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| 1909 |
| | | French biologist Charles Nicolle discovers that epidemic typhus is transmitted by the body louse | |
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| 1909 |
| | | Mary Pickford begins her film career at sixteen, when she is hired by D.W. Griffith | |
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| 1909 |
| | | André Gide publishes La Porte étroite ('Strait is the Gate') | |
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| 1909 |
| | | Isaac Albéniz completes his series of 12 piano pieces published under the title Iberia. | |
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| c. 1909 |
| | | René Lalique, originally known for his jewellery, sets up his own glass-making factory at Combes-la-Ville | |
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| 1909 |
| | | 15-year-old Andrés Segovia gives his first public performance as a guitarist in Granada | |
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| 1909 |
| | | Vaughan Williams first symphony, which he names A Sea Symphony, is first performed at the Leeds Festival | |
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| 1909 |
| | | Diaghilev presents the first season of Ballets Russes in Paris, with Pavlova and Nijinsky in the company | |
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| 1909 |
| | | Fokine's 1907 ballet Chopiniana is revised and given a new name, Les Sylphides | |
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| 1909 |
| | | Jack London publishes his most autobiographical novel, Martin Eden | |
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