
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ==Events== *455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the western Roman Empire. *1357 5:31 AM - 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. *1749 - Naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia founded as British answer to Louisbourg. *1755 - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - United Kingdom troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat to France and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives. *1789 - In Versailles, the National Assembly (French Revolution) reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution. *1790 - Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund - In the Baltic Sea, the Sweden navy captures one third of the Russian fleet. *1793 - Act Against Slavery passes in Upper Canada and importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited. *1815 - Talleyrand 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 (39 mi² or about 100 km²) was returned to Virginia. *1850 - President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States. *1893 - Dr Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open heart surgery at Provident Hospital in Chicago. *1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of gold speech. *1900 - 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. *1918 - Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171, making it the deadliest List of rail accidents 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'. *1942 - Holocaust: Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in an attic above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. *1943 - World War II: Operation Husky - Allies forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily. *1944 - World War II: United Kingdom and Canada forces capture Caen. *1945 - A forest fire breaks out in the Tillamook Burn, the third fire in that area since 1933. *1955 - The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London. *1968 - Official opening of Hayward Gallery on London's South Bank. *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. *1982 - A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 146 on board and eight on the ground. *1989 - Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others. *1991 - International Human Rights Federation cites human rights violations committed by police and military personnel during Oka crisis in Quebec. * 1991 - South Africa is reintroduced into the Olympic movement after 30 years of exclusion. *1992 - United States Democratic Party President of the United States nominee Bill Clinton announces that Tennessee United States Senate Al Gore will be his running mate. *1997 - Mike Tyson's boxing license is suspended for at least a year and he is fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in a televised match. *1999 - Iran student protests, July 1999 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 South African president Thabo Mbeki. *2004 - After José Manuel Durão Barroso's appointment to the European Commission, Portuguese List of Presidents of Portugal Jorge Sampaio announces that he will invite the second-in-line leader of Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Pedro Santana Lopes to form government. ==Births== *1249 - Emperor Kameyama of Japan (d. 1305) *1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637) *1764 - Ann Radcliffe, English writer (d. 1823) *1775 - Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818) *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) *1858 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942) *1900 - Ida Ehre, actress (d. 1989) *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 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *1925 - Peter Ludwig, entrepreneur and art collector (d. 1996) *1927 - Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986) * 1927 - Ed Ames, American singer and actor *1929 - King Hassan II of Morocco, (d. 1999) *1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense *1936 - June Jordan, American writer and teacher (d. 2002) *1937 - David Hockney, English artist *1938 - Brian Dennehy, American actor *1942 - Richard Roundtree, American actor *1943 - John Casper, astronaut *1945 - Dean R. Koontz, American author *1946 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980) *1947 - O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor *1952 - John Tesh, American composer *1955 - Jimmy Smits, Puerto Rican actor *1956 - Tom Hanks, American actor * 1956 - Marc Almond, British singer *1957 - Kelly McGillis, American actress *1965 - Frank Bello, American musician (Anthrax rock band) * 1965 - Courtney Love, American musician * 1965 - Marc Mero, American professional wrestler *1971 - Marc Andreessen, American software developer *1973 - Kelly Holcomb, American football player *1975 - Jack White (musician), American musician (The White Stripes) *1976 - Fred Savage, American actor * 1976 - Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler *1978 - Linda Park, Korean-born actress ==Deaths== *518 - Anastasius I (emperor), Byzantine emperor *1228 - Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury *1386 - Duke Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) (killed in battle) (b. 1351) *1737 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1671) *1797 - Edmund Burke, British philosopher and statesman (b. 1729) *1850 - Báb, Persian founder of the Bábís (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) *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 Hall of Famer (b. 1894) *1974 - Earl Warren, Governor of California, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (b. 1891) *1979 - Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (b. 1899) *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 science fiction writer (b. 1933) * 2002 - Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925) *2003 - Winston Graham, American author (b. 1908) *2004 - Paula Danziger, American author (b. 1944) * 2004 - Paul Klebnikov, American journalist (b. 1963) * 2004 - Isabel Sanford, American actress (b. 1917) ==Holidays and observances== *Roman festival - ''Caprotinia'', or feasts of Juno Caprotina. *Argentina - Independence Day *Palau - Constitution Day *Bahá'í Faith - Holy Day: Martyrdom of the Báb *Roman Catholic Church - Calendar of saints of Our Lady of Peace == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/9 BBC: On This Day] ---- July 8 - July 10 - June 9 - August 9 -- historical anniversaries
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July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ==Events== *455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the western Roman Empire. *1357 5:31 AM - 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. *1749 - Naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia founded as British answer to Louisbourg. *1755 - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - United Kingdom troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat to France and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives. *1789 - In Versailles, the National Assembly (French Revolution) reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution. *1790 - Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund - In the Baltic Sea, the Sweden navy captures one third of the Russian fleet. *1793 - Act Against Slavery passes in Upper Canada and importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited. *1815 - Talleyrand 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 (39 mi² or about 100 km²) was returned to Virginia. *1850 - President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States. *1893 - Dr Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open heart surgery at Provident Hospital in Chicago. *1896 - William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of gold speech. *1900 - 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. *1918 - Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171, making it the deadliest List of rail accidents 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'. *1942 - Holocaust: Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in an attic above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. *1943 - World War II: Operation Husky - Allies forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily. *1944 - World War II: United Kingdom and Canada forces capture Caen. *1945 - A forest fire breaks out in the Tillamook Burn, the third fire in that area since 1933. *1955 - The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London. *1968 - Official opening of Hayward Gallery on London's South Bank. *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. *1982 - A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 146 on board and eight on the ground. *1989 - Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others. *1991 - International Human Rights Federation cites human rights violations committed by police and military personnel during Oka crisis in Quebec. * 1991 - South Africa is reintroduced into the Olympic movement after 30 years of exclusion. *1992 - United States Democratic Party President of the United States nominee Bill Clinton announces that Tennessee United States Senate Al Gore will be his running mate. *1997 - Mike Tyson's boxing license is suspended for at least a year and he is fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in a televised match. *1999 - Iran student protests, July 1999 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 South African president Thabo Mbeki. *2004 - After José Manuel Durão Barroso's appointment to the European Commission, Portuguese List of Presidents of Portugal Jorge Sampaio announces that he will invite the second-in-line leader of Social Democratic Party (Portugal), Pedro Santana Lopes to form government. ==Births== *1249 - Emperor Kameyama of Japan (d. 1305) *1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637) *1764 - Ann Radcliffe, English writer (d. 1823) *1775 - Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818) *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) *1858 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942) *1900 - Ida Ehre, actress (d. 1989) *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 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom *1925 - Peter Ludwig, entrepreneur and art collector (d. 1996) *1927 - Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986) * 1927 - Ed Ames, American singer and actor *1929 - King Hassan II of Morocco, (d. 1999) *1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense *1936 - June Jordan, American writer and teacher (d. 2002) *1937 - David Hockney, English artist *1938 - Brian Dennehy, American actor *1942 - Richard Roundtree, American actor *1943 - John Casper, astronaut *1945 - Dean R. Koontz, American author *1946 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980) *1947 - O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor *1952 - John Tesh, American composer *1955 - Jimmy Smits, Puerto Rican actor *1956 - Tom Hanks, American actor * 1956 - Marc Almond, British singer *1957 - Kelly McGillis, American actress *1965 - Frank Bello, American musician (Anthrax rock band) * 1965 - Courtney Love, American musician * 1965 - Marc Mero, American professional wrestler *1971 - Marc Andreessen, American software developer *1973 - Kelly Holcomb, American football player *1975 - Jack White (musician), American musician (The White Stripes) *1976 - Fred Savage, American actor * 1976 - Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler *1978 - Linda Park, Korean-born actress ==Deaths== *518 - Anastasius I (emperor), Byzantine emperor *1228 - Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury *1386 - Duke Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) (killed in battle) (b. 1351) *1737 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1671) *1797 - Edmund Burke, British philosopher and statesman (b. 1729) *1850 - Báb, Persian founder of the Bábís (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) *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 Hall of Famer (b. 1894) *1974 - Earl Warren, Governor of California, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (b. 1891) *1979 - Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (b. 1899) *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 science fiction writer (b. 1933) * 2002 - Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925) *2003 - Winston Graham, American author (b. 1908) *2004 - Paula Danziger, American author (b. 1944) * 2004 - Paul Klebnikov, American journalist (b. 1963) * 2004 - Isabel Sanford, American actress (b. 1917) ==Holidays and observances== *Roman festival - ''Caprotinia'', or feasts of Juno Caprotina. *Argentina - Independence Day *Palau - Constitution Day *Bahá'í Faith - Holy Day: Martyrdom of the Báb *Roman Catholic Church - Calendar of saints of Our Lady of Peace == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/9 BBC: On This Day] ---- July 8 - July 10 - June 9 - August 9 -- historical anniversaries
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