Historical Events In 1009

Feb 14   inaugural known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.   

Oct 18   The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock   

Dec 14   Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born in the year 1009.