July 9
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining.
Events
- 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1357 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague.
- 1540 - Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
- 1541 - Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to assist the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire.
- 1755 - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces.
- 1789 - In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
- 1790 - Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund -In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet.
- 1793 - Act Against Slavery passed in Upper Canada and importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited.
- 1810 - Napoleon officially makes Holland part of his empire.
- 1815 - Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevente becomes Prime Minister of France.
- 1816 - Argentina declares independence from Spain.
- 1846 - By an Act of Congress, the Washington, DC area south of the Potomac River (39 mi² or about 100 km²) is returned to Virginia.
- 1850 - President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States.
- 1863 - American Civil War: Siege of Port Hudson ends.
- 1867 - An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young set out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish Missionary and explorer).
- 1868 - The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
- 1887 - Reportedly paper napkins were used for the first time by John Dickinson (stationery manufacturers) at the company's annual dinner.
- 1900 - Queen Victoria gives royal assent to an act creating the Commonwealth of Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government.
- 1918 - Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.
- 1921 - Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar delivered his famous speech at Khilafat Conference, Karachi.
- 1922 - Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking a world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
- 1943 - World War II: Operation Husky - Allied forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily.
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Normandy - British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Saipan - Americans take Saipan.
- 1948 - Pakistan issued first set of Postage stamp, having image of Constituent Assembly, Jinnah International Airport (Quaid-e-Azam International Airport), Shahi Fort.
- 1955 - The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London.
- 1967 - A team of mountaineers successfully climb the Old Man of Hoy, an expedition televised by BBC television in a unique live outside broadcast.
- 1975 - The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that will pave way for a (albeit highly restricted) multi-party system.
- 1979 - A car bomb destroys a Renault owned by famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility.
- 1981 - Senegalese political parties Party of Independence and Work (PIT) and Democratic League - Movement for the Labour Party (LD-MPT) legally recognized.
- 1982 - A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 146 people on board and eight others on the ground.
- 1984 - York Minster was struck by a lightning bolt, the resulting fire rampaged through most of the building. However the cathedral valuables were rescued by clergymen and the "Rose Window" was not affected.
- 1986 - the New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
- 1989 - Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others.
- 1991 - International Human Rights Federation cites human rights violations committed by police and military personnel during Oka crisis in Quebec, Canada.
- 1991 - South Africa is reintroduced into the Olympic movement after 30 years of exclusion.
- 1995 - Musical group The Grateful Dead perform the last concert of their 30-year career at Soldier Field, Chicago.
- 1999 - Days of student protests begins after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory of University of Tehran.
- 2002 - The African Union was established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first chairman was Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
- 2002 - Major League Baseball All-Star Game ends in a controversial tie at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, when both teams have exhausted all their pitchers.
- 2004 - After José Manuel Durão Barroso's appointment to the European Commission, Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio announces that he will invite the second-in-line leader of PSD, Pedro Santana Lopes to form government.
- 2006 - At least 122 people are dead after a Sibir Airlines passenger jet Airbus A-310 with 200 people on board veered off the runway while landing at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia in wet conditions.
- 2006 - Italy wins the 2006 FIFA World Cup, defeating France 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw. This is Italy's 4th World Cup win.
- 2006 - Roger Federer wins his fourth consecutive Wimbledon tennis championship, beating Rafael Nadal in the final match of the tournament.
- 2006 - Zinedine Zidane in his final match, headbutts Marco Materazzi and gets sent off in the final of the FIFA World Cup.
Births
- 1249 - Emperor Kameyama of Japan (d. 1305)
- 1577 - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618)
- 1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
- 1654 - Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
- 1686 - Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)
- 1689 - Alexis Piron, French writer (d. 1773)
- 1721 - Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d. 1781)
- 1753 - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1825)
- 1764 - Ann Radcliffe, English writer (d. 1823)
- 1775 - Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
- 1786 - Sophie Hélène Béatrix, Princess of France (d. 1787)
- 1800 - Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician (d. 1885)
- 1808 - Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887)
- 1819 - Elias Howe, American inventor (d. 1867)
- 1828 - Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman (d. 1913)
- 1836 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1908)
- 1836 - Camille de Renesse, Belgian Count (d. 1904)
- 1848 - Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (d. 1907)
- 1858 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942)
- 1879 - Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d. 1936)
- 1879 - Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
- 1893 - George Geary, English cricketer (d. 1981)
- 1894 - Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
- 1901 - Dame Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. 2000)
- 1908 - Paul Brown, American football coach (d. 1991)
- 1911 - Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (d. 1968)
- 1911 - John A. Wheeler, American physicist
- 1915 - David Diamond, American composer (d. 2005)
- 1916 - Sir Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
- 1916 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
- 1918 - Jarl Wahlström, the 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
- 1926 - Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1927 - Ed Ames, American singer and actor
- 1927 - Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986)
- 1928 - Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist
- 1929 - King Hassan II of Morocco, (d. 1999)
- 1929 - Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist
- 1930 - Buddy Bregman, American musical arranger and conductor
- 1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, 12th & 20th United States Secretary of Defense
- 1935 - Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005)
- 1936 - Floyd Abrams, First Amendment attorney and advocate
- 1936 - June Jordan, American writer and teacher (d. 2002)
- 1937 - David Hockney, English artist
- 1938 - Brian Dennehy, American actor
- 1942 - Richard Roundtree, American actor
- 1942 - Edy Williams, American actress
- 1943 - John Casper, astronaut
- 1945 - Dean R. Koontz, American author
- 1945 - Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (d. 1993)
- 1946 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980)
- 1947 - Haruomi Hosono, Japanese musician
- 1947 - Mitch Mitchell, English drummer
- 1947 - O.J. Simpson, American football player and actor
- 1948 - Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian current foreign minister
- 1950 - Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine
- 1951 - Chris Cooper, American actor
- 1952 - John Tesh, American composer
- 1953 - Thomas Ligotti, American author
- 1955 - Fred Norris, American radio personality
- 1955 - Jimmy Smits, American actor
- 1955 - Willie Wilson, American baseball player
- 1956 - Marc Almond, British singer
- 1956 - Tom Hanks, American actor
- 1957 - Kelly McGillis, American actress
- 1959 - Jim Kerr, Scottish singer (Simple Minds),
- 1959 - Kevin Nash, American professional wrestler
- 1959 - Clive Stafford Smith, British Human Rights Lawyer
- 1964 - Courtney Love, American musician
- 1964 - Gianluca Vialli, Italian football (soccer) player
- 1965 - Frank Bello, American musician (Anthrax)
- 1965 - Marc Mero, American professional wrestler
- 1965 - David O'Hara, Irish-Scottish actor
- 1968 - Paolo Di Canio, Italian football (soccer) player
- 1970 - Trent Green, American football player
- 1971 - Marc Andreessen, American software developer
- 1973 - Kelly Holcomb, American football player
- 1974 - Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin)
- 1975 - Jack White, American musician (The White Stripes}
- 1976 - Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler
- 1976 - Fred Savage, American actor
- 1976 - Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
- 1977 - Isaac Brock, American musician
- 1978 - Linda Park, Korean-born actress
- 1979 - Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 1980 - Gwendoline Yeo, Singapore actress
- 1982 - Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver
- 1982 - Ashly DelGrosso, American ballroom dancer
- 1982 - Maggie Ma, Canadian actress
- 1983 - Lucia Micarelli, American musician
- 1986 - Kiely Williams, American singer and actress
- 1991 - Mitchel Musso, American actor
Deaths
- 518 - Anastasius I, Byzantine Emperor
- 1228 - Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1386 - Leopold III of Austria (b. 1351)
- 1553 - Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)
- 1654 - Ferdinand IV of Germany (b. 1633)
- 1737 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1671)
- 1742 - John Oldmixon, English historian (b. 1673)
- 1746 - Philip V of Spain (b. 1683)
- 1747 - Giovanni Bononcini, Italian composer (b. 1670)
- 1766 - Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720)
- 1795 - Henry Seymour Conway, British general and statesman (b. 1721)
- 1797 - Edmund Burke, British philosopher and statesman (b. 1729)
- 1850 - Báb, Persian founder of the Bábi Faith (b. 1819)
- 1850 - Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States (b. 1784)
- 1852 - Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American politician (b. 1794)
- 1856 - Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)
- 1856 - James Strang, Mormon splinter group leader (b. 1813)
- 1880 - Paul Broca, French physician and anatomist (b. 1824)
- 1903 - Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist (b. 1842)
- 1927 - John Drew Jr., American actor (b. 1853)
- 1932 - King C. Gillette, American inventor (b. 1885)
- 1937 - Oliver Law, first African-American commander of U.S. troops (b. 1899)
- 1938 - Benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (b. 1870)
- 1947 - Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish general (b. 1865)
- 1949 - Fritz Bennicke Hart, English-born Australian composer (b. 1874)
- 1951 - Harry Heilmann, baseball player (b. 1894)
- 1974 - Earl Warren, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1891)
- 1979 - Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (b. 1899)
- 1980 - Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist (b. 1913)
- 1985 - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1896)
- 1985 - Jimmy Kinnon, Scottish founder of Narcotics Anonymous (b. 1911)
- 1992 - Eric Sevareid, American reporter (b. 1912)
- 1994 - Bill Mosienko, professional ice hockey player (b. 1921)
- 1996 - Melvin Belli, American attorney (b. 1907)
- 1999 - Robert de Cotret, Canadian politician (b. 1944)
- 2002 - Laurence Janifer, American writer (b. 1933)
- 2002 - Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925)
- 2004 - Chuck Cadman, Canadian politician (b. 1948)
- 2004 - Paul Klebnikov, American journalist (b. 1963)
- 2004 - Isabel Sanford, American actress (b. 1917)
- 2005 - Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (b. 1931)
- 2005 - Huang Kun, Chinese physicist (b. 1919)
Holidays and observances
Liturgical feasts
Roman Catholic Church
- Feast of Our Lady of Peace; Octave of the Visitation
- Saint Agilulf, bishop of Cologne, martyr [Cologne]
- Saint Brictius, bishop, confessor [Magdeburg]
- Saint Cyril, bishop and companions, martyrs
- Saint Ephrem the Deacon, confessor, Doctor of the Church [northern France]
- Elevation of Saint Eleutherius, bishop of Tournai, confessor [Tournai]
- Saint Heraclius, bishop of Sens [Sens]
- Holy Martyrs of Gorcum (died 1572)
- Translation of Saint Nicholas, bishop, confessor [Salzburg only]
- Translation of Saint Pavacius, bishop of LeMans [LeMans]
- Saint Procopius, martyr [Worms, Würzburg]
- Saint Sevo (Gevo) [Bruges]
- Saint Sabinus, bishop, martyr [Kammin]
- Saint Theobald, abbot, confessor [ Paris; as Thibault]
- Saint Everildis, virgin [ York]
- Saint Veronica de Julianis, virgin [BLS]
- Saint Zeno, martyr [Paris, Châlons-sur-Marne]
External links
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