What are the important events that happened on August 9? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 9: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 9 is the 222nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 27, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,723,161,600 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 ‘dihectaicosadigon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 173 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 4,249 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 9 Historical Events
- 378 –Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople – A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
- 681 –Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.
- 1173 –Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
- 1329 –Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
- 1842 –The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
- 1877 –Indian Wars: Battle of Big Hole – A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army
- 1907 –The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
- 1925 –A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India
- 1944 –The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
- 2006 –At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in an overnight operation.
Who were born on August 9?
- 1909 –V. K. Gokak, Indian Kannada writer (d. 1992)
- 1919 –Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
- 1936 –Julián Javier, American baseball player
- 1958 –James Lileks, American columnist
- 1974 –Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor and director
- 1977 –Mikaël Silvestre, French football player
- 1980 –Texas Battle, American actor
- 1982 –Kanstantsin Siutsou, Belorussian cyclist
- 1983 –Ashley Johnson, American actress
- 2005 –Caylee Anthony, American child murder victim (d. 2008)
Who died on August 9?
- 378 –Valens, Roman Emperor (killed in battle) (b. 328)
- 1945 –Robert Hampton Gray, last Canadian Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
- 1967 –Joe Orton, English writer (b. 1933)
- 1969 –Sharon Tate, American actress (murdered) (b. 1943)
- 1969 –Wojciech Frykowski, Polish writer (murdered) (b. 1936)
- 1988 –Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (b. 1905)
- 1992 –Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer (b. 1938)
- 2003 –Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (b. 1946)
- 2007 –Joe O'Donnell, American documentary photographer and photojournalist (b. 1922)
- 2008 –Bernie Mac, American comedian (b. 1957)
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