Editing 1009

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[[File:Tượng Lý Thái Tổ.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Lý Thái Tổ]] (r. 1009–1028)]]
Year '''1009''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. It was the 1009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 2nd millennium, the 9th year of the 11th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1000s decade.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== 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]].

==== England ====
* Danish [[Vikings|Viking]] raiders led by [[Sweyn Forkbeard]] repeatedly attack southern [[Kingdom of England|England]], destroying the land to avenge the [[St. Brice's Day massacre]] of [[1002]].
*August &ndash; A large Viking army led by [[Thorkell the Tall]] lands on [[Kent]] and proceeds to terrorize most of [[Southern England]].<ref>{{cite book | author= Peter Sawyer |title = The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings |year = 2001 |location=London |publisher= Oxford University Press | isbn= 978-0-19-285434-6 | page=75}}</ref><ref>The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle</ref>

==== Asia ====
* Spring &ndash; General [[Kang Cho]] leads a coup against King [[Mokjong of Goryeo|Mokjong]]. He is deposed and sent into [[exile]] in [[Chungju]]. After murdering Mokjong, Kang Cho places [[Hyeonjong of Goryeo|Hyeonjong]] on the [[throne]] as ruler of [[Goryeo]].
* November &ndash; The [[Lý dynasty|Lý Dynasty]] in [[Vietnam]] is proclaimed by Emperor [[Lý Thái Tổ]] (former commander of the [[Royal Guard|palace guard]]) after the death of [[Lê Long Đĩnh]], the last monarch of the [[Early Lê dynasty|Lê Dynasty]].

==== Japan ====
* 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.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Summer &ndash; Pope [[Pope John XVIII|John XVIII]] dies after a [[pontificate]] of 5-years. He is succeeded by [[Pope Sergius IV|Sergius IV]] as the 142nd [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].
* [[August 29]] &ndash; [[Mainz Cathedral]] suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its [[inauguration]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Ian|last=Sutton|title=Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present|location=London|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=1999|isbn=978-0-500-20316-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/westernarchitect00sutt}}</ref>
* [[October 18]] &ndash; The [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Jerusalem]] is destroyed by the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] caliph [[Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[May 22]] &ndash; [[Su Xun]], Chinese writer (d. [[1066]])
* [[December 14]] &ndash; Atsunaga, future [[Emperor Go-Suzaku]] of [[Japan]] (d. [[1045]])
* [[Adèle of France, Countess of Flanders|Adèle of France]], countess of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (d. [[1079]])
* [[Ali Hariri]], Marwanid [[poet]] and philosopher (d. 1079)
* [[George the Hagiorite]], Georgian [[Georgian calligraphy|calligrapher]] (d. [[1065]]) 
* [[Qatran Tabrizi]], Persian poet and writer (d. [[1072]])
* [[Toirdelbach Ua Briain]], king of [[Kingdom of Munster|Munster]] (d. [[1086]])
* [[Yusuf ibn Tashfin]], sultan of [[Morocco]] (d. [[1106]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 14]] &ndash; [[Bruno of Querfurt]], German [[missionary]] bishop
* [[March 2]] &ndash; [[Mokjong of Goryeo|Mokjong]], king of [[Goryeo]] ([[Korea]]) (b. [[980]])
* [[March 3]] &ndash; [[Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo]], Umayyad chief minister (b. [[983]])
* June or July &ndash; [[Pope John XVIII|John XVIII]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[August 21]] &ndash; Tomohira, Japanese imperial prince (uncle of the emperor)
* [[November 13]] &ndash; [[Dedo I, Count of Wettin|Dedo I]], German [[Nobility|nobleman]] (b. [[950]])
* [[December 25]] &ndash; [[Bernard William of Gascony|Bernard William]], French nobleman
* [[Abu al-Hasan Ali]], Ma'munid ruler of [[Khwarezm]] ([[Greater Iran|Iran]])
* [[Lu'lu' al-Kabir|Abu Muhammad Lu'lu' al-Kabir]], emir of [[Aleppo]] ([[Syria]])
* [[Fujiwara no Nagatō]], Japanese bureaucrat and poet (b. [[949]])
* [[Ibn Yunus]], Fatimid [[Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world|astronomer]] and [[Mathematics in medieval Islam|mathematician]]
* [[Khalaf ibn Ahmad]], emir of the [[Saffarid dynasty|Saffarid Dynasty]] (b. [[937]])
* [[Lê Long Đĩnh]], emperor of the [[Early Lê dynasty|Lê Dynasty]] (b. [[986]])
* [[Pietro II Orseolo]], doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]] (b. [[961]])
* [[Empress Xiao Yanyan|Xiao Yanyan]], Chinese [[Khitan people|Khitan]] empress (b. [[953]])

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