Editing 1009 (section)

==== Europe ====
* [[February 14]] or [[March 9]] &ndash; The first known mention is made of the [[name of Lithuania]], in connection with the murder of [[Bruno of Querfurt]]. He is [[Decapitation|beheaded]] and his 18 companions are hanged the same day during a mission among the [[Old Prussians|Prussians]] in the [[Baltic region]].<ref>In the [[Annals of Quedlinburg]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]].</ref>
* [[May 9]] &ndash; [[Norman conquest of southern Italy#Lombard revolt, 1009–1022|Lombard Revolt]]: Lombard forces led by [[Melus of Bari|Melus]], an Italian [[Nobility|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 [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]].<ref>Norwich, John Julius. ''The Normans in the South 1016–1130''. Longmans; London, 1967.</ref>
* [[November 1]] &ndash; Berber forces led by [[Sulayman ibn al-Hakam]] defeat the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] caliph [[Muhammad II of Córdoba|Muhammad II]] in the battle of [[Alcolea]]. He enters the city of [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], which is sacked by [[Berbers]] and [[Kingdom of Castile|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 [[Dalmatia]]n coast. Pietro is succeeded by his 16-year-old son [[Otto Orseolo]] as sole ruler of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]].<ref>Norwich, John Julius (1982). ''A History of Venice''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.</ref>
* Law on planning and building passed in [[Serbia in the Middle Ages|Serbia]] during the reign of Prince [[Jovan Vladimir]].