On This Day — September 9

🕰️ Notable Events on September 9

• 2015 — Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PLSV launches. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — A wave of attacks kill more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — The Rafiganj train wreck happened in Bihar, India. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10-12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kim Il-sung declares the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRP Afonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii. Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: The Union Army enters Chattanooga, Tennessee. Wikipedia ↗
• 1855 — Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — The Compromise of 1850 transfers a third of Texas's claimed territory (now parts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming) to federal control in return for the U.S. federal government assuming $10 million of Texas's pre-annexation debt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1839 — John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph. Wikipedia ↗
• 1801 — Alexander I of Russia confirms the privileges of Baltic provinces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1791 — Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington. Wikipedia ↗
• 1776 — The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1739 — Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1561 — The ultimately unsuccessful Colloquy of Poissy opens in an effort to reconcile French Catholics and Protestants. Wikipedia ↗
• 1543 — Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling. Wikipedia ↗
• 1513 — James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden, ending Scotland's involvement in the War of the League of Cambrai. Wikipedia ↗
• 1493 — Battle of Krbava Field, a decisive defeat of Croats in Croatian struggle against the invasion by the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1488 — Anne becomes sovereign Duchess of Brittany, becoming a central figure in the struggle for influence that leads to the union of Brittany and France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1379 — Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Habsburg lands between the Habsburg dukes Albert III and Leopold III. Wikipedia ↗
• 1284 — German warlord Trunda makes a campaign to Karelia to tax karelians but is defeated by Novgorod and the men from Staraya Ladoga. Wikipedia ↗
• 1141 — Yelü Dashi, the Liao dynasty general who founded the Qara Khitai, defeats the Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of Qatwan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1087 — William Rufus becomes King of England, taking the title William II, (reigned until 1100). Wikipedia ↗
• 1000 — Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. Wikipedia ↗
• 533 — A Byzantine army of 15,000 men under Belisarius lands at Caput Vada (modern Tunisia) and marches to Carthage. Wikipedia ↗
• 337 — Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti. Wikipedia ↗
• Arminius' alliance of six Germanic tribes ambushes and annihilates three Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 9

• 1997 — Billy Bainbridge, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Clinton Gutherson, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Cameron Cullen, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Crazy Mary Dobson, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Ryōhei Katō, Japanese gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Sharon van Rouwendaal, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Shannon Boyd, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Damian McGinty, Northern Irish actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Hunter Hayes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Oscar, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Danilo Pereira, Bissauan-Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Yevgeni Ponyatovskiy, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Shaun Johnson, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Haley Reinhart, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Andrew Smith, American basketball player (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Jordan Tabor, English footballer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Alfonzo Dennard, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Danilo D'Ambrosio, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Will Middlebrooks, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Markus Jürgenson, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Alexis Palisson, French rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Andrea Petkovic, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Michael Bowden, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Chamu Chibhabha, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Luc Mbah a Moute, Cameroonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Keith Yandle, American hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Martin Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Luka Modrić, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jaouad Akaddar, Moroccan footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Brad Guzan, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — James Hildreth, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Michalis Sifakis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Vitolo, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kyle Davies, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Edwin Jackson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Cleveland Taylor, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — John Kuhn, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Graham Onions, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ai Otsuka, Japanese singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Eugênio Rômulo Togni, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Julie Gonzalo, Argentine-American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Todd Coffey, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — David Fa'alogo, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Michelle Williams, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Wayne Carlisle, Northern Irish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Nikki DeLoach, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Kurt Ainsworth, American baseball player and businessman, co-founded Marucci Sports Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Shane Battier, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Kyle Snyder, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Fatih Tekke, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Emma de Caunes, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — El Intocable, Mexican wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Hanno Möttölä, Finnish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Joey Newman, American composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Aki Riihilahti, Finnish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Kristoffer Rygg, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Michael Bublé, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Anton Oliver, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Vikram Batra, Indian captain (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Shane Crawford, Australian footballer and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Marcos Curiel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jun Kasai, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Gok Wan, English fashion stylist, author, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Kazuhisa Ishii, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Mike Hampton, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Natasha Kaplinsky, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jakko Jan Leeuwangh, Dutch speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Xavi Pascual, Spanish professional basketball coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Félix Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Goran Višnjić, Croatian-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Eric Stonestreet, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Henry Thomas, American actor and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Natalia Streignard, Spanish-Venezuelan actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Rachel Hunter, New Zealand model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Natasha Stott Despoja, Australian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jon Drummond, American sprinter and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Clive Mendonca, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Julia Sawalha, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — B. J. Armstrong, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Chris Caffery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Mark Shrader, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Georg Hackl, German luger and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Kevin Hatcher, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Adam Sandler, American actor, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Brian Smith, Australian-Irish rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Dan Majerle, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Marcel Peeper, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Aleksandar Hemon, Bosnian-American author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Skip Kendall, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Chris Coons, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Roberto Donadoni, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Neil Fairbrother, English test cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Hugh Grant, English actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Bob Hartley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Bob Stoops, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Kimberly Willis Holt, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Tom Foley, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Éric Serra, French composer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Pierre-Laurent Aimard, French pianist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — John Kricfalusi, Canadian voice actor, animator, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Per Jørgensen, Norwegian singer and trumpet player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — David A. Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Eurythmics) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Alexander Downer, Australian economist and politician, 34th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Tom Wopat, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Gogi Alauddin, Pakistani squash player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — John McFee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — John Curry, English figure skater (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Daniel Pipes, American historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Joe Theismann, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian general and politician, 6th President of Indonesia Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — David Rosenboom, American composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Freddy Weller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — T. M. Wright, American author, poet, and illustrator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Jim Keays, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bruce Palmer, Canadian folk-rock bass player (Buffalo Springfield) (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Ton van Heugten, Dutch motocross racer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Dee Dee Sharp, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Doug Ingle, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Frank Clark, English footballer, manager and chairman Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Inez Foxx, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Danny Kalb, American singer and guitarist (Blues Project) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Syed Abid Ali, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist, created the C programming language (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Hugh Morgan, Australian businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Joe Negroni, American doo-wop singer (Frankie Lyman & The Teenagers) (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Ron McDole, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — John Davis, English anthropologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jay Ward, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — William Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw, English academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Gopal Baratham, Singaporean neurosurgeon and author (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Nadim Sawalha, Jordanian-born English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Chaim Topol, Israeli actor, singer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Nicholas Liverpool, Dominican lawyer and politician, 6th President of Dominica (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Robin Hyman, English author and publisher Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Zoltán Latinovits, Hungarian actor and author (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ida Mae Martinez, American wrestler (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Shirley Summerskill, English physician and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Margaret Tyzack, English actress (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Francis Carroll, Australian archbishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Claude Nougaro, French singer-songwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Moses Anderson, American Roman Catholic bishop (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗

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