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1 | Operation Seabight | A shipment of cocaine, worth €750 million, is seized off the coast of Ireland in the largest such seizure in the country's history. 9 November | 2008 | |||
2 | Irish pork crisis of 2008 | Ireland issues an international recall of its pork products following the discovery of contaminated pig feed. 6 December | 2008 | |||
3 | 2009 Gabonese helicopter crash | Seven French soldiers are killed and one is reported missing following a helicopter crash off the Gabonese coast. 17 January | Jan. 2009 | |||
4 | Anglo Irish Bank hidden loans controversy | The President of Ireland Mary McAleese signs emergency legislation confirming the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank. 21 January | Jan. 2009 | |||
5 | Dendermonde nursery attack | Three people are stabbed to death and ten more are injured after an attack at a crèche in Dendermonde, Belgium. 22 January | Jan. 2009 | |||
6 | Laurent Nkunda | Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda is arrested by the Rwandan military on its country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 22 January | Jan. 2009 | |||
7 | 2009 Buachaille Etive Mòr avalanche | Three people are killed and one is seriously injured following an avalanche on Buachaille Etive Mòr in the Scottish Highlands. 24 January | Jan. 2009 | |||
8 | 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire | A massive fire at a supermarket in downtown Nairobi, Kenya kills at least 14 people. 30 January | Jan. 2009 | |||
9 | 2009 Malagasy protests | At least 68 people are killed in anti-government protests in Madagascar. 29 January | Jan. 2009 | |||
10 | 2009 Kenyan oil spill ignition | Over 50 people are killed and 82 critically injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, Kenya. 1 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
11 | Patriarch Kirill of Moscow | Kirill of Moscow (pictured) becomes the 16th Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. 1 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
12 | Enten controversy | The chairman of a Tokyo bedding supplier is arrested by Japanese police following the exposure of an investment scam reportedly worth US$1.4 billion. 5 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
13 | February 2009 United Kingdom and Ireland snowstorm | The heaviest snowfall for 18 years disrupts air and road traffic and shuts schools across much of Ireland and the United Kingdom (snowfall in London pictured). 6 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
14 | 2009 Malagasy protests | Madagascar police open fire on a protest in Antananarivo, killing at least 50 people and injuring hundreds. 7 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
15 | 2009 Amazonian airplane crash | An airplane crashes near Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, Brazil, killing 24 people. 8 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
16 | Bolivian constitutional referendum, 2009 | President of Bolivia Evo Morales enacts a new constitution which grants more power to the country's indigenous majority and allows for land reform. 8 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
17 | Tlatelolco (archaeological site) | The discovery of a 16th-century mass grave containing at least 49 human skeletons at the Tlatelolco archaeological site in Mexico City is announced. 11 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
18 | 2009 Orissa train derailment | A passenger train derails in the Indian state of Orissa, killing at least 15 people and injuring 150. 13 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
19 | HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China | China confirms HIV/AIDS as its leading cause of death by infectious disease in 2008, a fivefold increase over a three year period. 19 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
20 | 2009 Slovak coach and train collision | Eleven people are killed and 20 more are injured in a collision between a tourist coach and a train in central Slovakia. 21 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
21 | 2009 Shanxi mine blast | A mine blast in Gujiao in the Shanxi province of China kills at least 73 people and injures at least 113 more. 22 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
22 | Battle of South Mogadishu | A machine gun and mortar battle in Mogadishu, Somalia kills 15 people and injures at least ninety more in the Somali Civil War. 24 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
23 | Gamburtsev Mountain Range | An international team of scientists announces the completion of its mission to map the Gamburtsev Mountain Range beneath the Antarctic ice. 25 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
24 | 2009 Bolivian dengue fever epidemic | An outbreak of dengue fever kills at least 18 people and infects 31,000 more in Bolivia. 26 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
25 | Kano trovafloxacin trial litigation | U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer settles a multi-billion dollar damages case with 200 alleged victims of a drugs trial in Kano, Nigeria. 26 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
26 | 2009 Bank of Ireland robbery | Over €7 billion is stolen from the Bank of Ireland in College Green, Dublin, in the largest bank robbery in Irish history. 27 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
27 | Svalbard Global Seed Vault | 90,000 food crop seed samples are delivered to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the Arctic Circle. 26 February | Feb. 2009 | |||
28 | João Bernardo Vieira | The President of Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo Vieira (pictured), is assassinated during an armed attack on his residence in Bissau. 2 March | Mar. 2009 | |||
29 | 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods | Floods in Namibia and Angola kill 90 people and make at least 25.000 people homeless. 20 March | Mar. 2009 | |||
30 | 2009 Six Nations Championship | Millennium Stadium | Ireland wins its first Six Nations Grand Slam in rugby union since 1948. 21 March | Mar. 2009 | ||
31 | 2009 Yemeni tourist attacks | A suicide attack kills four South Korean tourists and a local guide in Shibam, Yemen. 18 March | Mar. 2009 | |||
32 | 2009 Montana Pilatus PC-12 crash | A Pilatus PC-12 crashes in the U.S. state of Montana, killing at least 14 people. 22 March | Mar. 2009 | |||
33 | GhostNet | The University of Toronto researchers discover GhostNet, a China-based electronic spying operation which has infiltrated 1,295 computers in 103 countries. 29 March | Mar. 2009 | |||
34 | Brian Cowen nude portraits controversy | The unexpected public hanging of Ireland's Taoiseach, Brian Cowen (pictured), occurs in Dublin, following months of economic uncertainty. 1 April | Apr. Fls. 2009 | |||
35 | Binghamton shootings | Thirteen people are killed and 26 others are severely wounded during a shooting incident in Binghamton, New York. 3 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
36 | 2009 L'Aquila earthquake | An earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy, kills at least 50 people and leaves 50,000 homeless. 6 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
37 | 2009 Masters Tournament | Ángel Cabrera wins the 2009 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, USA, after a two-hole playoff. 12 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
38 | Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire | A fire at a homeless hostel in Kamień Pomorski, Poland, kills at least 21 people and injures at least 20 others in the country's worst fire disaster since 1980. 14 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
39 | Mycocepurus smithii | Researchers report the discovery of Mycocepurus smithii, the first ant species determined to consist exclusively of females that reproduces through cloning. 15 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
40 | Durban Review Conference | A number of delegates exit in protest during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's (pictured) speech at the Durban Review Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. 20 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
41 | Great Wall of China | A Chinese government study locates an extra 3,850 kilometres (2,390 mi) of the Great Wall of China. 20 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
42 | 23 April 2009 Iraqi suicide attacks | Two suicide attacks in Baghdad and Baquba kill at least 76 people, including 46 Iranian pilgrims, and injure over 100 others in the deadliest terrorist incidents in Iraq this year. 23 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
43 | Shining Path | The Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path makes a resurgence in Peru, with anti-government ambushes killing 14 soldiers in April 2009. 21 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
44 | Mathira Massacre | At least 29 people are hacked and stoned to death in clashes between Mungiki members and civilians in Karatina, Kenya. 21 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
45 | Puijila darwini | The discovery of Puijila darwini, the oldest seal ancestor ever located, is announced. 22 April | Apr. 2009 | |||
46 | 2009 attack on Dutch Royal Family | Six people are killed in an attempt on the Dutch Royal Family (Queen Beatrix pictured) as a car driver crashed through crowds watching the annual Koninginnedag celebrations. 30 April | May 2009 | |||
47 | 2009 May Day protests | Police clash with protesters across the world as traditional May Day marches turn violent. 1 May | May 2009 | |||
48 | Carol Ann Duffy | Carol Ann Duffy is named Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, the first female, the first Scot and the first openly gay occupant of the post. 2 May | May 2009 | |||
49 | Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye | Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye (pictured) replaces Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré as Prime Minister of Senegal. 2 May | May 2009 | |||
50 | Pacific Islands Forum | The Pacific Islands Forum suspends Fiji's membership indefinitely due to the recent political, legal and human rights situation in the country. 3 May | May 2009 |
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101 | Natalia Estemirova | The body of Russian human rights activist Natalia Estemirova is located in Ingushetia after her abduction in Chechnya. 16 July | July 2009 | ||||
102 | Paul Biyoghé Mba | Paul Biyoghé Mba becomes Prime Minister of Gabon after Jean Eyeghe Ndong resigns to launch his presidential campaign. 17 July | July 2009 | ||||
103 | 2009 Karachi floods | At least 26 people are killed and 150 others injured as a result of heavy rains in Karachi, Pakistan. 19 July | July 2009 | ||||
104 | Giant Panda | The birth of the world's first Giant Panda conceived using frozen sperm is announced in Sichuan, China. 24 July | July 2009 | ||||
105 | 2009 Nigeria battles | At least 150 people are killed during battles in several Nigerian states. 26 July | July 2009 | ||||
106 | 2009 Turks and Caicos Islands migrant shipwreck | At least 15 Haitian migrants are killed and dozens are missing following a shipwreck in the Caribbean near the Turks and Caicos Islands. 28 July | July 2009 | ||||
107 | São Tomé and Príncipe dobra | São Tomé and Príncipe agrees a loan deal with Portugal to link the dobra and the euro. 28 July | July 2009 | ||||
108 | 2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting spree | At least two people are killed and 15 others injured in a shooting attack at the Gay and Lesbian Association building in Tel Aviv, Israel. 1 August | August 2009 | ||||
109 | HIV | A new strain of the human immunodeficiency virus is discovered in a woman from Cameroon. 2 August | August 2009 | ||||
110 | Indigenous peoples of the Americas | Bolivia becomes the first country in South America to declare the right of indigenous people to govern themselves. 3 August | August 2009 | ||||
111 | 2009 Sudanese nomadic conflicts | More than 180 people are killed and 30 others injured in nomadic conflicts in Sudan. 3 August | August 2009 | ||||
112 | MV Princess Ashika | The MV Princess Ashika, an inter-island ferry operating in Tonga, sinks, leaving at least 26 people missing. 6 August | August 2009 | ||||
113 | Slender-billed Vulture | The first successful captive breeding of the critically endangered Slender-billed Vulture (pictured) is announced in India. 6 August | August 2009 | ||||
114 | Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Thirteen years after the countries ceased diplomatic relations, President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda meet in Goma. 6 August | August 2009 | ||||
115 | Foreign relations of Rwanda | — 6 August | August 2009 | ||||
116 | Rafael Correa | Rafael Correa is sworn in for a second term as President of Ecuador. 12 August | August 2009 | ||||
117 | 2009 Handlová mine blast | A mine fire and explosion in Handlová, Trenčín Region, kills 20 people in Slovakia's deadliest mining disaster. 12 August | August 2009 | ||||
118 | Grégoire Ndahimana | After 15 years in hiding, Grégoire Ndahimana is arrested in North Kivu for the alleged murder of 2,000 Tutsi civilians during the Rwandan Genocide. 12 August | August 2009 | ||||
119 | Les Paul | Electric guitar innovator Les Paul (pictured) dies at the age of 94. 13 August | August 2009 | ||||
120 | 2009 Romanian bus-train collision | Romania's deadliest road accident for fifteen years, a bus and train collision, kills at least 13 people in Scânteia, Iaşi County. 14 August | August 2009 | ||||
121 | Mexico–Uruguay relations | President of Mexico Felipe Calderón and President of Uruguay Tabaré Vázquez meet in Montevideo, Uruguay, to sign an accord worth $500 million. 16 August | August 2009 | ||||
122 | 2009 BWF World Championships | At the 2009 BWF World Championships in Hyderabad, India, Lu Lan wins the women's singles and Lin Dan wins the men's singles, becoming the first player to win three men's singles World Championship titles. 16 August | August 2009 | ||||
123 | LGBT rights in the United Kingdom | Lesbians are granted equal birth rights in England and Wales. 31 August | August 2009 | ||||
124 | Guatemalan Civil War | Felipe Cusanero is sentenced to 150 years in prison for his part in the disappearance of 6 Mayan farmers during the Guatemalan Civil War in the 1980s. 3 September | September 2009 | ||||
125 | 2009 Java earthquake | At least 63 people are killed and more than 87,000 homes destroyed in Java in Indonesia's deadliest earthquake since 2006. 4 September | September 2009 | ||||
126 | 2009 Ciudad Juárez rehab center attack | At least 18 people are shot dead at a drug treatment clinic in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. 3 September | September 2009 | ||||
127 | 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final | In hurling (equipment pictured), Kilkenny beat Tipperary in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final to win their fourth consecutive championship. 7 September | September 2009 | ||||
128 | Niger River | Nigeria commences a 36 billion naira dredging of the Niger River. 10 September | September 2009 | ||||
129 | LGBT rights in Uruguay | Uruguay becomes the first Latin American country to legalise LGBT adoption. 9 September | September 2009 | ||||
130 | 2009 Sierra Leone ferry accident | At least 90 people die and over 100 others are declared missing after a ferry accident off the coast of Sierra Leone. 8 September | September 2009 | ||||
131 | Lebanon (film) | The Israeli film Lebanon wins the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. 12 September | September 2009 | ||||
132 | 2009 Taldykorgan fire | At least 38 people are killed during a fire at a drug abuse clinic in Taldykorgan, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan. 12 September | September 2009 | ||||
133 | Vladimir Voronin | President of Moldova Vladimir Voronin (pictured) resigns. 11 September | September 2009 | ||||
134 | Norman Borlaug | Agronomist Norman Borlaug (pictured), the "father of the Green Revolution", dies at the age of 95. 12 September | September 2009 | ||||
135 | 2009 Tri Nations Series | South Africa defeat New Zealand 32-29 to win the 2009 Tri Nations rugby union series. 13 September | September 2009 | ||||
136 | 2009 Wujek-Slask mine blast | At least thirteen miners are killed and thirty others hospitalised following a mine blast in Ruda Śląska, Poland. 18 September | September 2009 | ||||
137 | 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump | Trafigura reaches an out of court settlement with 31,000 people affected by its 2006 dumping of toxic chemicals in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. 20 September | September 2009 | ||||
138 | Northern Sea Route | The German ships Beluga Fraternity and Beluga Foresight become the first Western commercial vessels to navigate the Northern Sea Route. 19 September | September 2009 | ||||
139 | Precious (film) | The drama film Precious, directed by Lee Daniels, wins the People's Choice Award at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. 20 September | September 2009 | ||||
140 | José Manuel Barroso | José Manuel Barroso is re-elected for a second term as President of the European Commission. 16 September | September 2009 | ||||
141 | Stella Obasanjo | A Spanish surgeon is sentenced to one year in prison and disqualified from medical practise for three years for his role in the death of Nigeria's First Lady Stella Obasanjo in 2005. 22 September | September 2009 | ||||
142 | Irina Bokova | Irina Bokova (pictured) is elected Director General of UNESCO, the first female and first Eastern European to fill the role. 22 September | September 2009 | ||||
143 | 2009 Australian dust storm | A dust storm (pictured in Gold Coast, Queensland), described as "the worst in at least 70 years", sweeps across several Australian states, covering Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney in red dust. 23 September | September 2009 | ||||
144 | 2009 Bhutan earthquake | A 6.3 Mw earthquake strikes Bhutan and India, killing at least 11 people. 21 September | September 2009 | ||||
145 | 2009 Korba chimney collapse | The collapse of a chimney following a lightening strike in Korba in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh traps at least 100 construction workers and kills 25. 23 September | September 2009 | ||||
146 | Persecution of albinism | Three men are sentenced to death after admitting they murdered and mutilated a 14-year-old albino boy in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. 23 September | September 2009 | ||||
147 | Alicia de Larrocha | Award-winning pianist Alicia de Larrocha from Catalonia dies at age 86. 26 September | September 2009 | ||||
148 | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) takes effect, replacing the Law Lords as the final court of appeal in the country. 1 October | October 2009 | ||||
149 | Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland Bill, 2009 | The Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is passed, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. 3 October | October 2009 | 2,020 (19th) | |||
150 | 2009 northeastern Sicily floods and mudslides | Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily, Italy, kill at least 21 people in the country's deadliest landslide disaster since 1998. 2 October | October 2009 |
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