A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on April 9 throughout history.
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Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murdered, after being incarcerated in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower")
British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear is cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, catalyst for a later war between Britain and Spain
John Hancock refuses to allow two British customs agents to go below deck of his ship, considered by some to be the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War in Northern Virginia
The Hudson's Bay Company (abbreviated HBC and colloquially Hudson's Bay) is a Canadian holding company of department stores and commercial property.
John Major is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the geo-political region of the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to...
"All the President's Men", directed by Alan J. Pakula, based on the non-fiction book by journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward detailing their Watergate investigation, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, is released
"The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show, overtaking "The Phantom of the Opera"
13th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics sweep Minneapolis Lakers in 4 games, first of Boston Celtics' record 8 straight titles
Maria II of Portugal marries Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, later known as King Dom Fernando II upon the birth of their son, Pedro V of Portugal
Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was an American author and lawyer, best known for the Perry Mason series of legal detective stories.
US Admiral Chester Nimitz (28) weds Catherine Freeman (21) in Wollaston, Massachusetts
Salsa artist Marc Anthony (42) files for divorce from pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez (43) due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage; finalized in 2014
Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position
Catholic Pope Constantine dies after seven years in office
Battle of Liegnitz - Mongolian armies inflict one of the largest defeats in Polish history on Polish and Germans force led by Henry of Silesia with 20-25,000 killed or massacred, including Henry
Battle of Näfels: Swiss canton of Glarus and its allied Old Swiss Confederation defeat the Habsburg forces of the Duchy of Austria
Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)
The Treaty of Lodi, or Peace of Lodi, was a peace agreement which brought to an end the Wars in Lombardy between the Venetian Republic and the Duchy of Milan, signed in the city of Lodi on 9 April...
Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon and Italians
Pope Marcellus II (Italian: Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his...
Spanish Mendaña and Queirós Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendan accompanied by 378 men, women and children in four ships to colonise the Solomon Islands (find Marquesas instead) [1]
Spain and the Netherlands sign a twelve year Resistant Pact
The Twelve Years' Truce was a ceasefire during the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, agreed in Antwerp on 9 April 1609 and ended on 9 April 1621.
The Salon, or sometimes Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris [salɔ̃ d (ə) paʁi]), beginning in 1667, was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River.
The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance.
Tippu Sahib drives out British from Bednore, India
French involvement in the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783 began in 1776 when the Kingdom of France secretly shipped supplies to the Continental Army of the Thirteen Colonies upon its...
Mayor Wolters offers French King Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, colloquially known as Mother Emanuel, is a church in Charleston, South Carolina, founded in 1817.
Danzig (Gdańsk) dike break flood kills 1,200
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes.
UK National Gallery re-opens in its new dedicated building in Trafalgar Square, London
The phonautograph is the earliest known device for recording sound. Previously, tracings had been obtained of the sound-producing vibratory motions of tuning forks and other objects by physical...
Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, Confederate assault repulsed by Union side with high cost of estimated 3,100 causalities
The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) was an abolitionist society in the United States.
Samuel R Percy patents dried milk
The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 (ch. 6, 36 Stat. 11), sometimes referred to as the Tariff of 1909, is a United States federal law that amended the United States tariff schedules to raise certain...
First recorded sighting in 1910 of Halley's Comet, seen in Gore, New Zealand
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox.
Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York.
"World, the Flesh & the Devil", 1st color film, shown in London
The Battle of Arras, also known as the Second Battle of Arras, was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War.
In 'Adkins vs Children's Hospital', the US Supreme Court finds that the minimum wage law for women and children, adopted by the District of Columbia, is unconstitutional
Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for 3-0 series sweep; Maroons last defunct team to win the Cup
Blücher was the second of five Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (lit. 'War Navy'), built after the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Treaty of...
LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Dorothy Kirby wins comfortably by 16 strokes ahead of Helen Sigel
Admiral Scheer was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser (often termed a pocket battleship) which served with the Kriegsmarine (Navy) of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 6-3 for a 4-1 series victory
Atomic Energy Commission confirmed
The Deir Yassin massacre took place on April 9, 1948, when Zionist paramilitaries attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, then part of Mandatory Palestine, killing at least 107...
UN International Court of Justice holds Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages
The 4th Annual Tony Awards were held on April 9, 1950, at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom in New York City, and broadcast on radio station WOR and the Mutual Network. The host was James Sauter.
Hugo Ballivian's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalisation of tin mines
7th Cannes Film Festival: "Gate of Hell" directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd survives an assassination attempt by David Pratt despite being twice shot in the face
Angel Stadium (originally and colloquially known as Anaheim Stadium) is a ballpark in Anaheim, California, United States.
1st Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight
German DR adopts constitution
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies began in 1954 and a UK–France treaty...
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, also known as the ABM Treaty or ABMT, was a 1972 arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile...
24 OECD members sign an agreement to establish a $25 billion lending facility to provide assistance to industrial nations hurt by high oil prices
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), at some points known as the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), and sometimes referred to as the...
Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, & 13-5 (each with a grand slam)
The Martens I Government was the national government of Belgium from 3 April 1979 to 23 January 1980.
LA Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record
6th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 1 returns to Earth
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey.
"Capital News" starring Lloyd Bridges premieres on ABC-TV
Georgia SSR votes to secede from USSR
Florida drops rape charges against NY Mets Gooden, Boston & Coleman
Colorado Rockies 1st home game & 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
BPAA US Open by Justin Hromek
Cleveland Indians pitcher Jose Mesa is acquitted of rape
General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (9 May 1949 – 9 April 1999) was a Nigerien military officer and diplomat who ruled Niger from 1996 until his assassination in 1999.
Gunman murders five people, injures eleven, and commits suicide in a mall in the Netherlands
Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city.
HBO premieres Liz Garbus' documentary "Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper", a two-hour film of conversations between the mother and her youngest son
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, simply known as Al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist political and paramilitary organisation based in Somalia.
Nine prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters found guilty on public nuisance charges for their part in 2014 "Umbrella Movement"
La Soufrière volcano begins erupting on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent with a plume of ash 20,000 feet into the sky
Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
A group of older Swiss women win a landmark climate change case at the European Court of Human Rights, ruling the women's rights had been violated by not fully addressing climate change [1]
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English mechanical and civil engineer, known for british mechanical and civil engineer, was born on 1806-04-09.
Leopold II of Belgium is born
Erich Ludendorff, German general and politician, known for german general and politician, was born on 1865-04-09. Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a German general and politician.
Gerry Fitt northern irish politician, known for northern irish politician, was born on 1926-04-09.
Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, political activist, and athlete, known for american singer, actor, political activist, and athlete, was born on 1898-04-09.
Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor, known for french actor, was born on 1933-04-09. Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo bɛlmɔ̃do]; 9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor, producer and distributor.
Dennis Quaid, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1955-04-09. Dennis William Quaid is an American actor.
Cynthia Nixon, American actress and politician, known for american actress and politician, was born on 1967-04-09. Cynthia Ellen Nixon is an American actress, activist, and theatre director.
Kristen Stewart, American actress and director, known for american actress and director, was born on 1991-04-09. Kristen Jaymes Stewart is an American actress and director.
Elle Fanning, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1999-04-09. Mary Elle Fanning is an American actress.
Florence Price, American musician, known for american composer, was born on 1888-04-09. Florence Beatrice Price was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher.
Gerard Way, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1978-04-09. Gerard Arthur Way is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer.
Lil Nas X, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 2000-04-09. Montero Lamar Hill, better known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Curly Lambeau, American athlete, known for american football player, coach, and executive, was born on 1898-04-09.
Paul Arizin, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1928-04-09.
Seve Ballesteros, Spanish athlete, known for spanish professional golfer, was born on 1957-04-09. Severiano Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No.
Brooke Raboutou is born
James Scott is born
Hugh Hefner, American magazine publisher, known for american magazine publisher, was born on 1926-04-09.
Edward IV dies
Jacques Necker, French statesman, known for french statesman, died on 1804-04-09. Jacques Necker was a Genevan banker and statesman who served as finance minister for Louis XVI.
Frank Lloyd Wright architect, known for american architect, died on 1959-04-09. Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator.
Prince Philip dies
Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position
Catholic Pope Constantine dies after seven years in office
Battle of Liegnitz - Mongolian armies inflict one of the largest defeats in Polish history on Polish and Germans force led by Henry of Silesia with 20-25,000 killed or massacred, including Henry
Battle of Näfels: Swiss canton of Glarus and its allied Old Swiss Confederation defeat the Habsburg forces of the Duchy of Austria
Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)
The Treaty of Lodi, or Peace of Lodi, was a peace agreement which brought to an end the Wars in Lombardy between the Venetian Republic and the Duchy of Milan, signed in the city of Lodi on 9 April...
Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon and Italians
Edward V, aged 12, succeeds his father Edward IV as King of England. He is never crowned and disappears, presumed murdered, after being incarcerated in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower")
Edward IV dies
Pope Marcellus II (Italian: Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his...
Spanish Mendaña and Queirós Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendan accompanied by 378 men, women and children in four ships to colonise the Solomon Islands (find Marquesas instead) [1]
Spain and the Netherlands sign a twelve year Resistant Pact
The Twelve Years' Truce was a ceasefire during the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, agreed in Antwerp on 9 April 1609 and ended on 9 April 1621.
James Scott is born
The Salon, or sometimes Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris [salɔ̃ d (ə) paʁi]), beginning in 1667, was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River.
The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance.
British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear is cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, catalyst for a later war between Britain and Spain
John Hancock refuses to allow two British customs agents to go below deck of his ship, considered by some to be the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies
Tippu Sahib drives out British from Bednore, India
French involvement in the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783 began in 1776 when the Kingdom of France secretly shipped supplies to the Continental Army of the Thirteen Colonies upon its...
Jacques Necker, French statesman, known for french statesman, died on 1804-04-09. Jacques Necker was a Genevan banker and statesman who served as finance minister for Louis XVI.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English mechanical and civil engineer, known for british mechanical and civil engineer, was born on 1806-04-09.
Mayor Wolters offers French King Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, colloquially known as Mother Emanuel, is a church in Charleston, South Carolina, founded in 1817.
Danzig (Gdańsk) dike break flood kills 1,200
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes.
Leopold II of Belgium is born
Maria II of Portugal marries Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, later known as King Dom Fernando II upon the birth of their son, Pedro V of Portugal
UK National Gallery re-opens in its new dedicated building in Trafalgar Square, London
The phonautograph is the earliest known device for recording sound. Previously, tracings had been obtained of the sound-producing vibratory motions of tuning forks and other objects by physical...
Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, Confederate assault repulsed by Union side with high cost of estimated 3,100 causalities
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War in Northern Virginia
Erich Ludendorff, German general and politician, known for german general and politician, was born on 1865-04-09. Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a German general and politician.
The Hudson's Bay Company (abbreviated HBC and colloquially Hudson's Bay) is a Canadian holding company of department stores and commercial property.
The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) was an abolitionist society in the United States.
Samuel R Percy patents dried milk
Florence Price, American musician, known for american composer, was born on 1888-04-09. Florence Beatrice Price was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher.
Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, political activist, and athlete, known for american singer, actor, political activist, and athlete, was born on 1898-04-09.
Curly Lambeau, American athlete, known for american football player, coach, and executive, was born on 1898-04-09.
The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 (ch. 6, 36 Stat. 11), sometimes referred to as the Tariff of 1909, is a United States federal law that amended the United States tariff schedules to raise certain...
First recorded sighting in 1910 of Halley's Comet, seen in Gore, New Zealand
Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was an American author and lawyer, best known for the Perry Mason series of legal detective stories.
Fenway Park is a ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, close to Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox.
US Admiral Chester Nimitz (28) weds Catherine Freeman (21) in Wollaston, Massachusetts
Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York.
"World, the Flesh & the Devil", 1st color film, shown in London
The Battle of Arras, also known as the Second Battle of Arras, was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War.
In 'Adkins vs Children's Hospital', the US Supreme Court finds that the minimum wage law for women and children, adopted by the District of Columbia, is unconstitutional
Gerry Fitt northern irish politician, known for northern irish politician, was born on 1926-04-09.
Hugh Hefner, American magazine publisher, known for american magazine publisher, was born on 1926-04-09.
Paul Arizin, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1928-04-09.
Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor, known for french actor, was born on 1933-04-09. Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo bɛlmɔ̃do]; 9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor, producer and distributor.
Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for 3-0 series sweep; Maroons last defunct team to win the Cup
Blücher was the second of five Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (lit. 'War Navy'), built after the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Treaty of...
LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Dorothy Kirby wins comfortably by 16 strokes ahead of Helen Sigel
Admiral Scheer was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser (often termed a pocket battleship) which served with the Kriegsmarine (Navy) of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 6-3 for a 4-1 series victory
Atomic Energy Commission confirmed
The Deir Yassin massacre took place on April 9, 1948, when Zionist paramilitaries attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, then part of Mandatory Palestine, killing at least 107...
UN International Court of Justice holds Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages
The 4th Annual Tony Awards were held on April 9, 1950, at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom in New York City, and broadcast on radio station WOR and the Mutual Network. The host was James Sauter.
Hugo Ballivian's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalisation of tin mines
7th Cannes Film Festival: "Gate of Hell" directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Dennis Quaid, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1955-04-09. Dennis William Quaid is an American actor.
Seve Ballesteros, Spanish athlete, known for spanish professional golfer, was born on 1957-04-09. Severiano Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No.
13th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics sweep Minneapolis Lakers in 4 games, first of Boston Celtics' record 8 straight titles
Frank Lloyd Wright architect, known for american architect, died on 1959-04-09. Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator.
South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd survives an assassination attempt by David Pratt despite being twice shot in the face
Angel Stadium (originally and colloquially known as Anaheim Stadium) is a ballpark in Anaheim, California, United States.
1st Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight
Cynthia Nixon, American actress and politician, known for american actress and politician, was born on 1967-04-09. Cynthia Ellen Nixon is an American actress, activist, and theatre director.
German DR adopts constitution
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies began in 1954 and a UK–France treaty...
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, also known as the ABM Treaty or ABMT, was a 1972 arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile...
24 OECD members sign an agreement to establish a $25 billion lending facility to provide assistance to industrial nations hurt by high oil prices
"All the President's Men", directed by Alan J. Pakula, based on the non-fiction book by journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward detailing their Watergate investigation, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, is released
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), at some points known as the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), and sometimes referred to as the...
Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, & 13-5 (each with a grand slam)
Gerard Way, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1978-04-09. Gerard Arthur Way is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer.
The Martens I Government was the national government of Belgium from 3 April 1979 to 23 January 1980.
LA Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record
6th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 1 returns to Earth
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey.
"Capital News" starring Lloyd Bridges premieres on ABC-TV
Georgia SSR votes to secede from USSR
Kristen Stewart, American actress and director, known for american actress and director, was born on 1991-04-09. Kristen Jaymes Stewart is an American actress and director.
John Major is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history
Florida drops rape charges against NY Mets Gooden, Boston & Coleman
Colorado Rockies 1st home game & 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
BPAA US Open by Justin Hromek
Cleveland Indians pitcher Jose Mesa is acquitted of rape
General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (9 May 1949 – 9 April 1999) was a Nigerien military officer and diplomat who ruled Niger from 1996 until his assassination in 1999.
Elle Fanning, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1999-04-09. Mary Elle Fanning is an American actress.
Lil Nas X, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 2000-04-09. Montero Lamar Hill, better known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Brooke Raboutou is born
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the geo-political region of the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to...
Gunman murders five people, injures eleven, and commits suicide in a mall in the Netherlands
"The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show, overtaking "The Phantom of the Opera"
Salsa artist Marc Anthony (42) files for divorce from pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez (43) due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage; finalized in 2014
Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city.
HBO premieres Liz Garbus' documentary "Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper", a two-hour film of conversations between the mother and her youngest son
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, simply known as Al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist political and paramilitary organisation based in Somalia.
Nine prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters found guilty on public nuisance charges for their part in 2014 "Umbrella Movement"
La Soufrière volcano begins erupting on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent with a plume of ash 20,000 feet into the sky
Prince Philip dies
Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
A group of older Swiss women win a landmark climate change case at the European Court of Human Rights, ruling the women's rights had been violated by not fully addressing climate change [1]