July 9 in History - Today In History

July 9th events in history

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DateWeekdayEvent
July 9, 1540 Tuesday England's King Henry VIII 6-month marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled
July 9, 1595 Sunday Johannes Kepler discovers inscribed perfect geometric solid "construction of universe."
July 9, 1776 Tuesday Dec of Ind read aloud to Gen. Washington's troops in NY
July 9, 1816 Tuesday Argentina declares independence from Spain.
July 9, 1846 Thursday Capt Montgomery claims Yerba Buena (SF) for US
July 9, 1850 Tuesday Bab (Bah 'ยก prophet) executed in Tabriz Iran.
July 9, 1850 Tuesday Zachary Taylor 12th pres of US died in White House served 16 months
July 9, 1918 Tuesday 101 killed in worst US train wreck in Nashville Tenn
July 9, 1932 Saturday Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed.
July 9, 1932 Saturday Yanks Ben Chapman hits 2 inside the park HRs tying record
July 9, 1933 Sunday Frankford Yellowjackets sold rechristened Philadelphia Eagles.
July 9, 1951 Monday Pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany
July 9, 1953 Thursday 1st helicopter passenger service NY city
July 9, 1957 Tuesday Announcement of discovery of element 102 - nobelium
July 9, 1976 Friday Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe
July 9, 1979 Monday Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter.
July 9, 1980 Wednesday Walt Disney's "The Fox & The Hound" is released