1909 in China
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The following lists events that happened during 1909 in China.
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Incumbents
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhili â Yang Shixiang then Natong then Duanfang
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe â Songshou
- Viceroy of Huguang â Chen Kuilong then Ruicheng
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan â Shengyun then Changgeng
- Viceroy of Liangguang â Zhang Renjun then Yang Shuxun then Zengqi
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui â Xiliang then Li Jingxi
- Viceroy of Sichuan â Zhao Erxun then Duanfang
- Viceroy of Liangjiang â Duanfang then Fan Zengxiang then Zhang Renjun
Events
- Chinese provinces (except Xinjiang) hold elections for the first time, for provincial legislatures and the National Assembly.[1]
- January 2 - The Qing government dismissed Yuan Shikai.
Births
- March 2 â Wang Heshou, Second Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (d. 1999)
- March 21 â Bai Shouyi, ethnologist, historian, social activist and writer (d. 2000)
- April 12 â Mou Zongsan, philosopher and translator (d. 1995)
- June 21 â Pok Shau-fu, journalist and politician (d. 2000)
- June 23
- Geng Biao, 5th Minister of National Defense of China (d. 2000)
- Li Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China (d. 1992)
- June 30 â Su Bingqi, archaeologist (d. 1997)
- July 11 â Song Renqiong, political and military leader (d. 2005)
- October 26 â Teng Haiqing, military officer and politician (d. 1997)
- November 17 â Huo Shilian, politician (d. 1996)