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, 28,674,720 minutes 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.
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.
- 1572 –Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
- 1701 –War of the Spanish Succession: Austrians defeat France in the Battle of Carpi.
- 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.
- 1877 –The inaugural Wimbledon Championships opens.
- 1922 –Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
- 1943 –World War II: Operation Husky – Allied forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily.
- 1955 –The Russell-Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London.
- 1958 –Lituya Bay is hit by a mega-tsunami. The wave is recorded at 524 meters high, the largest in recorded history.
- 1972 –The Troubles: In Belfast, British Army snipers shoot five civilians dead in the Springhill Massacre.
Who were born on July 9?
- 1808 –Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887)
- 1879 –Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
- 1942 –Edy Williams, American actress
- 1949 –Jesse Duplantis, American evangelist and author
- 1955 –Lindsey Graham, American politician
- 1967 –Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
- 1975 –Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player
- 1975 –Shelton Benjamin, American pro wrestler
- 1976 –Fred Savage, American actor
- 1983 –Lucia Micarelli, American violinist (Jethro Tull)
Who died on July 9?
- 1386 –Duke Leopold III of Austria (b. 1351)
- 1654 –Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (b. 1633)
- 1932 –King C. Gillette, American inventor (b. 1855)
- 1955 –Don Beauman, British racing driver (b. 1928)
- 1974 –Earl Warren, American jurist (b. 1891)
- 1980 –Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist (b. 1913)
- 1992 –Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (b. 1946)
- 2000 –Doug Fisher, English actor (b. 1941)
- 2002 –Laurence Janifer, American writer (b. 1933)
- 2006 –Milan Williams, American keyboardist (The Commodores) (b. 1948)
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