2009 in Croatia

Incumbents

• President - Stjepan Mesić
• Prime Minister - Ivo Sanader, Jadranka Kosor

  Events

• April 1: Croatia became a full member of NATO.
• July 1: Ivo Sanader resigns as the Prime Minister of Croatia and President of Croatian Democratic Union.
• July 3: First Swine Flu case was confirmed by an female from Australia
• July 6: Jadranka Kosor of the Croatian Democratic Union becomes Prime Minister.
• July 24: Six people are killed and 55 are injured in the Rudine train derailment.
• December 27: The first round of presidential elections are held.

  Arts and Literature

• Igor Cukrov won Dora 2009 on February 28 to become Croatia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.

  Sport

• Marin Čilić won the 2009 Chennai Open on January 10.
• 2009 World Men's Handball Championship held in Croatian cities from January 16–February 1.
• K-1 Croatia 2009 held in Split on March 21.
• Blanka Vlašić successfully defended her high jump world title on August 20.
• The 2009 Golden Spin figure skating competition is held in Zagreb December 10–12.

  Deaths

• January 14 - Dušan Džamonja, sculptor
• January 17 - Tomislav Crnković, footballer
• March 16 - Boris Mutić, sports reporter
• June 9 - Zvonimir Berković, film director
• June 19 - Dalibor Brozović, linguist and politician
• July 14 - Vera Fischer, sculptor
• August 3 - Ivan Milat-Luketa, painter and sculptor
• August 6 - Savka Dabčević-Kučar, politician
• August 28 - Emil Glad, actor
• September 6 - Vanja Drach, actor
• September 6 - Nada Iveljić, children's author
• December 2 - Vjekoslav Šutej, conductor