Editing 2009 (section)

=== April ===
* [[April 1]] – [[Albania]] and [[Croatia]] join the [[NATO]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29995397|title=Albania, Croatia become NATO members|date=2009-04-01|newspaper=msnbc.com|access-date=2017-01-14|archive-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109232239/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29995397/ns/world_news-europe/t/albania-croatia-become-nato-members/#.WHpG5FxMGUk|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 5]] – [[North Korea]] launches a rocket from its [[Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground]], which it says is carrying the [[Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2]] [[satellite]], prompting an emergency meeting of the [[United Nations Security Council]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/?iref=mpstoryview|title=U.N. Security Council to meet on N. Korea launch|date=April 5, 2009|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=April 5, 2009|archive-date=August 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805035025/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/nkorea.worldreax/?iref=mpstoryview|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 6]] – [[2009 L'Aquila earthquake|A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes]] near [[L'Aquila]], Italy, killing 308 and injuring more than 1,500.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7986727.stm|title=BBC: Italian rescuers work into night|work=BBC News|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=August 23, 2010|archive-date=April 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420234155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7986727.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 7]] – [[April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests]]: four people died and 270 were injured.
* [[April 21]] – [[UNESCO]] launches The [[World Digital Library]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042001324.html?hpid=sec-world|title=U.N. Launches Library Of World's Knowledge|date=April 21, 2009|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=April 21, 2009|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215643/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042001324.html?hpid=sec-world|url-status=live}}</ref>