What happened on 9 April in history?

2003: Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled. 1993: Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary. 1980: The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture. 1969: The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot.

What happened on 9 April in Indian history?

1942: World 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.

Which famous people were born on 9 April?

John Howard, English singer-songwriter and pianist (1953); Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician (1948); Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Italian economist and academic (died 2024) (1947); Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian sarod player and scholar (died 2008) (1929).

Which day is observed on 9 April?

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).

On This Day, 9 April: Events, Births & Deaths in History (India & World)

Observed on 9 April

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)

9 April in Indian history

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.India

9 April in world history

2003Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled.
1993Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary.
1980The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
1969The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot.
1959NASA announced the selection of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts in Project Mercury.
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
1948Palestine war: Fighters from the Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing more than 100 Palestinian Arabs.
1947The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes killed 181 people and injured 970 others in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
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 inte
1945The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer, the most successful capital-ship surface raider of the Second World War, was sunk by British bombers in port in Kiel.
1942World War II: Japanese forces defeated Allied troops at the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines before beginning to forcibly transfer more than 90,000 prisoners of war to prison camps in the Bataan Death March.
1940World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
1939After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African-American singer Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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.
1860On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the first known recording of an audible human voice.
1784The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
1682Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.

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Frequently asked questions

What happened on 9 April in history?: 2003: Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled. 1993: Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary. 1980: The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture. 1969: The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot.
What happened on 9 April in Indian history?: 1942: World 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.
Which famous people were born on 9 April?: John Howard, English singer-songwriter and pianist (1953); Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician (1948); Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Italian economist and academic (died 2024) (1947); Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian sarod player and scholar (died 2008) (1929).
Which day is observed on 9 April?: 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).

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On This Day: 9 April