1009 facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	970s 980s 990s – 1000s – 1010s 1020s 1030s
Years:	1006 1007 1008 – 1009 – 1010 1011 1012

1009 (MIX) was a common year when the Julian calendar was used. It was the ninth year of the 2nd millennium and the 11th century.

Events

February 14: First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.
October 18: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is destroyed by Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.
The Ly dynasty, Vietnam's first independent dynasty, is proclaimed.
Sergius IV succeeds John XVIII as Pope.
Suleiman II succeeds Mohammed II as Caliph of Cordoba.
Provinces of Goryeo (modern-day Korea) are redistributed.