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 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 113 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 27, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,764,000 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.
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 142 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 4,280 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 9 Historical Events
- 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.
- 1939 –World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
- 1940 –George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
- 1944 –World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
- 1948 –Kim Il-sung declares the establishment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
- 1969 –Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 DC-9 collides in flight with a Piper PA-28 and crashes near Fairland, Indiana.
- 1991 –Tajikstan gains independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1999 –The beginning of the Y2K bug and debut of the Dreamcast.
- 2010 –A natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, California, creates a “wall of fire” more than 1000 ft high.
Who were born on September 9?
- 1878 –Sergio Osmeña, 4th President of the Philippines (d. 1961)
- 1904 –Feroze Khan, Pakistani field hockey player (d. 2005)
- 1917 –Rolf Wenkhaus, German actor (d. 1942)
- 1951 –Robert Desiderio, American actor
- 1967 –B. J. Armstrong, American basketball player
- 1974 –Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer, composer and musician
- 1976 –Emma de Caunes, French film actress
- 1979 –Wayne Carlisle, Northern Irish footballer
- 1983 –Katy Steele, Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter for Little Birdy
- 1990 –Melody Klaver, Dutch actress
Who died on September 9?
- 1438 –King Edward of Portugal (b. 1391)
- 1815 –John Singleton Copley, American painter (b. 1738)
- 1955 –Carl Friedberg, German pianist (b. 1872)
- 1969 –Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)
- 1978 –Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet (b. 1892)
- 1990 –Samuel Doe, Liberian politician (b. 1951)
- 1999 –Ruth Roman, American actress (b. 1922)
- 2001 –Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan military leader (b. 1953)
- 2006 –Émilie Mondor, Canadian olympic athlete (b. 1981)
- 2007 –Vasyl Kuk, Ukrainian nationalist, last leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (b. 1913)
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