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What happened on April 9
On April 9 history recorded 61 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 116 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 61events
- 160births
- 116deaths
- 20observances
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Highlights
193Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria.
The Year of the Five Emperors refers to AD 193, in which five men claimed the title of Roman emperor: Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, and Septimius Severus. This year started a period of civil war when multiple rulers vied for th
475Basiliscus issued the Enkyklikon, a circular letter to bishops supporting the Monophysitism position.
Basiliscus was Eastern Roman emperor from 9 January 475 to August 476. He became magister militum per Thracias in 464, under his brother-in-law, Emperor Leo I. Basiliscus commanded the army for an invasion of the Vandal Kingdom in 468, which was defeated at th
1388Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels.
The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states, initially within the Holy Roman Empire. It is the precursor of the modern state of Switzerland.
April 9
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II century
- 193
193The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum.
V century
VI century
XIII century
XIV century
XV century
- 1438
1438The Council of Ferrara begins with its first session in presence of the Patriarch of Constantinople, representatives of the Patriarchal Sees of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem and Pope Eugene IV presiding. - 1454
1454The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern Italian city-states for almost 50 years.
XVI century
XVII century
- 1609
1609Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce. - 1609
1609Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the "Expulsion of the Moriscos". - 1682
1682Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.
XVIII century
XIX century
- 1860
1860On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the first known recording of an audible human voice. - 1865
1865American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
XX century
- 1909
1909The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act. - 1917
1917World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. - 1918
1918World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders. - 1937
1937The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe. - 1939
1939African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. - 1940
1940World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway. - 1940
1940Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway. - 1942
1942World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends and the Bataan Death March begins. - 1942
1942World War II: An Indian Ocean raid by Japan's 1st Air Fleet sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and the Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire. - 1945
1945Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and anti-Nazi dissident, is executed by the Nazi regime. - 1945
1945World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force. - 1945
1945World War II: The Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends. - 1945
1945The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed. - 1946
1946About 500 postal workers in Tel Aviv and Jaffa went on strike. - 1947
1947The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. - 1947
1947The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. - 1947
1947United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted. - 1948
1948Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia. - 1948
1948Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist terror groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100 Palestinians. - 1952
1952Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines - 1952
1952Japan Air Lines Flight 301 crashes into Mount Mihara, Izu Ōshima, Japan, killing 37. - 1957
1957The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis. - 1959
1959Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven". - 1960
1960Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg. - 1967
1967The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight. - 1969
1969The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot. - 1980
1980The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture. - 1981
1981The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it and killing two Japanese sailors. - 1989
1989Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. - 1990
1990An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR. - 1990
1990The Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement is signed for 180,000 square kilometres (69,000 mi2) in the Mackenzie Valley of the western Arctic. - 1990
1990An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 over Gadsden, Alabama, killing both of the Cessna's occupants. - 1991
1991Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union. - 1992
1992A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison. - 1994
1994Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-59.
XXI century
- 2003
2003Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces. - 2009
2009In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili. - 2011
2011Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. - 2013
2013A 6.1–magnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people. - 2013
2013At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the Serbian village of Velika Ivanča. - 2014
2014A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. - 2017
2017The Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, take place. - 2020
2020Soyuz MS-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying the Expedition 62/63 crew to the International Space Station. - 2021
2021Burmese military and security forces commit the Bago massacre, during which at least 82 civilians are killed. - 2021
2021Soyuz MS-18 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying three members of the Expedition 64 crew to the International Space Station.
Best known
Born on April 9
Best known
Died on April 9
585 BCEmperor Jimmu
Legendary first emperor of Japan
436Tan Daoji
Eastern Jin and Liu Song general (died 436)
491Zeno (emperor)
Eastern Roman emperor (474–475; 476–491)
1024Pope Benedict VIII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1012 to 1024
1241Henry II the Pious
High Duke of Poland from 1238 to 1241
1327Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
Scottish soldier (c. 1296 – 1327)
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Acacius of Amida
- Christian feast day: Casilda of Toledo
- Christian feast day: Demetrius of Thessaloniki
- Christian feast day: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
- Christian feast day: Gaucherius
- Christian feast day: Materiana
- Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas of Tolentino
- Christian feast day: Waltrude
- Christian feast day: April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Baghdad Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
- Constitution Day (Kosovo)
- Day of National Unity (Georgia)
- Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan (Philippines)
- Feast of the Second Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on April 9?
61 documented historical events happened on April 9, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria. On the same day, in another year: Basiliscus issued the Enkyklikon, a circular letter to bishops supporting the Monophysitism position. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on April 9?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 9, including Jean-Paul Belmondo, René Burri, Richard Rose (political scientist). The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on April 9?
116 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 9, including Emperor Jimmu, Tan Daoji, Zeno (emperor). The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on April 9?
20 observances are celebrated on April 9 around the world: Christian feast day: Acacius of Amida, Christian feast day: Casilda of Toledo, Christian feast day: Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Christian feast day: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism), Christian feast day: Gaucherius, Christian feast day: Materiana. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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