What happened this day in history April 9

What are the important events that happened on April 9? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 9: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 9 is the 100th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 266 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 27, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,712,620,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectagon’ day.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 295 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,127 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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April 9 Historical Events

  • 475
    Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position.
  • 1440
    Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark.
  • 1860
    On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
  • 1917
    World War I: The Battle of Arras – the battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
  • 1918
    World War I: The Battle of the Lys – the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
  • 1937
    The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London – it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
  • 1940
    World War II: Operation Weserübung – Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
  • 1965
    Astrodome opens. First indoor baseball game is played.
  • 1969
    The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
  • 2009
    In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.

Who were born on April 9?

  • 1649
    James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II of Great Britain (d. 1685)
  • 1835
    King Leopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)
  • 1928
    Tom Lehrer, American satirist and mathematician
  • 1937
    Valerie Singleton, British television presenter
  • 1940
    Jim Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1948
    Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress
  • 1953
    John Howard, English singer-songwriter
  • 1963
    Joe Scarborough, American television personality
  • 1964
    Rick Tocchet, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1985
    David Robertson, American baseball player

Who died on April 9?

  • 585 BC
    Emperor Jimmu, First Japanese Emperor
  • 436
    Tan Daoji, Chinese general of the Liu Song Dynasty
  • 1137
    William X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)
  • 1553
    François Rabelais, French writer
  • 1654
    Matei Basarab, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1588)
  • 1963
    Eddie Edwards, American jazz tromboner (b. 1891)
  • 1993
    Joseph B. Soloveitchik, American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher (b. 1903)
  • 2002
    Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (b. 1926)
  • 2003
    Earl Bramblett, American murderer (b. 1942)
  • 2011
    Sidney Lumet, American film director (b. 1924)

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