On This Day — July 9

🕰️ Notable Events on July 9

• 2011 — South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — One hundred twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, a Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; its first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Agean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — The Russell-Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — The Allied invasion of Sicily soon causes the downfall of Mussolini and forces Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — The Federation of Australia is given royal assent. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs 1st successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1875 — The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk, he is succeeded in office by Vice President Millard Fillmore. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Persia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — Four hundred and seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence Wikipedia ↗
• 1816 — Argentina declares independence from Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1811 — Explorer David Thompson posts a sign near what is now Sacajawea State Park in Washington state, claiming the Columbia District for the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1810 — Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1807 — The Treaties of Tilsit are signed by Napoleon I of France and Alexander I of Russia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — The Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada bans the importation of slaves and will free those who are born into slavery after the passage of the Act at 25 years of age. Wikipedia ↗
• 1790 — The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet. Wikipedia ↗
• 1789 — In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1776 — George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island. Wikipedia ↗
• 1755 — The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh. Wikipedia ↗
• 1745 — French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after. Wikipedia ↗
• 1701 — A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi. Wikipedia ↗
• 1609 — Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1572 — Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum. Wikipedia ↗
• 1540 — King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. Wikipedia ↗
• 1401 — Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000.
• 1386 — The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach. Wikipedia ↗
• 1357 — Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague. Wikipedia ↗
• 869 — The 8.4-9.0 Mw Sanriku earthquake strikes the area around Sendai in northern Honshu, Japan. Inundation from the tsunami extended several kilometers inland. Wikipedia ↗
• 660 — Korean forces under general Kim Yu-sin of Silla defeat the army of Baekje in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol. Wikipedia ↗
• 491 — Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna. Wikipedia ↗
• 455 — The military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 9

• 2003 — Suzanitta, Bulgarian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Mitchel Musso, American singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Fábio Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Rafael, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Sébastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Dominic Cervi, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Simon Dumont, American skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Kiely Williams, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lee Hee-ah, South Korean pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ashley Young, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Chris Campoli, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Gianni Fabiano, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ave Pajo, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Piia Suomalainen, Finnish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — LA Tenorio, Filipino basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Lucia Micarelli, American violinist and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Alecko Eskandarian, American soccer player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Lee Chun-soo, South Korean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Kara Goucher, American runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Thomas Cichon, Polish-German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Fred Savage, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Radike Samo, Fijian-Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Isaac Brock, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Robert Koenig, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Siân Berry, English environmentalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ian Bradshaw, Barbadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Gary Kelly, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Nikola Šarčević, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Kelly Holcomb, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Enrique Murciano, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ara Babajian, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Marc Andreessen, American software developer, co-founded Netscape Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Trent Green, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Masami Tsuda, Japanese author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Nicklas Barker, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jason Kearton, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Paolo Di Canio, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Mark Stoops, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Pamela Adlon, American actress and voice artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Zheng Cao, Chinese-American soprano and actress (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Marco Pennette, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Frank Bello, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Thomas Jahn, German director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Jason Rhoades, American sculptor (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Gianluca Vialli, Italian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Klaus Theiss, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Yūko Asano, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Wally Fullerton Smith, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Argentinian journalist, photographer, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Jim Kerr, Scottish singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Kevin Nash, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Clive Stafford Smith, English lawyer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Kelly McGillis, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Paul Merton, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Tom Hanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Michael Lederer, American author, poet, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Lindsey Graham, American colonel, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Jimmy Smits, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Willie Wilson, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer and politician (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Kevin O'Leary, Canadian journalist and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Thomas Ligotti, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — John Tesh, American pianist, composer, and radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Chris Cooper, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Māris Gailis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Amal ibn Idris al-Alami, Moroccan physician and neurosurgeon Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player and sailor Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 4th President of Ukraine Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian lawyer and politician, 15th Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Haruomi Hosono, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Patrick Wormald, English historian (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Root Boy Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Judith M. Brown, Indian-English historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — John Cunniff, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, English engineer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Richard Roundtree, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Mac MacLeod, English musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — David B. Frohnmayer, American lawyer and politician, 12th Oregon Attorney General (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and theorist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Brian Dennehy, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — David Hockney, English painter and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — June Jordan, American poet and educator (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — David Zinman, American violinist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Finance (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Mercedes Sosa, Argentinian singer and activist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Michael Graves, American architect, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Oliver Sacks, English-American neurologist, author, and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Donald Rumsfeld, American captain and politician, 13th United States Secretary of Defense Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Amitzur Shapira, Israeli sprinter and long jumper (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — K. Balachander, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Buddy Bregman, American composer and conductor (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Janice Lourie, American computer scientist and graphic artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Roy McLean, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Hassan II of Morocco (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolin player Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Vince Edwards, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Ed Ames, American singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Ben Roy Mottelson, American-Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Guru Dutt, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Charles E. Wicks, American engineer, author, and academic (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — David C. Jones, American general (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Edward Heath, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — David Diamond, American composer and educator (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Lee Embree, American sergeant and photographer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of East Germany (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Mervyn Peake, English author and illustrator (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and author (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Govan Mbeki, The South African anti-apartheid and ANC leader and activist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Basil Wolverton, American author and illustrator (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Minor White, American photographer, critic, and educator (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Eddie Dean, American singer-songwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 9 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 9

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 (BR) · Día de la Independencia (AR) · Independence Day (AR)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Buddhist: Asalha Puja