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July 9
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{{PAGENAME}} 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 -
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.
*
1541 -
Estevão da Gama departs
Massawa, leaving behind 400
matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother
Christovão da Gama, with orders to assist the
Emperor of Ethiopia defeat
Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire.
*
1749 - Naval settlement of
Halifax, Nova Scotia founded as
Kingdom of Great Britain British answer to
Louisbourg.
*
1755 -
French and Indian War:
Braddock Expedition - British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by
France French and
Native American (U.S.) Native American forces.
*
1789 - In
Versailles, the
National Assembly (French Revolution) National Assembly 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
Swedish Navy captures one third of the
Russian Navy Russian fleet.
*
1793 -
Act Against Slavery passed in
Upper Canada and importation of slaves into
Lower Canada is prohibited.
*
1815 -
Talleyrand Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevente 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 River (39 mi² or about 100 km²) is returned to
Virginia.
*
1850 - President
Zachary Taylor dies and
Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th
President of the United States.
*
1863 - The
Siege of Port Hudson ends.
*
1896 -
William Jennings Bryan delivers his
Cross of gold speech.
*
1900 - Queen
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 people, making it the deadliest
List of rail accidents rail accident in
United States history.
*
1922 -
Johnny Weissmuller swims the
freestyle swimming 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 Allied forces perform an
Amphibious warfare amphibious invasion of
Sicily.
*
1944 -
World War II:
Battle of Normandy -
United Kingdom British and
Canada Canadian forces capture
Caen,
France.
* 1944 -
World War II:
Battle of Saipan -
United States Americans take
Saipan
*
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.
*
1975 - The National Assembly of
Senegal passes a law that will pave way for a (albeit highly restricted)
multi-party system.
*
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.
*
1981 -
Senegalese
political party political parties Party of Independence and Work (PIT) and
Democratic League - Movement for the Labour Party (LD-MPT) legally recognized.
*
1982 - A
Boeing 727 carrying
Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in
Kenner, Louisiana killing all 146 people on board and eight others 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,
Canada.
* 1991 -
South Africa is reintroduced into the
Olympic Games Olympic movement after 30 years of exclusion.
*
1992 -
United States Democratic Party Democratic President of the United States presidential nominee
Bill Clinton announces that
Al Gore will be his running mate.
*
1995 - Musical group The
Grateful Dead perform the last concert of their 30-year career at
Soldier Field,
Chicago, Illinois
*
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 Days of student protests begins after
Iran 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
Thabo Mbeki,
President of South Africa.
*
2004 - After
José Manuel Durão Barroso's appointment to the
European Commission,
President of Portugal Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio announces that he will invite the second-in-line leader of
Social Democratic Party (Portugal) PSD,
Pedro Santana Lopes to form government.
Births
*
1249 -
Emperor Kameyama of Japan (d.
1305)
*
1577 -
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d.
1618)
*
1578 -
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d.
1637)
*
1654 -
Emperor Reigen of Japan (d.
1732)
*
1686 -
Philip Livingston (1686-1749) Philip Livingston, American politician (d.
1749)
*
1689 -
Alexis Piron, French writer (d.
1773)
*
1721 -
Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d.
1781)
*
1753 -
William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (d.
1825)
*
1764 -
Ann Radcliffe, English writer (d.
1823)
*
1775 -
Matthew Gregory Lewis Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d.
1818)
*
1800 -
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician (d.
1885)
*
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)
*
1848 -
Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (d.
1907)
*
1858 -
Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d.
1942)
*
1879 -
Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d.
1936)
*1879 -
Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d.
1934)
*
1893 -
George Geary, English cricketer (d.
1981)
*
1894 -
Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist,
Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1984)
*
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 -
Sir Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d.
1984)
* 1916 -
Sir Edward Heath,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d.
2005)
*
1918 -
Jarl Wahlström, the 12th General of
The Salvation Army (d.
1999)
*
1926 -
Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist,
Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize laureate
*
1927 -
Ed Ames, American singer and actor
* 1927 -
Susan Cabot, American actress (d.
1986)
*
1929 - King
Hassan II of Morocco, (d.
1999)
*1929 -
Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist
*
1932 -
Donald Rumsfeld,
United States Secretary of Defense
*
1935 -
Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d.
2005)
*
1936 -
June Jordan, American writer and teacher (d.
2002)
*
1937 -
David Hockney, English artist
*
1938 -
Brian Dennehy, American actor
*
1942 -
Richard Roundtree, American actor
* 1942 -
Edy Williams, American actress
*
1943 -
John Casper, astronaut
*
1945 -
Dean R. Koontz, American author
*
1946 -
Bon Scott, Australian singer (
AC/DC) (d.
1980)
*
1947 -
Mitch Mitchell, drummer in
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
*1947 -
O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor
*
1950 -
Viktor Yanukovych,
Prime Minister of Ukraine
*
1952 -
John Tesh, American composer
*
1955 -
Fred Norris, American radio personality
* 1955 -
Jimmy Smits, Puerto Rican actor
* 1955 -
Willie Wilson, American baseball player, 1982 AL Batting Champ
*
1956 -
Marc Almond, British singer
* 1956 -
Tom Hanks, American actor
*
1957 -
Kelly McGillis, American actress
*
1959 -
Kevin Nash, American professional wrestler
*
1964 -
Courtney Love, American musician
*
1965 -
Frank Bello, American musician (
Anthrax rock band Anthrax)
*
1965 -
David O'Hara Scotland Scottish/
Ireland Irish actor
* 1965 -
Marc Mero, American professional wrestler
*
1968 -
Paolo Di Canio, Italian football (soccer) player
*
1970 -
Trent Green, American football player
*
1971 -
Marc Andreessen, American software developer
*
1973 -
Kelly Holcomb, American football player
*
1974 -
Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (
Millencolin)
*
1975 -
Jack White (musician) Jack White, American musician (
The White Stripes)
*
1976 -
Shelton Benjamin, American professional wrestler
* 1976 -
Fred Savage, American actor
* 1976 -
Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
*
1978 -
Linda Park, Korean-born actress
*
1987 -
Jonathan Whittington (Saint Patrick), Reincarnation of Saint Patricius
*
2005 -
Tai Shan (panda) Tai Shan,
giant panda born at the
National Zoo in
Washington, D.C.
Deaths
*
518 -
Anastasius I (emperor) Anastasius I,
Byzantine Emperor
*
1228 -
Stephen Langton,
Archbishop of Canterbury
*
1386 - Duke
Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) Leopold III of Austria (killed in battle) (b.
1351)
*
1553 -
Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b.
1521)
*
1654 -
Ferdinand IV of Germany (b.
1633)
*
1737 -
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b.
1671)
*
1742 -
John Oldmixon, English historian (b.
1673)
*
1746 - King
Philip V of Spain (b.
1683)
*
1747 -
Giovanni Bononcini, Italian composer (b.
1670)
*
1766 -
Jonathan Mayhew, American minister and patriot (b.
1720)
*
1795 -
Henry Seymour Conway, British general and statesman (b.
1721)
*
1797 -
Edmund Burke, British philosopher and statesman (b.
1729)
*
1850 -
Báb, Persian founder of the Bábi Faith (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)
*
1880 -
Paul Pierre Broca, French physician and anatomist (b.
1824)
*
1903 -
Alphonse Francois Renard, Belgian geologist (b.
1842)
*
1932 -
King C. Gillette, American inventor (b.
1885)
*
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 player (b.
1894)
*
1974 -
Earl Warren, Governor of California and
Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (b.
1891)
*
1979 -
Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (b.
1899)
*
1985 -
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b.
1896)
* 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 writer (b.
1933)
* 2002 -
Rod Steiger, American actor (b.
1925)
*
2003 -
Winston Graham, English novelist (b.
1908)
*
2004 -
Chuck Cadman, Canadian politician (b.
1948)
* 2004 -
Paul Klebnikov, American journalist (b.
1963)
* 2004 -
Isabel Sanford, American actress (b.
1917)
*
2005 -
Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (b.
1931)
* 2005 -
Huang Kun, Chinese
physicist (b.
1919)
Holidays and observances
*
Roman festival - ''
Caprotinia'', or feasts of
Juno Caprotina.
*
Argentina -
Independence Day
*
Palau -
Constitution Day
*
Bahá'à Faith - Holy Day: Martyrdom of the
Báb
*
Roman Catholic Church -
Calendar of saints Feast of
Our Lady of Peace
External links
-
BBC: On This Day
-
''The New York Times'': On This Day
-
On This Day in Canada
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co:9 di lugliu
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