WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 2009
Find out what all happened July to December 2009

The 2009 Sumatra earthquakes occur, killing over 1,115 people. (30. September 2009)

At exactly 9:09:09 PM, the Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated. (9. September 2009)

2009 Nevsky Express bombing: A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries. (27. November 2009)

Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kill 127 and injure 448. (8. December 2009)

The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, raped, killed, and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre. (28. September 2009)

Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea. (10. November 2009)

Three members of the popular South Korean group TVXQ, (Kim Jaejoong, Kim Junsu, and Park Yoochun), filed lawsuit against their Korean management S.M. Entertainment. (31. July 2009)

The 25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings kills 155 and wounds at least 721. (25. October 2009)

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords. (1. October 2009)

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami. (29. September 2009)

The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region. (27. August 2009)

2009 Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. 3,000 cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing. (25. November 2009)

The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of Turkic Council. (3. October 2009)

A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 l (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River. (30. December 2009)

A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, claims the lives of 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. (3. December 2009)

Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur. (31. December 2009)

The MV Arctic Sea, reportedly carrying a cargo of timber, is allegedly hijacked in the North Sea by pirates, but much speculation remains as to the actual cargo and events. (24. July 2009)

Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington. (15. December 2009)

Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders. (10. October 2009)

The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines (23. November 2009)