Revolts, massacres and attacks155
- Boko Haram insurgencyRevolts & coups
- July 2009 Ürümqi riotsRevolts & coups
- 2009 Iranian presidential election protests2009–2010 · Revolts & coups
- insurgency in the North Caucasus2009–2017 · Revolts & coups
- 2009 Fort Hood shootingMurders
- April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protestsRevolts & coups
- Maguindanao massacreMassacres
- 2009 Jakarta bombingsAttacks
- Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shootingAttacks
- South Yemen insurgencyRevolts & coups
- Binghamton shootingsAttacks
- 2009 Espoo shopping mall shootingAttacks
- 2009 Khan el-Khalili bombingAttacks
- Death of Neda Agha-SoltanMurders
- Kunduz airstrikeAttacks
- 2009 Georgian mutinyRevolts & coups
- 2009 Guinean protestsRevolts & coups
- BART Police shooting of Oscar GrantMurders
- Makombo massacreMassacres
- 2009 Boko Haram uprisingRevolts & coups
- 2009 Burgos bombingAttacks
- 2009 Ibrahim al-Maqadna Mosque strikeMassacres
- 2009 Massereene Barracks shootingAttacks
- 2009 Riga riotRevolts & coups
- 2009 Sudan airstrikesAttacks
- Geneva County massacreMurders
- 2009 Collier Township shootingAttacks
- 2009 Palma Nova bombingAttacks
- 2009 Taza bombingAttacks
- Al-Fakhura school incidentMassacres
- Mardin engagement ceremony massacreMassacres
- murder of Annie LeMurders
- Murder of Tori StaffordMurders
- Taxpayer March on WashingtonRevolts & coups
- West Mesa murdersMurders
- 2009 Albina, Suriname riotsRevolts & coups
- 2009 Beledweyne bombingAttacks
- 2009 Chakwal mosque bombingAttacks
- 2009 Lahore police academy attacksAttacks
- 2009 Pittsburgh police shootingsAttacks
+115 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires87
- Air France Flight 447Accidents
- US Airways Flight 1549Accidents
- Turkish Airlines Flight 1951Accidents
- Caspian Airlines Flight 7908Accidents
- Yemenia Flight 626Accidents
- 2009 satellite collisionAccidents
- Colgan Air Flight 3407Accidents
- FedEx Express Flight 80Accidents
- American Airlines Flight 331Accidents
- Aria Air Flight 1525Accidents
- Bangkok Airways Flight 266Accidents
- Lame Horse fireFires & explosions
- 2009 Indonesian Air Force C-130H Hercules crashAccidents
- Cougar Helicopters Flight 91Accidents
- June 2009 Washington Metro train collisionAccidents
- 2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accidentAccidents
- Emirates Flight 407Accidents
- Santika Club fireFires & explosions
- Viareggio train derailmentAccidents
- Avient Aviation Flight 324Accidents
- 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosionAccidents
- 2009 Makhachkala Il-76 collisionAccidents
- Beijing Television Cultural Center fireFires & explosions
- 2009 Aviastar British Aerospace BAe 146 crashAccidents
- 2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire in the holeFires & explosions
- 2009 Manaus Aerotáxi crashAccidents
- Airlink Flight 8911Accidents
- Empire Airlines Flight 8284Accidents
- Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760Accidents
- Sudan Airways Flight 2241Accidents
- 2009 Thekkady boat disasterAccidents
- 2009 Yambol bus crashAccidents
- Airlines PNG Flight 4684Accidents
- Jajapur derailmentAccidents
- RwandAir Flight 205Accidents
- Táchira helicopter crashAccidents
- 2009 Bond Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crashAccidents
- 2009 El Ayyat railway accidentAccidents
- 2009 Handlová mine blastAccidents
- 2009 Ilyushin Il-76 crashAccidents
+47 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges69
- Iraqi invasion of KuwaitBattles
- Somali Civil WarWars & conflicts
- Operation Ocean Shield2009–2016 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of KamdeshBattles
- Operation Strike of the SwordWars & conflicts
- Operation Green HuntWars & conflicts
- Operation Rah-e-NijatWars & conflicts
- Operation Scorched Earth2009–2010 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of DaecheongBattles
- Battle of Am DamBattles
- Operation Cobra's AngerBattles
- Second Battle of SwatBattles
- Battle of MullaitivuBattles
- Battle of RafahBattles
- Operation OqabBattles
- Operation Panther's ClawWars & conflicts
- Orakzai and Kurram offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2009 Sobat River ambushBattles
- Battle of DahanehBattles
- Battle of South MogadishuBattles
- Operation Black ThunderstormWars & conflicts
- Operation DieselWars & conflicts
- 2009 Malmö Davis Cup riotsWars & conflicts
- Battle of MogadishuBattles
- Battle of PuthukkudiyirippuBattles
- Battle of WabhoBattles
- Operation Shahi TandarWars & conflicts
- Ataque de la sinagoga Tiferet IsraelWars & conflicts
- Battle for Central SomaliaBattles
- Battle of AlasayBattles
- Kokang incidentWars & conflicts
- Monument aan de ParkwegWars & conflicts
- Operation Champion SwordWars & conflicts
- Polish Forces War Memorial:National Memorial ArboretumWars & conflicts
- Third Battle of Elephant PassBattles
- Alabama National CemeteryWars & conflicts
- Attack on Bari AlaiBattles
- Battle of AanandapuramBattles
- Battle of KismayoBattles
- Battle of SabzakBattles
+29 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters48
- 2009 swine flu pandemic2009–2010 · Natural disasters
- 2009 L'Aquila earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Samoa earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Shizuoka earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 West Java earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Yunnan earthquakeNatural disasters
- Tropical Depression OneNatural disasters
- 2009 Bhutan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Costa Rica earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Jeddah floodsNatural disasters
- 2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak2009–2010 · Natural disasters
- 2009 Andaman Islands earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floodsNatural disasters
- 2009 Fiordland earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Tonga earthquakeNatural disasters
- April 2009 Afghanistan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 West Africa floodsNatural disasters
- 2009 Guerrero earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Papua earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Afghan avalanchesNatural disasters
- 2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreakNatural disasters
- 2009 Honduras earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Hualien earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Karachi floodsNatural disasters
- 2009 Xinjiang earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Georgia earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Messina floods and mudslidesNatural disasters
- October 2009 Afghanistan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Buachaille Etive Mòr avalancheNatural disasters
- 2009 Crete earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Gulf of California earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Talaud Islands earthquakeNatural disasters
- August 2009 Sumatra earthquakeNatural disasters
- Cyclone InnisNatural disasters
- 2009 Alaska floodsNatural disasters
- 2009 Fiji earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Izu Islands earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2009 Karonga earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2009 Krasnozavodsk tornadoNatural disasters
- Flood in the Czech Republic (2009)Natural disasters
+8 less-known, on the globe.
Treaties, councils and politics1
Expeditions1
- MLAE-2009Expeditions
Already under way in 200966
- Iraq War2003–2011 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Second Chechen War1999–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Gaza War (2008–2009)2008–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Sri Lankan civil war1983–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Iraqi insurgency2003–2011 · Revolts & coups
- Operation Enduring Freedom2001–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- African Union Mission to Somalia2007–2022 · Wars & conflicts
- Casamance conflict1982–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Somalia2006–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Chad–Sudan Conflict2005–2010 · Wars & conflicts
- Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty2002–2011 · Treaties
Came to an end in 200916
- Second Chechen War1999–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Gaza War (2008–2009)2008–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Sri Lankan civil war1983–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Somalia2006–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- 2008–2009 Battle of Kilinochchi2008–2009 · Battles
- Battle of Bajaur2008–2009 · Battles
- Operation Allied Protector2008–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Eelam War IV2006–2009 · Wars & conflicts
- Tamil genocide1956–2009 · Massacres
- Siege of Baidoa2008–2009 · Sieges
Founded or built in 2009221
- Bank of America TowerBuildings
- Strawberry ArenaSports venues
- Almas TowerBuildings
- Trump International Hotel and TowerHotels & shops
- Acropolis MuseumArchaeology
- Rose TowerHotels & shops
- Cuatro Torres Business AreaBuildings
- Torre de CristalBuildings
- HHHR TowerBuildings
- Staffordshire HoardArchaeology
- War of Independence Victory ColumnMonuments
- AquaBuildings
- City of CapitalsTowers
- Capital GateBuildings
- Aceh Tsunami MuseumMonuments
- Arena ŁódźBuildings
- Arraya TowerBuildings
- Broadgate TowerBuildings
- EntropaMonuments
- Aria Resort and CasinoHotels & shops
- KoncerthusetTheatres
- VdaraHotels & shops
- Young Mao Zedong StatueMonuments
- 200 West StreetBuildings
- Atatürk MaskMonuments
- MaastorenBuildings
- OpernTurmBuildings
- 300 North LaSalleBuildings
- Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and EyesMonuments
- Legacy at Millennium ParkBuildings
+191 more, on the globe.
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