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April 9

April 9 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1388 and 2009. Despite being outnumbered 16:1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels.

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What happened on April 9?

April 9 is the 99th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1388 and 2009. Famous people born on April 9 include Jenna Jameson, Charles Baudelaire and Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan.

The shape of the day

From 1388 to 2009, April 9 gathers 621 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

Aries is the sign for April 9 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on April 9

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Puzzling Places: 3D Jigsaw Sim
  • Game Restore Your Island
  • Game Beyond Words
  • Movie Rise of the Conqueror

2025

  • Game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

2024

  • Game Children of the Sun
  • Game Botany Manor
  • Game Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

2023

  • TV Blue Orchestra

2022

  • TV SPY x FAMILY
  • TV Aoashi

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1388

    Old Swiss Confederacy

    Despite being outnumbered 16:1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels.

  2. 1917

    World War I

    World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.

  3. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

  4. 1947

    Journey of Reconciliation

    The 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 interstate travel.

  5. 1947

    Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 1947

    The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

  6. 1957

    Suez Canal

    The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.

  7. 1967

    Boeing 737

    The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.

  8. 1980

    Iraq

    The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.

  9. 1991

    Georgia (country)

    Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.

  10. 2009

    Tbilisi

    In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 9

Jenna Jameson

b. 1974

American actress and pornographic performer

Charles Baudelaire

b. 1821

French poet and critic

Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan

b. 1285

Emperor Renzong of Yuan

Valerie Solanas

b. 1936

American radical feminist author, attempted murderer

Leopold II of Belgium

b. 1835

King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909

Léon Blum

b. 1872

French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France

Chris Watson

b. 1867

Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia

Carl Amery

b. 1922

German author and activist

Deaths

  • 2021Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  • 1999Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
  • 1980Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
  • 1959Frank Lloyd Wright
  • 1936Ferdinand Tönnies
  • 1626Francis Bacon

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Acacius of Amida
  • —Christian feast day: Casilda of Toledo
  • —Christian feast day: Demetrius of Thessaloniki
  • —Christian feast day: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
  • —Christian feast day: Gaucherius
  • —Christian feast day: Materiana
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas of Tolentino
  • —Christian feast day: Waltrude

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