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

July 9: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 9 is the 190^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 175 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 26, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,752,019,200 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 ‘hectaenneacontagon’ day.

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

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 223 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 4,583 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

July 9 Historical Events

• 1745 –
  War of the Austrian Succession: French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
• 1755 –
  French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition – British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces.
• 1793 –
  The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited.
• 1850 –
  U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States.
• 1863 –
  American Civil War: the Siege of Port Hudson ends.
• 1932 –
  The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution
• 1944 –
  World War II: Battle of Normandy – British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.
• 1962 –
  The Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States of America.
• 1972 –
  The Troubles: In Belfast, British Army snipers shoot five civilians dead in the Springhill Massacre.
• 1982 –
  Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.

Who were born on July 9?

• 1887 –
  James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (d. 1975)
• 1918 –
  Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
• 1936 –
  June Jordan, American poet, writer and teacher (d. 2002)
• 1938 –
  Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor (d.1985)
• 1942 –
  Edy Williams, American actress
• 1957 –
  Tim Kring, American writer and producer
• 1965 –
  Jason Rhoades, American installation artist (d. 2006)
• 1976 –
  Christos Harisis, Greek basketball player
• 1983 –
  Lucia Micarelli, American violinist (Jethro Tull)
• 1984 –
  Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer (Hedley)

Who died on July 9?

• 1797 –
  Edmund Burke, British philosopher and statesman (b. 1729)
• 1852 –
  Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American politician (b. 1794)
• 1856 –
  Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (b. 1776)
• 1972 –
  Robert Weede, American baritone (b. 1903)
• 1974 –
  Earl Warren, American jurist (b. 1891)
• 1985 –
  Jimmy Kinnon, Scottish-born American founder of Narcotics Anonymous (b. 1911)
• 1998 –
  The Great Person’s Birthday
• 2005 –
  Chuck Cadman, Canadian politician (b. 1948)
• 2005 –
  Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (b. 1931)
• 2010 –
  Jessica Anderson, Australian novelist (b. 1916)