2009 in South Korea
List of events
Events from the year 2009 in South Korea .
Incumbents
Events
January
January 20 – The outbreak of bloodshed between police and residents in Yongsan .
January 24 – Kang Ho-sun , serial killer of murdering 17 people, was arrested.
January 31 – Open the all area of Gyeongbokgung to the public.
February
February 10 – A fire at the Hwawang Mountain during the burning flame grass festival, killed 4 people and 60 wounded.
February 25 – The key issues of new media laws are brought to the table.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
September 6 – South Korea asks North Korea to explain a sudden discharge of dam water which left six people dead or missing across the border.
September 26 – Families separated meet at the Mount Kumgang resort, North Korea.
October
November
December
Birth
Deaths
Sidewalk memorial for Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun set up across the street from Seoul City Hall on July 8, 2009.
February 16 – Stephen Kim Sou-hwan , 86, South Korean Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Seoul (1968–1998).
March 7 – Jang Ja-yeon , 26, South Korean actress (Boys Over Flowers ), suicide by hanging .[ 8]
April 27 – Woo Seung-yeon , 25, South Korean actress and model, suicide by hanging .[ 9]
May 17 – Jung Seung-hye , 44, South Korean film producer, colon cancer .[ 10]
May 22 – Yeo Woon-kay , 69, South Korean actress, kidney cancer .[ 11]
May 23 – Roh Moo-hyun , former president of South Korea (born 1946), suicide.[ 12]
June 3 -Do Kum-bong , 79, actress.[ 13]
June 28 – Yu Hyun-mok , 83, film director died of cerebral infarction .[ 14]
July 12 – Ko Mi Young , 42, Climber , false step.
August 4 – Cho Oh Ryun , 57, South Korean Merman , heart attack.
August 18 – Kim Dae-jung , 85, former president of South Korea , cardiac arrest.
September 1 – Jang Jin-young , 37, South Korean actress, stomach cancer .
October 31 – Lee Hurak , 85, Politician.
November 4 – Park Yong-oh , 72, Enterpriser, suicide.
November 19 – Daul Kim , 20, Model, suicide by hanging .
See also
References
^ "UN Security Council Condemns North Korea Nuclear Test (Update1)" . Bloomberg . May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009 .
^ Times of India
^ indianexpress.com
^ China seizes smuggled metal bound for North Korea – Reuters
^ "Former S. Korean President Kim Dae-Jung Dies" . The Seoul Times . August 18, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2009 .
^ (in Korean) 'V10' 타이거즈, 12년 미뤄뒀던 '신화'를 쓰다...KIA 우승 의미
^ Xaykaothao, Doualy (2009-11-12)In South Korea, Nation Stops For Mega Exam NPR
^ Boys over Flowers' Actress Jang Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
^ Actress found dead, apparent suicide
^ Female Film Producer Jung Dies
^ Actress Yeo Woon-gae, 69, Dies of Lung Cancer
^ "Roh Moo-Hyun | president of South Korea" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved January 2, 2020 .
^ Veteran Actress Do Passes Away
^ Yu, pioneering filmmaker, passes away