On This Day: 9 August

9 August in Indian history

• 1925A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government.India
• 1902In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India.India
• 1814American Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.India
• 1329Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.India

9 August in world history

• 2006At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
• 1988Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history.
• 1974On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign.
• 1971The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.
• 1970LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
• 1969Members of the Manson Family invaded a house and murdered American actress Sharon Tate and four guests in Los Angeles, before killing two more people the following night.
• 1965The State of Singapore separates from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their ruling parties.[citation needed][needs copy edit]
• 1945World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
• 1944World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dig to defensive p
• 1942World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
• 1934The Blue Lotus, the fifth volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and noted for its emphasis on countering negative misconceptions of Chinese people, began serialisation.
• 1877Nez Perce War: Both the Nez Perce and the United States Army suffered numerous casualties at the Battle of the Big Hole, which ended conclusively.
• 1862American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
• 1842The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

Born on 9 August

• 1991Hansika Motwani, Indian actressIndia
• 1975Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producerIndia
• 1974Lesley McKenna, Scottish snowboarder
• 1965Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (died 2023)India
• 1956Gordon Singleton, Canadian Olympic cyclist (died 2024)
• 1919Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1987)

Died on 9 August

• 2015Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1915)India
• 2008Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (born 1957)
• 2006James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (born 1914)
• 803Irene of Athens, Byzantine ruler (born 752)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 9 August in history?

2006: At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation. 1988: Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history. 1974: On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign. 1971: The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.

What happened on 9 August in Indian history?

1925: A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government. 1902: In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India. 1814: American Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.

Which famous people were born on 9 August?

Hansika Motwani, Indian actress (1991); Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producer (1975); Lesley McKenna, Scottish snowboarder (1974); Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (died 2023) (1965).

Which day is observed on 9 August?

Quit India Movement Day; Battle of Gangut Day (Russia); International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations); Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium); National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965..