On This Day: 9 July

9 July in Indian history

• 1995The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.India

9 July in world history

• 2008Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the Great Prophet III missile test and war games.
• 2002The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
• 1977The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile organises the youth event of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain.
• 1962In a seminal moment for pop art, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
• 1958An earthquake struck Lituya Bay, Alaska; the subsequent megatsunami, the largest in modern times, reached an elevation of 1,720 ft (524 m).
• 1956The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes
• 1955Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, calling for a conference to assess the dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction.
• 1944World War II: Continuation War: Finland wins the Battle of Tali–Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive.
• 1943World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily begins, leading to the downfall of Mussolini and forcing Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk.
• 1896William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
• 1868The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, was ratified by the minimum required twenty-eight states.
• 1816Argentina declares independence from Spain.
• 1807The second Treaty of Tilsit is signed between France and Prussia, ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
• 1795Financier James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt that had been accrued during the American Revolution.
• 1790Russo-Swedish War: During the Battle of Svensksund in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured a third of the Russian fleet.
• 1763The Mozart family grand tour began, presenting the child prodigies Maria Anna and Wolfgang Amadeus across Western Europe.
• 1640The Virginia Governor's Council made John Punch the first legally recognized slave in England's North American colonies.

Born on 9 July

• 1960Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Argentine journalist, photographer, and author
• 1945Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter
• 1944Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (died 2022)India
• 1938Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (died 1985)India
• 1932Donald Rumsfeld, American captain and politician, 13th United States Secretary of Defense (died 2021)
• 1930K. Balachander, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)India

Died on 9 July

• 2013Toshi Seeger, American activist, co-founded the Clearwater Festival (born 1922)
• 2010Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (born 1916)
• 2008Séamus Brennan, Irish accountant and politician, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (born 1948)
• 1974Earl Warren, American jurist and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1891)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 9 July in history?

2008: Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the Great Prophet III missile test and war games. 2002: The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. 1995: The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. 1977: The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile organises the youth event of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain.

What happened on 9 July in Indian history?

1995: The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.

Which famous people were born on 9 July?

Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Argentine journalist, photographer, and author (1960); Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter (1945); Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (died 2022) (1944); Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (died 1985) (1938).

Which day is observed on 9 July?

Arbor Day (Cambodia); Constitution Day (Australia); Constitution Day (Palau); Constitutionalist Revolution Day (São Paulo); Day of the Employees of the Diplomatic Service (Azerbaijan).