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July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in Leap Year s) 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 assisted laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague
- 1540 - Henry VIII Of England annulled 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.
- 1749 - Naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia founded as British answer to Louisbourg .
- - 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 .
- - 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.
- 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 mi&2 or about 100 km&2) is returned to Virginia .
- 1850 - President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President Of The United States .
- 1863 - The Siege Of Port Hudson ends.
- 1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross Of Gold Speech .
- 1900 - Queen Victoria Of The United Kingdom gives Royal Assent to an act creating the Commonwealth Of Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one Federal Government .
- , 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.
- 1922 - Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 Meters Freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking a world Swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
- 's family goes into hiding in an attic above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
- - Allied forces perform an Amphibious Invasion of Sicily .
- - British and Canadian forces capture Caen , France .
- 1944 - - Americans take Saipan
- 1955 - The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London .
- 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 - Senegal ese 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.
- 1989 - Two bombs explode in Mecca , killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others.
- 1991 - International Human Rights Federation cites Human Rights Violation s 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, Illinois
- 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 .
- 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.
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 )
- 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 )
- 1836 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom (d. 1908 )
- 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 )
- 1916 - Sir Dean Goffin , New Zealand composer (d. 1984 )
- 1916 - Sir 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 )
- 1929 - King Hassan II Of Morocco , (d. 1999 )
- 1929 - Jesse McReynolds , American singer and mandolinist
- 1932 - Donald Rumsfeld , United States Secretary Of Defense
- 1935 - Wim Duisenberg , Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005 )
- 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
- 1946 - Bon Scott , Australian singer ( AC/DC ) (d. 1980 )
- 1947 - Mitch Mitchell , drummer in The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- 1947 - O. J. Simpson , American football player and actor
- 1950 - Viktor Yanukovych , Prime Minister Of Ukraine
- 1952 - John Tesh , American composer
- 1955 - Fred Norris , American radio personality
- 1955 - Jimmy Smits , Puerto Rican actor
- 1955 - Willie Wilson , American baseball player, 1982 AL Batting Champ
- 1956 - Marc Almond , British singer
- 1956 - Tom Hanks , American actor
- 1957 - Kelly McGillis , American actress
- 1959 - Kevin Nash , American professional wrestler
- 1964 - Courtney Love , American musician
- 1965 - Frank Bello , American musician ( Anthrax )
- 1965 - David O'Hara Scottish / Irish actor
- 1965 - Marc Mero , American professional wrestler
- 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
- 1978 - Linda Park , Korean-born actress
- 2005 - Tai Shan , Giant Panda born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Deaths
- 518 - Anastasius I , Byzantine Emperor
- 1228 - Stephen Langton , Archbishop Of Canterbury
- 1386 - Duke Leopold III Of Austria (killed in battle) (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 - King Philip V Of Spain (b. 1683 )
- 1747 - Giovanni Bononcini , Italian composer (b. 1670 )
- 1766 - Jonathan Mayhew , American minister and patriot (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 )
- 1856 - Amedeo Avogadro , Italian chemist (b. 1776 )
- 1856 - James Strang , Mormon splinter group leader (assassinated) (b. 1813 )
- 1880 - Paul Pierre Broca , French physician and anatomist (b. 1824 )
- 1903 - Alphonse François Renard , Belgian geologist (b. 1842 )
- 1932 - King C. Gillette , American inventor (b. 1885 )
- 1937 - Oliver Law , first African-American commander of U.S. troops, (killed in battle) (b. 1899 )
- 1938 - Benjamin Cardozo , American jurist (b. 1870 )
- 1949 - Fritz Bennicke Hart , English-born Australian composer (b. 1874 )
- 1951 - Harry Heilmann , baseball player (b. 1894 )
- 1974 - Earl Warren , Governor of California and Chief Justice Of The United States Supreme Court (b. 1891 )
- 1979 - Cornelia Otis Skinner , American actress and author (b. 1899 )
- 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 )
- 1996 - Melvin Belli , American attorney (b. 1907 )
- 2002 - Laurence Janifer , American writer (b. 1933 )
- 2002 - Rod Steiger , American actor (b. 1925 )
- 2003 - Winston Graham , English novelist (b. 1908 )
- 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
External links
July 8 - July 10 - June 9 - August 9 -- Listing Of All Days
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