What are the important events that happened on September 9? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 9: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 9 is the 253rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 113 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 27, 2020 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 26,660,160 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 ‘dihectapentacontatrigon’ day.
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Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 156 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 2,819 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 9 Historical Events
- 1561 –The ultimately unsuccessful Colloquy at Poissy opens in an effort to reconcile French Catholics and Protestants.
- 1791 –Washington, D.C., the capitol of the United States, is named after President George Washington.
- 1855 –Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city.
- 1926 –The U.S. National Broadcasting Company is formed.
- 1940 –George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
- 1965 –Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to top $1 billion in unadjusted damages.
- 1969 –In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making the French language equal to the English language throughout the Federal government.
- 1970 –A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson’s Field in Jordan.
- 1971 –The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, which eventually results in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.
- 2001 –Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
Who were born on September 9?
- 1585 –Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman (d. 1642)
- 1887 –Alf Landon, American politician (d. 1987)
- 1932 –Sylvia Miles, American actress
- 1957 –Gabriele Tredozi, Italian engineer
- 1965 –Dan Majerle, American basketball player
- 1971 –Eric Stonestreet, American actor
- 1974 –Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer, composer and musician
- 1978 –Mariano Puerta, Argentine tennis player
- 1980 –Todd Coffey, American baseball player
- 1985 –Luka Modrić, Croatian footballer
Who died on September 9?
- 1755 –Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, German historian (b. 1694)
- 1898 –Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (b. 1842)
- 1915 –Albert Spalding, American baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer (b. 1850)
- 1945 –Max Ehrmann, American poet (Desiderata) (b. 1872)
- 1969 –Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)
- 1985 –Neil Davis, Australian cameraman (b. 1934)
- 2003 –Edward Teller, Hungarian-born physicist (b. 1908)
- 2006 –Émilie Mondor, Canadian olympic athlete (b. 1981)
- 2006 –Matt Gadsby, English footballer (b. 1979)
- 2006 –Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (b. 1955)
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