Editing 2009 (section)

=== February ===
* [[February 1]]
** [[Patriarch Kirill of Moscow]] is enthroned as the [[Patriarch of Moscow|Patriarch]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] following the death of his predecessor, [[Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow|Alexy II]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7863385.stm|title=Orthodox Church enthrones leader|date=February 1, 2009|access-date=July 16, 2009|work=BBC News|archive-date=February 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223065626/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7863385.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]] is appointed as the new [[Prime Minister of Iceland]], becoming the world's first openly [[lesbian]] [[head of government]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7863923.stm|title=First gay PM for Iceland cabinet|work=BBC News|date=February 1, 2009|access-date=July 16, 2009|archive-date=February 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215104234/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7863923.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 7]] – [[Black Saturday bushfires|Bushfires in Victoria]] leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-02-07 |title=Black Saturday: The bushfire disaster that shook Australia |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-47038202 |access-date=2022-07-04 |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704020308/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-47038202 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 12]] – [[Colgan Air Flight 3407]] crashes in [[Clarence Center, New York]] while on final approach to [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]], killing all 49 people onboard the aircraft as well as one person on the ground.
* [[February 13]] – At 23:31:30 UTC, the decimal representation of Unix time reached 1234567890 seconds. Celebrations were held around the world, among various technical subcultures, to celebrate the 1234567890th second.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shankland |first=Stephen  |date=February 14, 2009 |title=Time for Unix nerds to celebrate 1234567890 Day |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/time-for-unix-nerds-to-celebrate-1234567890-day/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=CNET |language=en}}</ref>
* [[February 25]] – Soldiers of [[Bangladesh]]i border security force [[Bangladesh Rifles]] (BDR) [[Bangladesh Rifles revolt|mutiny]] and take the commanding army officers and their families hostages at the force's headquarters in [[Pilkhana, Bangladesh|Pilkhana]], [[Dhaka]]. 57 army officers are killed along with 17 civilians by the mutineers.
* [[February 26]] – Former [[President of Serbia|Serbian president]] [[Milan Milutinović]] is acquitted by the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]] regarding [[war crime]]s during the [[Kosovo War]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKLQ706014._CH_.2420|title=Ex-Serbian president acquitted of Kosovo war crimes |date=2009-02-26 |work=Reuters|access-date=2009-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301111046/http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKLQ706014._CH_.2420|archive-date=March 1, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>