1009

1009 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1009; MIX
Ab urbe condita	1762
Armenian calendar	458; ԹՎ ՆԾԸ
Assyrian calendar	5759
Balinese saka calendar	930–931
Bengali calendar	416
Berber calendar	1959
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1553
Burmese calendar	371
Byzantine calendar	6517–6518
Chinese calendar	戊申年 (Earth Monkey); 3706 or 3499; — to —; 己酉年 (Earth Rooster); 3707 or 3500
Coptic calendar	725–726
Discordian calendar	2175
Ethiopian calendar	1001–1002
Hebrew calendar	4769–4770
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1065–1066
- Shaka Samvat	930–931
- Kali Yuga	4109–4110
Holocene calendar	11009
Igbo calendar	9–10
Iranian calendar	387–388
Islamic calendar	399–400
Japanese calendar	Kankō 6; (寛弘６年)
Javanese calendar	911–912
Julian calendar	1009; MIX
Korean calendar	3342
Minguo calendar	903 before ROC ; 民前903年
Nanakshahi calendar	−459
Seleucid era	1320/1321 AG
Thai solar calendar	1551–1552
Tibetan calendar	阳土猴年; (male Earth-Monkey); 1135 or 754 or −18; — to —; 阴土鸡年; (female Earth-Rooster); 1136 or 755 or −17

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

Last updated May 02, 2024

Year 1009 ( MIX ) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

February 14 or March 9 – The first known mention is made of the name of Lithuania, in connection with the murder of Bruno of Querfurt. He is beheaded and his 18 companions are hanged the same day during a mission among the Prussians in the Baltic region.^[1]
May 9 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus, an Italian 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 Italy.^[2]
November 1 – Berber forces led by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam defeat the Umayyad caliph Muhammad II in the battle of Alcolea. He enters the city of Córdoba, which is sacked by Berbers and 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 Dalmatian coast. Pietro is succeeded by his 16-year-old son Otto Orseolo as sole ruler of Venice.^[3]
Law on planning and building passed in Serbia during the reign of Prince Jovan Vladimir.

England

Danish Viking raiders led by Sweyn Forkbeard repeatedly attack southern England, destroying the land to avenge the St. Brice's Day massacre of 1002.
August – A large Viking army led by Thorkell the Tall lands on Kent and proceeds to terrorize most of Southern England.^[4]^[5]

Asia

Spring – General Kang Cho leads a coup against King Mokjong. He is deposed and sent into exile in Chungju. After murdering Mokjong, Kang Cho places Hyeonjong on the throne as ruler of Goryeo.
November – The Lý Dynasty in Vietnam is proclaimed by Emperor Lý Thái Tổ (former commander of the palace guard) after the death of Lê Long Đĩnh, the last monarch of the 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 – Pope John XVIII dies after a pontificate of 5-years. He is succeeded by Sergius IV as the 142nd pope of the Catholic Church.
August 29 – Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its inauguration.^[6]
October 18 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.

Births

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

Deaths

February 14 – Bruno of Querfurt, German missionary bishop
March 2 – Mokjong, king of Goryeo (Korea) (b. 980)
March 3 – Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo, Umayyad chief minister (b. 983)
June or July – John XVIII, pope of the Catholic Church
August 21 – Tomohira, Japanese imperial prince (uncle of the emperor)
November 13 – Dedo I, German nobleman (b. 950)
December 25 – Bernard William, French nobleman
Abu al-Hasan Ali, Ma'munid ruler of Khwarezm (Iran)
Abu Muhammad Lu'lu' al-Kabir, emir of Aleppo (Syria)
Fujiwara no Nagatō, Japanese bureaucrat and poet (b. 949)
Ibn Yunus, Fatimid astronomer and mathematician
Khalaf ibn Ahmad, emir of the Saffarid Dynasty (b. 937)
Lê Long Đĩnh, emperor of the Lê Dynasty (b. 986)
Pietro II Orseolo, doge of Venice (b. 961)
Xiao Yanyan, Chinese Khitan empress (b. 953)

Related Research Articles

The 1000s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1000, and ended on December 31, 1009.

Year 1000 (M) was a century leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. In the proleptic Gregorian calendar, it was a non-leap century year starting on Wednesday. It was also the last year of the 10th century as well as the last year of the 1st millennium of the Christian Era ending on December 31, but the first year of the 1000s decade.

The 910s decade ran from January 1, 910, to December 31, 919.

The 920s decade ran from January 1, 920, to December 31, 929.

The 930s decade ran from January 1, 930, to December 31, 939.

The 940s decade ran from January 1, 940, to December 31, 949.

The 950s decade ran from January 1, 950, to December 31, 959.

The 960s decade ran from January 1, 960, to December 31, 969.

The 970s decade ran from January 1, 970, to December 31, 979.

The 980s decade ran from January 1, 980, to December 31, 989.

The 990s decade ran from January 1, 990, to December 31, 999.

Year 992 (CMXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

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Year 961 (CMLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

The 1010s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1010, and ended on December 31, 1019.

The 1030s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1030, and ended on December 31, 1039.

Year 873 (DCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Year 976 (CMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1036 (MXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Year 996 (CMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

The 1020s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1020, and ended on December 31, 1029.

References

↑ In the Annals of Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt.
↑ Norwich, John Julius. The Normans in the South 1016–1130. Longmans; London, 1967.
↑ Norwich, John Julius (1982). A History of Venice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
↑ Peter Sawyer (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. London: Oxford University Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-19-285434-6.
↑ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
↑ Sutton, Ian (1999). Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present . London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3.

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[1] In the Annals of Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt.

[2] Norwich, John Julius. The Normans in the South 1016–1130. Longmans; London, 1967.

[3] Norwich, John Julius (1982). A History of Venice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

[4] Peter Sawyer (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. London: Oxford University Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-19-285434-6.

[5] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

[6] Sutton, Ian (1999). Architecture, from Ancient Greece to the Present . London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20316-3.

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Gregorian calendar	1009 MIX
Ab urbe condita	1762
Armenian calendar	458 ԹՎ ՆԾԸ
Assyrian calendar	5759
Balinese saka calendar	930–931
Bengali calendar	416
Berber calendar	1959
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1553
Burmese calendar	371
Byzantine calendar	6517–6518
Chinese calendar	戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 3706 or 3499 — to — 己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 3707 or 3500
Coptic calendar	725–726
Discordian calendar	2175
Ethiopian calendar	1001–1002
Hebrew calendar	4769–4770
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1065–1066
- Shaka Samvat	930–931
- Kali Yuga	4109–4110
Holocene calendar	11009
Igbo calendar	9–10
Iranian calendar	387–388
Islamic calendar	399–400
Japanese calendar	Kankō 6 (寛弘６年)
Javanese calendar	911–912
Julian calendar	1009 MIX
Korean calendar	3342
Minguo calendar	903 before ROC 民前903年
Nanakshahi calendar	−459
Seleucid era	1320/1321 AG
Thai solar calendar	1551–1552
Tibetan calendar	阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 1135 or 754 or −18 — to — 阴土鸡年 (female Earth-Rooster) 1136 or 755 or −17

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