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What happened in history on this day: July 9?
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- 1410 - Polish and Lithuanian forces cross into Prussia, to begin war with the Teutonic Knights.
- 1540 - England's King Henry VIII six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled.
- 1553 - Death of Maurice, Elector of Saxony, in Sievershausen, Germany.
- 1587 - Birth of Ferdinand II, in Graz, Austria; Holy Roman Emperor, leading proponent of the Catholic Counterreformation and defender of absolutist rule in the 30 Years' War.
- 1595 - Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe.
- 1755 - British General E Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War.
- 1755 - British General E Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War.
- 1764 - Birth of Ann Ward Radcliffe English Gothic novelist (The Italian).
- 1776 - Declaration of Independence read aloud to General Washington's troops in New York.
- 1790 - The Swedish navy is victorious over the Russian navy at Svenskund. Over two days, Swedes sink or capture 50-64 Russian ships, killing or capturing 7,000-9,000 men. Swedes lose only four ships and under 200 men.
- 1795 - James Swan pays off the US national debt of $2,024,899.
- 1800 - Mount Vernon Gardens becomes site of first summer theatre in US.
- 1802 - Birth of Thomas Davenport; invented first commercial electric motor.
- 1813 - At Trachenberg palace in Silesia, over four days, a meeting is held including Swedish Prince Karl Johan, King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, Tsar Alexander of Russia, and diplomats from Austria and England. They make plans for action against Napoleon in the autumn. The Trachenberg Plan is created, in which the three main armies would form a semi-circle to converge on Napoleon. Prince Karl Johan is given command of the Northern Army of 160,000 men with 30,000 Swedish soldiers.
- 1816 - Argentina declares independence from Spain.
- 1819 - Birth of Elias Howe in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA; invented sewing machine.
- 1846 - Captain John B. Montgomery claims California area for the USA.
- 1848 - Birth of Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (dies 1907).
- 1850 - Zachary Taylor, 12th president of US, dies in White House of unknown cause, after serving 16 months.
- 1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States.
- 1853 - US Admiral Matthew Perry and US Navy visit Japan.
- 1858 - Birth of Franz Boas; anthropologist/linguist (Mind of Primitive Man).
- 1862 - CSA General John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Kentucky, USA.
- 1868 - The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified.
- 1872 - Doughnut cutter patented by John Blondel in Thomaston, Maine, USA.
- 1873 - German Empire introduces new Mark currency.
- 1877 - The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, outside of London. The tournament originates many rules of tennis, including court size, scoring of a game, wins in six game wins a set, and allowing a server fault.
- 1878 - Birth of H.V. Kaltenborn in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; newscaster (Who Said That?).
- 1879 - Birth of Ottorino Respighi in Bologna, Italy; composer (Pines of Rome).
- 1879 - C H F Peters discovers asteroid #199 Byblis.
- 1887 - Birth of Samuel Eliot Morison; historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea).
- 1893 - Daniel H Williams performs "world's first successful heart operation".
- 1894 - Birth of Joe Fowler in Maine, USA; graduated US Naval Academy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, designed World War II aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga, retired 1948 as rear admiral, joined Walt Disney company team April 1954, oversaw construction of Disneyland, supervised operations, in charge of construction of Walt Disney World, retired 1978, named a Disney Legend 1990.
- 1901 - Birth of Barbara Cartland; romance author (Camfield #69).
- 1901 - Birth of Jester Hairston in North Carolina, USA; actor (Thats My Mama, Rolly - Amen).
- 1902 - L Carnera discovers asteroid #487 Venetia.
- 1905 - Birth of Clarence Campbell in Saskatchewan, Canada; third NHL president (1946-77).
- 1909 - Birth of Jester Hairston; actor (Riley - Amen).
- 1910 - Walter Brookins becomes first to pilot an airplane to one mile altitude.
- 1914 - First US duplicate auction bridge championship held, Lake Placid, New York.
- 1915 - Birth of David Diamond in Rochester, New York, USA; composer (Paderewski Prize-1943).
- 1915 - Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa.
- 1916 - First cargo submarine to cross the Atlantic arrives in US from Germany.
- 1916 - Birth of Edward Heath; (Conservative) British Prime Minister (1970-74).
- 1917 - Birth of Ted Steele in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; orchestra leader (Cavalcade of Stars).
- 1917 - British warship Vanguard explodes at Scapa Flow, killing 800.
- 1918 - 101 killed and 171 injured in worst US train wreck, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- 1924 - Birth of Leonard Pennario in Buffalo, New York, USA; pianist (Los Angeles Philharmonic).
- 1925 - Birth of Alan Dale in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer (Alan Dale Show).
- 1927 - Attorney William T Francis is named minister to Liberia.
- 1927 - Birth of Ed Ames in Malden, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Mingo - Daniel Boone).
- 1927 - Birth of Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly; NHL hall of famer (Norris trophy).
- 1929 - Birth of Hassan II; king of Morocco (1961-).
- 1929 - Birth of Lee Hazelwood in Oklahoma, USA; country singer/songwriter ("Summer Wine", "Jackson").
- 1930 - Birth of Buddy Bregman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; orchestra leader (Eddie Fisher Show).
- 1932 - Birth of Donald Rumsfeld; American politician (involved in Watergate).
- 1932 - Boston Braves football team is formed.
- 1932 - New York Yankees' Ben Chapman hits two inside-the-park home runs, tying record.
- 1933 - Frankford Yellowjackets sold, rechristened Philadelphia Eagles.
- 1936 - Birth of David Zinman in New York City, New York, USA; conductor (Baltimore Symphony-1983).
- 1936 - Birth of James Hampton; actor (Teen Wolf, Amazing Howard Hughes, Hawmps).
- 1937 - Birth of Clemon Daniels; AFL player of year 1963, half back (Oakland Raiders, Dallas Texans, San Francisco 49ers).
- 1937 - Birth of David Hockney; English artist (Pop Art).
- 1938 - Birth of Brian Dennehy in Connecticut, USA; actor (The Check is in the Mail, F/X, Cocoon, Ants).
- 1938 - British troops are dispatched from Cairo Egypt to suppress an Arab uprising in Palestine.
- 1939 - Birth of James Hampton in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Bugler Dobbs - F Troop).
- 1939 - Birth of Richard Roundtree in New Rochelle, New York, USA; actor (Shaft, Roots).
- 1940 - National League beats American League 4-0 in 8th All Star Game (Sportsman Park, Saint Louis, Missouri).
- 1941 - Birth of Karin von Aroldingen in Germany; ballet dancer (New York City Ballet Company).
- 1941 - Birth of Takehide Nakatani in Japan; lightweight (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1943 - Birth of Bon Scott; vocalist (AC/DC - "Highway to Hell").
- 1943 - Birth of John H Casper in Greenville, South Carolina, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS-36, sk:STS-50).
- 1944 - In France, Canadian forces capture the airfield at Carpiquet.
- 1944 - Canadian and British troops enter Caen, France.
- 1947 - Birth of Mitch Mitchell; drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Purple Haze").
- 1947 - Birth of O(renthal) J(ames) Simpson in San Francisco, California, USA; NFL running back (Buffalo Bills) / actor.
- 1947 - Official announcement of upcoming marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
- 1948 - Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching two scoreless innings for Cleveland Indians.
- 1950 - 13.15 inches (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record).
- 1951 - Official inauguration of first Ferranti Mark I computer at Manchester University, England.
- 1951 - Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit Tigers), dies at age 56.
- 1951 - US President Harry Truman asks US Congress to formally end state of war with Germany.
- 1952 - Birth of John Tesh in Garden City, New York, USA; TV host (Entertainment Tonight).
- 1953 - First helicopter passenger service (New York City).
- 1953 - Philadelphia Phillies' Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games.
- 1954 - Birth of Debbie Sledge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; vocalist (Sister Sledge - "We are Family").
- 1955 - Bill Haley and Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart.
- 1955 - Birth of Jimmy Smits in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Victor - L.A. Law, Running Scared, Believers).
- 1956 - Birth of Marc Almond; rocker ("Everything I Want Love to Be").
- 1956 - Birth of Tom Hanks in Concord, California, USA; actor (Bossom Buddies, Big, Punchline).
- 1956 - Dick Clark's first appearance as host of American Bandstand.
- 1957 - American League beats National League 6-5 in 24th All Star Game (Busch Stadium, Saint Louis).
- 1957 - Birth of Kelly McGillis in Newport Beach, California, USA; actress (Top Gun, Accused, Witness).
- 1957 - Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced.
- 1958 - Birth of Jimmy Smits in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Victor Sifuentes - L.A. Law).
- 1959 - Birth of Jim Kerr; rocker (Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me").
- 1959 - A roulette table at El San Juan Hotel in Puerto Rico lands the ball at "10" six times in a row, the first recorded time of this occurrence.
- 1962 - The Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the USA.
- 1965 - Birth of Frank Bello in Bronx, New York, USA; rock bassist (Anthrax - "Protest and Survive").
- 1968 - 39.83cm (15.68 inches) of rainfall in Columbus, Mississippi (state 24-hour record).
- 1968 - Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at age 53.
- 1968 - John Indrisano, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at age 62.
- 1968 - National League beats American League 1-0 in first indoor All Star Game (Houston Astrodome).
- 1969 - The United States Postal Service announces a stamp to commemorate the first landing on the Moon. A record 8,743,070 requests are received for first day covers.
- 1969 - Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Chicago Cubs ends with one out in the 9th.
- 1971 - Birth of Bobby Leslie, TV rocker (Guys Next Door - "I Was Made For You").
- 1971 - Birth of Scott Grimes in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Together We Stand).
- 1971 - In the longest shutout in American League history, the Oakland Athletics' beat the California Angels, 1-0 in a 20-inning game.
- 1971 - In Chile, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurs, 75 miles northwest of Santiago. 84 people are killed, 447 injured, and 40,000 made homeless.
- 1973 - 9th Maccabiah games opens in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- 1975 - In Western Minnesota, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurs. Felt over northern Iowa, Minnesota, southeastern North Dakota, and eastern South Dakota.
- 1976 - Birth of Fred Aaron Savage in Illinois; actor (Kevin - Wonder Years, Vice Versa).
- 1976 - Houston Astros' Larry Dierker no-hits Montreal Expos, 6-0.
- 1976 - Uganda asks United Nations to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe.
- 1977 - Dr Loren Eiseley, professor of Anthropology (Animal Secrets), dies at age 69.
- 1978 - Birth of Mark Medlock, German pop singer (Deutschland sucht den Superstars Season 4).
- 1978 - L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2530 Shipka.
- 1978 - Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington DC for Equal Rights Amendment.
- 1979 - Dr Walter Massey is named director of Argonne national Lab.
- 1979 - In Eastern China, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs. At least 41 people killed, more than 2,000 injured, and considerable damage in the Liyang area.
- 1979 - Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter.
- 1979 - A car bomb destroys a Renault owned by Nazi hunters Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility.
- 1980 - Death of Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian writer, poet and diplomat (born 1913).
- 1980 - Pope John Paul II visits Brazil; seven people are crushed to death in a crowd meeting him.
- 1982 - Pan Am Flight 759 (Boeing 727) crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 146 on board and 8 on the ground.
- 1982 - Intruder Michael Fagan visits Queen Elizabeth II in her bedroom for a chat.
- 1982 - Margaret Thatcher begins her second term as British prime minster.
- 1983 - Joe Marquis ends a record-breaking 109-hour session dealing poker at the Edgewater Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, entering the Guiness Book of World Records.
- 1984 - Lightning sets fire to York Minster.
- 1985 - Rafael Campos, actor (Ramon - Rhoda, Sancho - V), dies of cancer at age 49.
- 1985 - Death of Jimmy Kinnon, Scottish founder of Narcotics Anonymous (born 1911).
- 1989 - First time Wimbeldon has both men and women's final on same day.
- 1989 - (to July 12) U.S. President George H. W. Bush travels to Poland and Hungary, pushing for U.S. economic aid and investment.
- 1990 - MTB Banking Corporation of New York sells a US $20 coin, 1907, Ultra High Relief, Proof-68 NGC, for over $1.5 million, a price record for a single US coin.
- 1992 - Death of Eric Sevareid at age 79 of stomach cancer; CBS newsman and commentator for 38 years.
- 1993 - The last show of the TV series Cutters airs. Five shows were produced in total.
- 1993 - NBC airs the sitcom A Different World for the final time, after a 6-year run.
- 1997 - Near the coast of Venezuela, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs. At least 81 people killed, 522 injured, extensive damage and landslides, at least 3,000 people were left homeless.
- 1998 - In the Azores Islands, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs. Ten people killed, about 100 injured and 1,000 left homeless.
- 2002 - The Organization of African Unity is officially disbanded and replaced by the African Union.
- 2003 - Buena Vista releases the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl to theaters.
- 2004 - Death of Sam McKim of heart failure; child actor, 20th Century Fox, Disney Studios, film storyboard artist, Walt Disney World, retires 1987, named Disney Legend 1996.
- 2004 - Death of Isabel Sanford at age 86 of cardiac arrest; actress (Louise 'Weezy' Jefferson - All in the Family, The Jeffersons).
- 2006 - S7 Airlines Flight 778 crashes into a concrete barrier shortly after landing, killing at least 122 people and leaving many injured.
- 2006 - Italy wins the 2006 FIFA World Cup by beating France 5-3 on penalties. The score after extra time is 1-1.
- 2007 - While celebrating Argentinean Independence Day, snow falls in Buenos Aires for the first time in almost 100 years.
- 2008 - Death of Seamus Brennan, Irish politician (born 1948).
- 2010 - Russia and the US stage an exchange of spies in Vienna, Austria; the US transfers ten spies, and Russia releases four spies, the biggest spy swap since the Cold War.
- 2010 - A pair of suicide bombers explode outside a government office in northeast Pakistan, killing at least 102, injuring 168. 70-80 shops are damaged or destroyed.
- 2011 - South Sudan secedes from Sudan, per the result of the independence referendum held in January.
- 2018 - Eritrea and Ethiopia officially declare an end to their twenty-year conflict.
- 2019 - Mexico finance minister Carlos Urzúa resigns.
- 2020 - Death of MiloÜ JakeÜ, 5th General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (born 1922).
- 2021 - Death of Frank Lui, 3rd Premier of Niue (born 1935).
- 2022 - Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the official presidential palace as tens of thousands of angry Sri Lankans chase him from office.
- 2023 - Death of Mikala Jones at age 44 in Indonesia of a surfing accident; professional surfer.
- 2023 - Death of Luis Suárez at age 88; Spanish soccer player (Barcelona team, Internazionale team).
- 2023 - Death of Andrea Evans at age 66 of cancer; actor (Tina Lord - One Life to Live TV show).
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