On This Day: 9 September

9 September in Indian history

• 2012The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.India
• 1990Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.India
• 1499The citizens of Lisbon celebrate the triumphal return of the explorer Vasco de Gama, completing his two-year journey around the Cape of Good Hope to India.India

9 September in world history

• 2006Space Shuttle Program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-115 to resume assembling the International Space Station. It is the first ISS assembly mission after the Columbia disaster back in 2003.
• 2001Two al-Qaeda attackers assassinated Ahmad Shah Massoud, a pivotal Afghan resistance leader, two days before the September 11 attacks in the United States.
• 1965Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage.
• 1944World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
• 1942World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
• 1939World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army troops began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German invasion of Poland.
• 1936The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRP Afonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutiny against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declare their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
• 1924Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
• 1882A British force repels an Egyptian force led by Ahmed Urabi in the battle of Qassasin during the Anglo-Egyptian War.
• 1796French Revolutionary Wars: A naval engagement between French and British fleets off the coast of Sumatra ended inconclusively.
• 1739The Stono Rebellion, at the time the largest slave rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies of British America, erupted near Charleston, South Carolina.
• 1588Thomas Cavendish in his ship Desire enters Plymouth and completes the first deliberately planned voyage of circumnavigation.
• 1493Ottoman wars in Europe: A large Croatian army intercepted Ottoman forces returning to the Sanjak of Bosnia, but was defeated.
• 1141Yelü Dashi, the Liao general who founded the Qara Khitai, defeated Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of Qatwan, near Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan.
• 9Germanic Wars: An alliance of Germanic tribes led by Arminius engaged Roman forces at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, defeating three legions within a few days.

Born on 9 September

• 1988Will Middlebrooks, American baseball player
• 1976Mattias Öhlund, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1967Akshay Kumar, Indian actor and producerIndia
• 1905Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, Indian philosopher and poet (died 1981)India
• 1904Feroze Khan, Indian-Pakistani field hockey player and coach (died 2005)India
• 1711Thomas Hutchinson, English historian and politician, Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay (died 1780)

Died on 9 September

• 2012Verghese Kurien, Indian engineer and businessman, founded Amul (born 1921)India
• 1934Roger Fry, English painter and critic (born 1866)
• 1891Jules Grévy, French politician, 4th President of the French Republic (born 1813)
• 1815John Singleton Copley, American-English colonial and painter (born 1738)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 9 September in history?

2012: The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches. 2006: Space Shuttle Program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-115 to resume assembling the International Space Station. It is the first ISS assembly mission after the Columbia disaster back in 2003. 2001: Two al-Qaeda attackers assassinated Ahmad Shah Massoud, a pivotal Afghan resistance leader, two days before the September 11 attacks in the United States. 1990: Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.

What happened on 9 September in Indian history?

2012: The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches. 1990: Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District. 1499: The citizens of Lisbon celebrate the triumphal return of the explorer Vasco de Gama, completing his two-year journey around the Cape of Good Hope to India.

Which famous people were born on 9 September?

Will Middlebrooks, American baseball player (1988); Mattias Öhlund, Swedish ice hockey player (1976); Akshay Kumar, Indian actor and producer (1967); Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, Indian philosopher and poet (died 1981) (1905).

Which day is observed on 9 September?

Armored Forces Day (Ukraine); California Admission Day (California, United States); Children's Day (Costa Rica); Chrysanthemum Day or Kiku no Sekku (Japan); Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of Racial Violence (Slovakia).