On This Day: 9 March

9 March in world history

• 2015Two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collide in mid-air over Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all 10 people on board both aircraft, including French athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, as well as producers and guests for the Fr
• 1978President Soeharto inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java.
• 1967Trans World Airlines Flight 553 crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio, following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26 people.
• 1956Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
• 1954McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly.
• 1944World War II: As part of the Battle of Narva, the Soviet Air Forces heavily bombed Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800 people, mostly civilians.
• 1942World War II: Dutch East Indies unconditionally surrenders to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and the Japanese complete their Dutch East Indies campaign.
• 1933U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt submitted the Emergency Banking Act to the United States Congress, the first of his New Deal policies.
• 1925The Royal Air Force began a bombardment and strafing campaign against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan, present-day Pakistan.
• 1916Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
• 1910A seventeen-month-long strike, which at its peak involved 15,000 coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers across 65 mines, began in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
• 1891Kaʻiulani was appointed the heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
• 1883Demonstration of 9 March 1883: Parisian anarchists, unemployed and carpenters narrowly miss the Presidential palace during a violent protest; first use of the black flag as a symbol of anarchism by Louise Michel.
• 1862American Civil War: In the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia.
• 1847Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces.
• 1776Scottish philosopher Adam Smith published his book The Wealth of Nations, the first classical treatise on political economy.
• 1500The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.
• 1230Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus in the Battle of Klokotnitsa.

Born on 9 March

• 1985Parthiv Patel, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1980Chingy, American rapper
• 1970Naveen Jindal, Indian businessman and politicianIndia
• 1956Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External AffairsIndia
• 1910Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer (died 1981)
• 1697Friederike Caroline Neuber, German actress (died 1760)

Died on 9 March

• 2010Wilfy Rebimbus, Indian singer (born 1942)India
• 2004John Mayer, Indian composer (born 1930)India
• 1925Willard Metcalf, American painter and academic (born 1858)
• 1202Sverre of Norway, King of Norway and founder of the House of Sverre

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 9 March in history?

2015: Two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collide in mid-air over Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all 10 people on board both aircraft, including French athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, as well as producers and guests for the Fr. 1978: President Soeharto inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java. 1967: Trans World Airlines Flight 553 crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio, following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26 people. 1956: Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.

Which famous people were born on 9 March?

Parthiv Patel, Indian cricketer (1985); Chingy, American rapper (1980); Naveen Jindal, Indian businessman and politician (1970); Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (1956).

Which day is observed on 9 March?

Teachers' Day or Eid Al Moalim (Lebanon).