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 191st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 175 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 26, 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, 477,912 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 ‘hectaenneacontahenagon’ day.
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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 204 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 4,218 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 9 Historical Events
- 455 –Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1386 –The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.
- 1572 –Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
- 1776 –George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York City for the first time.
- 1793 –The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited.
- 1816 –Argentina declares independence from Spain.
- 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.
- 1922 –Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
- 1944 –World War II: Battle of Normandy – British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.
- 1962 –Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
Who were born on July 9?
- 1879 –Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
- 1918 –Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
- 1927 –Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1943 –John Casper, American astronaut
- 1946 –Natasha Pyne, English actress
- 1964 –Courtney Love, American singer and guitarist (Hole) and actress
- 1968 –Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish historian
- 1979 –Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 1985 –Ashley Young, English footballer
- 1991 –Spencer Elden, American model
Who died on July 9?
- 1386 –Duke Leopold III of Austria (b. 1351)
- 1553 –Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)
- 1742 –John Oldmixon, English historian (b. 1673)
- 1797 –Edmund Burke, British philosopher and statesman (b. 1729)
- 1880 –Paul Broca, French physician and anatomist (b. 1824)
- 1903 –Alphonse Francois Renard, Belgian geologist (b. 1842)
- 1972 –Robert Weede, American baritone (b. 1903)
- 1977 –Alice Paul, American suffragist figure (b. 1885)
- 1999 –Robert de Cotret, Canadian politician (b. 1944)
- 2005 –Kevin Hagen, American actor (b. 1928)
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