-wikileaks|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 22]] – [[Microsoft]] releases [[Windows 7]] to all computers and laptops, including an edition for ATMs.<ref name="rtm">{{cite web|url=http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx|title=Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing|last=LeBlanc|first=Brandon|website=Windows Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227022915/http://blogs.windows.com/windows/archive/b/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx|archivedate=February 27, 2014|url-status=}}</ref>
* [[October 23]] – The [[2009 Cataño oil refinery fire]] began after an explosion at the refinery in [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |title=Evacuation from Puerto Rico fire |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8323569.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2009-10-24 |access-date=2023-01-18 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119022156/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8323569.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[October 24]] – The [[2009 El Ayyat railway accident]] occurred in Giza, [[Egypt]], when a passenger train derailed due to stoppage of animals on the train tracks. 50 people were killed and 30 people were injured.<ref>{{cite web|title=Train collision kills at least 15 in Egypt|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/25/egypt.train.collision/index.html|access-date=September 12, 2023|archive-date=September 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902115816/https://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/25/egypt.train.collision/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 25]] – [[October 2009 Baghdad bombings|Two suicide attacks]] in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], kill 155 people and injure at least 721 people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8325600.stm|title=BBC NEWS {{!}} Middle East {{!}} Baghdad bomb fatalities pass 150|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=October 26, 2009|access-date=2017-01-14|archive-date=February 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206215724/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8325600.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>