Also on September 9
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2015 — Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. ↗
- 2012 — The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PLSV launches. ↗
- 2012 — A wave of attacks kill more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq. ↗
- 2009 — The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated. ↗
- 2002 — The Rafiganj train wreck happened in Bihar, India. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1997 — Billy Bainbridge, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 — Clinton Gutherson, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 — Cameron Cullen, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 — Crazy Mary Dobson, American wrestler
- 1993 — Ryōhei Katō, Japanese gymnast
🏀 Sports on this Date
- MLB: Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners — 01:40 Final
- MLB: Toronto Blue Jays @ Athletics — 01:40 Final
- MLB: Washington Nationals @ San Diego Padres — 01:40 Final
- MLB: St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants — 01:45 Final
- MLB: Cincinnati Reds @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 02:10 Final
- UEFA Champions League: Feyenoord Rotterdam @ Barcelona — 16:45 Full Time