1909 in China
The following lists events that happened during 1909 in China.
Incumbents
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhili — Yang Shixiang then Natong then Duanfang
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Songshou
- Viceroy of Huguang — Chen Kuilong then Ruicheng
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Shengyun then Changgeng
- Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhang Renjun then Yang Shuxun then Zengqi
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Xiliang then Li Jingxi
- Viceroy of Sichuan — Zhao Erxun then Duanfang
- Viceroy of Liangjiang — Duanfang then Fan Zengxiang then Zhang Renjun
Events
- Chinese provinces hold elections for the first time, for provincial legislatures and the National Assembly.
- January 2 - The Qing government dismissed Yuan Shikai.
Births
- March 2 — Wang Heshou, Second Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
- March 21 - Bai Shouyi, ethnologist, historian, social activist and writer
- April 12 - Mou Zongsan, philosopher and translator
- June 21 - Pok Shau-fu, journalist and politician
- June 23
- * Geng Biao, 5th Minister of National Defense of China
- * Li Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China
- June 30 - Su Bingqi, archaeologist
- July 11 - Song Renqiong, political and military leader
- October 26 - Teng Haiqing, military officer and politician
- November 17 — Huo Shilian, politician