On This Day — March 9

🕰️ Notable Events on March 9

• 2012 — At least 130 rockets are fired into Israel from Gaza; 12 Palestinians militants are killed as part of the latest escalation in violence in the region. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Comet Hale-Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — "Krononauts" hosted an event in Baltimore, Maryland asking time-travelers to meet and demonstrate future science methods of Time travel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — President Soeharto inaugurated Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — The Hanafi Siege: In a thirty-nine-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings, killing two and taking 149 hostage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Forty-two people died in the 1976 Cavalese cable car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, dus it missing mars. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Trans World Airlines Flight 553, a Douglas DC-9-15, crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a human dummy nicknamed Ivan Ivanovich, and demonstrating that Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — The 8.6 Mw Andreanof Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami that affected Hawaii, where two people were killed in a plane crash while documenting its arrival. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bolton Wanderers stadium disaster at Burnden Park, Bolton, England, kills 33 and injures hundreds more. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The first nocturnal incendiary attack on Tokyo inflicts damage comparable to that inflicted on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removes the French from power. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 in Bougainville in a five-day battle. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Dutch East Indies, represented by KNIL Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Hein Ter Poorten, unconditionally surrendered to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and Japanese completed their Dutchmmjn East Indies campaign. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress, the first of his New Deal policies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Pink's War: The first Royal Air Force operation conducted independently of the British Army or Royal Navy begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — The Westmoreland County coal strike, involving 15,000 coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers, begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from the Milan Cricket and Football Club. Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Prime Minister Francesco Crispi resigns following the Italian defeat at the Battle of Adwa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Mexican-American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz. Wikipedia ↗
• 1842 — Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, receives its première performance in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera composers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1842 — The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush. Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally. Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis Philippe to support his war in Algeria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — Francis Ronalds describes the first battery-operated clock in the Philosophical Magazine. Wikipedia ↗
• 1811 — Paraguayan forces defeat Manuel Belgrano at the Battle of Tacuarí. Wikipedia ↗
• 1796 — Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. Wikipedia ↗
• 1765 — After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually committed suicide. Wikipedia ↗
• 1566 — David Rizzio, private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots, is murdered in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1500 — The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1276 — Augsburg becomes a Free imperial city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1230 — Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus in the Battle of Klokotnitsa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1009 — First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. Wikipedia ↗
• Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 9

• 1995 — Darsheel Safary, Indian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Morgan Rielly, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Larnell Cole, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Suga, Korean artist (member of BTS (band)) Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Jooyoung, Korean singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Daley Blind, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Tatsuki Machida, Japanese figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Aras Özbiliz, Turkish-Armenian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Matt Robinson, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Taeyeon, Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Bow Wow, American rapper, actor, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Tochiōzan Yūichirō, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Colin Greening, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Brent Burns, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Jesse Litsch, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Parthiv Patel, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Abdoulay Konko, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Julia Mancuso, American skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Simon Dominic, Korean artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Wayne Simien, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Clint Dempsey, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ryan Bayley, Australian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Matt Bowen, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, Croatian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Antonio Bryant, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Clay Rapada, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Matthew Gray Gubler, American actor, model, and writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Lucas Neill, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Radek Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Mark Harrity, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Liam Griffin, English race car driver and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jean Louisa Kelly, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Travis Lane Stork, American physician Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Emmanuel Lewis, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Naveen Jindal, Indian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Martin Johnson, English rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — David Guido Pietroni, Italian director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Brendan Canty, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Tony Lockett, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Michael Patrick MacDonald, Irish-American author and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Brian Bosworth, American football player and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Benito Santiago, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Juliette Binoche, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Phil Housley, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Valérie Lemercier, French actress, singer, director Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Steve Wilkos, American police officer and talk show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Ivan Henjak, Australian rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Terry Mulholland, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — David Pogue, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Jean-Marc Vallée, Canadian director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Jan Furtok, Polish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Richard Quest, English television anchor and presenter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Pete Wishart, Scottish singer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Rick Steiner, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Darrell Walker, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Mike Leach, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Finn Carter, American actress and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Giovanni di Lorenzo, Swedish-German journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Takaaki Kajita, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Lonny Price, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Linda Fiorentino, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Martin Fry, English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Paul MacLean, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — PZ Myers, American biologist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Mark Dantonio, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — David Willetts, English academic and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Teo Fabi, Italian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Ornella Muti, Italian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Józef Pinior, Polish academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Carlos Ghosn, Brazilian-Lebanese-French business executive Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Bobby Sands, PIRA volunteer; Irish republican politician (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Jock Taylor, Scottish motorcycle racer (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bill Beaumont, English rugby player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Helen Zille, South African journalist and politician, 7th Premier of the Western Cape Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Andy North, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Howard Shelley, English pianist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Trevor Burton, English singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Neil Hamilton, Welsh lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Emma Bonino, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Eric Fischl, American painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jeffrey Osborne, American singer and drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Keri Hulme, New Zealand author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Warren Skaaren, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bernd Hölzenbein, German footballer and scout Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Robert Calvert, English singer-songwriter and playwright (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Robin Trower, English rock guitarist and vocalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Lee Irvine, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Charles Gibson, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Ion Caramitru, Romanian actor and artistic director Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — John Cale, Welsh singer-songwriter, viola player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Mark Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jim Colbert, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican-American actor (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer and politician, 28th Premier of Quebec Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Harry Neale, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Brian Redman, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Mickey Gilley, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Marty Ingels, American actor and comedian (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Andrew Viterbi, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Qualcomm Inc. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Joyce Van Patten, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Mel Lastman, Canadian businessman and politician, 62nd Mayor of Toronto Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Lloyd Price, American R&B singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Qayyum Chowdhury, Bangladeshi painter and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican-American astrologer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Jože Pučnik, Slovenian sociologist and politician (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Keely Smith, American singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Jackie Healy-Rae, Irish politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Taina Elg, Finnish-American actress and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Guyana (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 19th President of Bangladesh (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Gerald Bull, Canadian-American engineer and academic (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Peter Scholl-Latour, German journalist, author, and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Ben Schadler, American professional basketball player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — William Hamilton, American theologian (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — James L. Buckley, American lawyer, judge, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — André Courrèges, French fashion designer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Walter Kohn, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Ian Turbott, New Zealand-Australian former diplomat and university administrator ( d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Bill Bainbridge, English former footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Carl Betz, American actor (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — George Lincoln Rockwell, American sailor and politician, founded the American Nazi Party (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Johnnie Johnson, English air marshal and pilot (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Gerard Helders, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of Colonial Affairs (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American soldier and engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Will Geer, American actor (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian soldier and politician (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Vita Sackville-West, English author, poet, and gardener (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — José P. Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Philippines (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Rupert Balfe, Australian footballer and lieutenant (d. 1915) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician and diplomat, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Phil Mead, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — Eddie Foy, Sr., American actor and dancer (d. 1928) Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — Tom Roberts, English-Australian painter and educator (d. 1931) Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (d. 1925) Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Martin Pierre Marsick, Belgian violinist, composer, and educator (d. 1924) Wikipedia ↗
• 1833 — Frederick A. Schroeder, German-American businessman and politician, 18th Mayor of Brooklyn (d. 1899) Wikipedia ↗
• 1824 — Amasa Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, founded Stanford University (d. 1893) Wikipedia ↗

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