A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on July 9 throughout history.
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Timur (1320s – 17/18 February 1405), also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, first ruler of the Timurid dynasty, and the founder of the Timurid Empire, which ruled over modern-day...
King Gustav III leads Swedish naval forces to victory over the Russian Baltic fleet during the Second Battle of Svensksund, destroying or capturing one-third of the Russian ships and ending the Russo-Swedish War
Louisiana and South Carolina are the last states to ratify the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing civil rights
Surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery when he repairs the torn pericardium of knife wound patient James Cornish, without the use of penicillin or blood transfusion [1]
British battleship HMS Vanguard explodes at Scapa Flow due to an internal explosion caused by faulty cordite, killing 804 crew members
National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger secretly visits the People's Republic of China to negotiate a detente between the US and China
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.
The Battle of Mosul was a major battle initiated by Iraq and allied forces to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS), which had seized the city years prior in June 2014.
The mockumentary "The Office," created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Ricky Gervais and Martin Freeman, premieres on BBC Two in the UK
Fantasy comedy film "Barbie," starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and directed by Greta Gerwig, premieres at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles
Bill Haley & His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops the Billboard chart as one of the best-selling singles ever
The 1877 Wimbledon Championship was a men's tennis tournament held at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (AEC & LTC) in Wimbledon, London.
Author, poet, critic and lexicographer and writer of the first English dictionary Dr. Samuel Johnson (25) marries the widow Elizabeth "Tetty" Porter, 21 years his senior
American "The Scarlett Letter" writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (38) marries American painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody (33) in the Peabody's home, Boston, until his death in 1864
Scottish "Peter Pan" creator J. M. Barrie (34) weds British actress Mary Ansell (33) in Kirriemuir, Scotland; divorce in 1909,
English King Henry VIII annuls his 6 month marriage to his 4th wife Anne of Cleves, on the grounds of non-consummation and her pre-contract to Francis of Lorraine
Former contestant on "The Apprentice" and beauty queen Jennifer Murphy (28) divorces "Extreme Makeover" Bill Dorfman (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 1 year of marriage
In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the Roman Empire's western provinces collectively during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a...
Battle of Hwangsanbeol: At Nonsan, China a 50,000 strong Silla force led by general Kim Yu-shin annihilate the army of Baekje and kill their leader general Gyebaek
18 Rabbit [Yax K'uk Mo'] ascends to the throne of the important Maya city state of Copán and reigns for 43 years
Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupy North Spain
Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor, assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague
Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht
Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat Duke Leopold III of Austria
Gelderse crowd robber murders population of Asperen
Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to help the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire
Battle at Sievershausen: Saxons-Brunwick alliance led by Elector Maurice defeat forces of Margrave Albert Alcibiades of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in a bloody battle that kills 4,000
Death of the Gorcum Martyrs: Calvinist militant force the Watergeuzen (the Sea Beggars) capture and hang 19 Catholic priests in Brielle
Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemian protestants freedom of religion
Germany, Sweden, and Spain sign anti-French League of Augsburg
Battle of Fort Duquesne (modern Pittsburgh): French troops repel a British advance
British premier Marquess of Rockingham resigns
Denmark declares neutrality, joining First League of Armed Neutrality to protect shipping
The National Constituent Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale constituante) was a constituent assembly in the Kingdom of France formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first...
James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt
Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theater in US
Captain John B. Montgomery claims Yerba Buena (San Francisco) for US
Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal, Canada
Commodore Matthew Perry and four US Navy vessels visit Japan to force them to open up to American trade and end their policy of isolation
Temperature hits 115°F in Fort Scott and 112°F in Topeka, Kansas
Confederate General John Hunt Morgan begins "Morgan's Raid", his cavalry raid into Indiana by leading 2,100 men across the Ohio river
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was an American lawyer, politician and military officer who served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
Francis L. Cardozo becomes the first African American cabinet member in South Carolina as Secretary of State
Donut cutter patents granted to John Blondel, Thomaston, Maine
American inventor Henry Tibbe patents an improved corncob pipe design
The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons
CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms
Walter Brookins, flying a Wright biplane over Atlantic City, New Jersey, becomes first to fly an airplane to an altitude of 1 mile (actually reaching 6,175 feet or 1.169 miles) [1]
The Union of South Africa (Dutch: Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Afrikaans: Unie van Suid-Afrika, ) was a British Dominion and, later, a Commonwealth realm in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961.
First cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in US from Germany
The Great Train Wreck of 1918 occurred on July 9, 1918, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Two passenger trains, operated by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
William T. Francis named US minister to Liberia
The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian federal government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia.
A meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg, South Africa, launches the Passive Resistance Campaign against apartheid and racial policy in South Africa
German Evangelist Church protests against euthanasia pogroms
Dutch-American Physicist Abraham Pais is awarded his Ph.D in the Netherlands five days before a Nazi deadline banning Jews from receiving degrees
During the Pacific War, Allied forces conducted air raids on Japan from 1942 to 1945, causing extensive destruction to the country's cities and killing between 241,000 and 900,000 people.
In World War II, US troops secure Saipan as Japan falls
13.15 inches (33.40 cm) of rainfall in York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record)
New York Airways was an American helicopter airline in the New York City area, founded in 1949 as a mail and cargo carrier.
Giant splash caused by the fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska, washes 1,800 feet up the mountain
Portuguese cargo ship "Save" explodes after catching fire and running aground off coast of Mozambique; over 250 crew members are killed
Crusher Lisowski defeats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis to become NWA champion
John Edrich completes 310* in a cricket Test match against New Zealand in 532 minutes, hitting 52 fours and 5 sixes
WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
15.68 inches (39.83 cm) of rainfall in Columbus, Mississippi (state 24-hour record)
In Atlanta, Chief-No-ka-homa is joined by cousin Chief Round-the-Horn
The Maccabiah Games is an international multi-sport event with summer and winter sports competitions featuring Jews and Israelis regardless of religion.
The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that paves way for a (albeit highly restricted) multi-party system
The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1976, spending virtually the whole of the 1976 English cricket season in England.
American Nazi Party holds a rally at Marquette Park, Chicago
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.
Jacksons begin a 36-city tour
Botham scores 208 in 225 balls in the England vs. India match at The Oval
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England.
Chris Speier hits for the cycle, and Ernest Riles hits the 10,000th home run for the Giants
Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing 1 pilgrim and wounding 16 others
South Africa did not compete at Olympic Games from 1964 to 1988, as a part of the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era.
11,000th home run in New York Yankees history (Matt Nokes)
Baseball's Triple-A American Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband
Police fire tear gas at fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that kills 12 people in Harare, Zimbabwe
At least 122 people killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia in wet conditions
A referendum took place in Southern Sudan from 9 to 15 January 2011, on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent.
Chuck Blazer receives a lifetime ban from FIFA and all football related activity due to corruption
Bright pink is the world's oldest biological color according to scientists, produced by tiny cyanobacteria in 1.1 billion-year-old marine shale rock from the Taoudeni Basin, Mauritania
Indian restaurateur "Dosa King" P. Rajagopal finally begins his life sentence for organizing a murder 15 years after he was convicted
McGirt v. Oklahoma, in landmark case, US Supreme Court rules that Congress has not disestablished Oklahoma Indian reserves
Death Valley, California, hits a temperature of 130 degrees F (54.4 C), one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on earth [1]
Russian war crimes are violations of international criminal law including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide which the official armed and paramilitary forces of Russia have...
Ariane 6, the European Space Agency's new heavy-lift rocket, blasts off from French Guiana [1]
Elias Howe inventor, known for american inventor, was born on 1819-07-09. Elias Howe Jr.
Edward Heath is born
David Hockney, English artist, known for british artist, was born on 1938-07-09. David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer.
Viktor Yanukovych is born
Tom Hanks, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1957-07-09. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker.
Courtney Love, American rock musician and actress, known for american rock musician and actress, was born on 1965-07-09.
Fred Savage, American actor and director, known for american actor and director, was born on 1977-07-09. Frederick Aaron Savage is an American actor and director.
Franz Boas, American german-born american anthropologist, known for german-born american anthropologist, was born on 1858-07-09.
Hassan II is born
In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the Roman Empire's western provinces collectively during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a...
Battle of Hwangsanbeol: At Nonsan, China a 50,000 strong Silla force led by general Kim Yu-shin annihilate the army of Baekje and kill their leader general Gyebaek
18 Rabbit [Yax K'uk Mo'] ascends to the throne of the important Maya city state of Copán and reigns for 43 years
Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupy North Spain
Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor, assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague
Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht
Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat Duke Leopold III of Austria
Timur (1320s – 17/18 February 1405), also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, first ruler of the Timurid dynasty, and the founder of the Timurid Empire, which ruled over modern-day...
Gelderse crowd robber murders population of Asperen
English King Henry VIII annuls his 6 month marriage to his 4th wife Anne of Cleves, on the grounds of non-consummation and her pre-contract to Francis of Lorraine
Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to help the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire
Battle at Sievershausen: Saxons-Brunwick alliance led by Elector Maurice defeat forces of Margrave Albert Alcibiades of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in a bloody battle that kills 4,000
Death of the Gorcum Martyrs: Calvinist militant force the Watergeuzen (the Sea Beggars) capture and hang 19 Catholic priests in Brielle
Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemian protestants freedom of religion
Germany, Sweden, and Spain sign anti-French League of Augsburg
Author, poet, critic and lexicographer and writer of the first English dictionary Dr. Samuel Johnson (25) marries the widow Elizabeth "Tetty" Porter, 21 years his senior
Battle of Fort Duquesne (modern Pittsburgh): French troops repel a British advance
British premier Marquess of Rockingham resigns
Denmark declares neutrality, joining First League of Armed Neutrality to protect shipping
The National Constituent Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale constituante) was a constituent assembly in the Kingdom of France formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first...
King Gustav III leads Swedish naval forces to victory over the Russian Baltic fleet during the Second Battle of Svensksund, destroying or capturing one-third of the Russian ships and ending the Russo-Swedish War
James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt
Mt Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theater in US
Elias Howe inventor, known for american inventor, was born on 1819-07-09. Elias Howe Jr.
American "The Scarlett Letter" writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (38) marries American painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody (33) in the Peabody's home, Boston, until his death in 1864
Captain John B. Montgomery claims Yerba Buena (San Francisco) for US
Zachary Taylor dies
Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal, Canada
Commodore Matthew Perry and four US Navy vessels visit Japan to force them to open up to American trade and end their policy of isolation
Amedeo Avogadro, Italian scientist, known for italian scientist, died on 1856-07-09.
Franz Boas, American german-born american anthropologist, known for german-born american anthropologist, was born on 1858-07-09.
Temperature hits 115°F in Fort Scott and 112°F in Topeka, Kansas
Confederate General John Hunt Morgan begins "Morgan's Raid", his cavalry raid into Indiana by leading 2,100 men across the Ohio river
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was an American lawyer, politician and military officer who served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
Louisiana and South Carolina are the last states to ratify the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing civil rights
Francis L. Cardozo becomes the first African American cabinet member in South Carolina as Secretary of State
Donut cutter patents granted to John Blondel, Thomaston, Maine
The 1877 Wimbledon Championship was a men's tennis tournament held at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club (AEC & LTC) in Wimbledon, London.
American inventor Henry Tibbe patents an improved corncob pipe design
Surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery when he repairs the torn pericardium of knife wound patient James Cornish, without the use of penicillin or blood transfusion [1]
Scottish "Peter Pan" creator J. M. Barrie (34) weds British actress Mary Ansell (33) in Kirriemuir, Scotland; divorce in 1909,
The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons
CHU (Christian Historic Union) Dutch political party forms
Walter Brookins, flying a Wright biplane over Atlantic City, New Jersey, becomes first to fly an airplane to an altitude of 1 mile (actually reaching 6,175 feet or 1.169 miles) [1]
The Union of South Africa (Dutch: Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Afrikaans: Unie van Suid-Afrika, ) was a British Dominion and, later, a Commonwealth realm in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961.
First cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in US from Germany
Edward Heath is born
British battleship HMS Vanguard explodes at Scapa Flow due to an internal explosion caused by faulty cordite, killing 804 crew members
The Great Train Wreck of 1918 occurred on July 9, 1918, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Two passenger trains, operated by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Hassan II is born
William T. Francis named US minister to Liberia
The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian federal government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia.
David Hockney, English artist, known for british artist, was born on 1938-07-09. David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer.
A meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg, South Africa, launches the Passive Resistance Campaign against apartheid and racial policy in South Africa
German Evangelist Church protests against euthanasia pogroms
Dutch-American Physicist Abraham Pais is awarded his Ph.D in the Netherlands five days before a Nazi deadline banning Jews from receiving degrees
During the Pacific War, Allied forces conducted air raids on Japan from 1942 to 1945, causing extensive destruction to the country's cities and killing between 241,000 and 900,000 people.
In World War II, US troops secure Saipan as Japan falls
13.15 inches (33.40 cm) of rainfall in York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record)
Viktor Yanukovych is born
New York Airways was an American helicopter airline in the New York City area, founded in 1949 as a mail and cargo carrier.
Bill Haley & His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops the Billboard chart as one of the best-selling singles ever
Tom Hanks, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1957-07-09. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker.
Giant splash caused by the fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska, washes 1,800 feet up the mountain
Portuguese cargo ship "Save" explodes after catching fire and running aground off coast of Mozambique; over 250 crew members are killed
Crusher Lisowski defeats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis to become NWA champion
John Edrich completes 310* in a cricket Test match against New Zealand in 532 minutes, hitting 52 fours and 5 sixes
Courtney Love, American rock musician and actress, known for american rock musician and actress, was born on 1965-07-09.
WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
15.68 inches (39.83 cm) of rainfall in Columbus, Mississippi (state 24-hour record)
In Atlanta, Chief-No-ka-homa is joined by cousin Chief Round-the-Horn
National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger secretly visits the People's Republic of China to negotiate a detente between the US and China
The Maccabiah Games is an international multi-sport event with summer and winter sports competitions featuring Jews and Israelis regardless of religion.
The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that paves way for a (albeit highly restricted) multi-party system
The West Indian cricket team toured England in 1976, spending virtually the whole of the 1976 English cricket season in England.
Fred Savage, American actor and director, known for american actor and director, was born on 1977-07-09. Frederick Aaron Savage is an American actor and director.
American Nazi Party holds a rally at Marquette Park, Chicago
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.
Jacksons begin a 36-city tour
Botham scores 208 in 225 balls in the England vs. India match at The Oval
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England.
Chris Speier hits for the cycle, and Ernest Riles hits the 10,000th home run for the Giants
Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing 1 pilgrim and wounding 16 others
South Africa did not compete at Olympic Games from 1964 to 1988, as a part of the sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era.
11,000th home run in New York Yankees history (Matt Nokes)
Baseball's Triple-A American Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband
Police fire tear gas at fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that kills 12 people in Harare, Zimbabwe
The mockumentary "The Office," created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Ricky Gervais and Martin Freeman, premieres on BBC Two in the UK
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.
At least 122 people killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia in wet conditions
Former contestant on "The Apprentice" and beauty queen Jennifer Murphy (28) divorces "Extreme Makeover" Bill Dorfman (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 1 year of marriage
A referendum took place in Southern Sudan from 9 to 15 January 2011, on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent.
Chuck Blazer receives a lifetime ban from FIFA and all football related activity due to corruption
The Battle of Mosul was a major battle initiated by Iraq and allied forces to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS), which had seized the city years prior in June 2014.
Bright pink is the world's oldest biological color according to scientists, produced by tiny cyanobacteria in 1.1 billion-year-old marine shale rock from the Taoudeni Basin, Mauritania
Indian restaurateur "Dosa King" P. Rajagopal finally begins his life sentence for organizing a murder 15 years after he was convicted
McGirt v. Oklahoma, in landmark case, US Supreme Court rules that Congress has not disestablished Oklahoma Indian reserves
Death Valley, California, hits a temperature of 130 degrees F (54.4 C), one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on earth [1]
Russian war crimes are violations of international criminal law including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide which the official armed and paramilitary forces of Russia have...
Fantasy comedy film "Barbie," starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and directed by Greta Gerwig, premieres at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles
Ariane 6, the European Space Agency's new heavy-lift rocket, blasts off from French Guiana [1]