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, 478,656 hours 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
- 1329 –Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
- 1483 –Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass.
- 1862 –American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain – At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
- 1902 –Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1936 –Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad – Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.
- 1944 –The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
- 1965 –A fire at a Titan missile base near Searcy, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers.
- 1974 –As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
- 1988 –Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in hockey history, upsetting many Canadians.
- 1993 –The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
Who were born on August 9?
- 1696 –Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)
- 1955 –John E. Sweeney, American politician
- 1957 –Melanie Griffith, American actress
- 1959 –Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor
- 1964 –Hoda Kotb, American television news anchor
- 1969 –Smaragda Karydi, Greek actress
- 1974 –Derek Fisher, American basketball player
- 1980 –Texas Battle, American actor
- 1989 –Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer
- 2005 –Caylee Anthony, American child murder victim (d. 2008)
Who died on August 9?
- 1048 –Pope Damasus II (birth year unknown)
- 1173 –Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician, father of Saladin (birth year unknown)
- 1534 –Cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (b. 1470)
- 1816 –Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (b. 1771)
- 1969 –Jay Sebring, American hair stylist (murdered) (b. 1933)
- 1969 –Sharon Tate, American actress (murdered) (b. 1943)
- 1969 –Steven Parent, American student (murdered) (b. 1951)
- 1979 –Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founder the Crips (b. 1953)
- 2003 –Jacques Deray, French film director (b. 1929)
- 2003 –Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945)
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