1009

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

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1009 (MIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, 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. As of the start of 1009, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Emperor Lý Thái Tổ (r. 1009–1028)

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.

Births

• Goda of England, Duchess of Brittany, sister of Edward the Confessor (died 1063)
• Saint Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, second Lord Chancellor of England (died 1099)

Deaths

• Pope John XVIII