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April 9

A look at April 9 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Jenna Jameson and Charles Baudelaire, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2009

    Tbilisi

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

    Capital and the largest
  2. 1991

    Georgia (country)

    Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.

    Country in Eastern Europe
  3. 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.

    Country in West Asia
  4. 1967

    Boeing 737

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

    Single-aisle airliner family
  5. 1957

    Suez Canal

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

    Artificial sea-level waterway in
  6. 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.

    1947 anti-segregation nonviolent protest
  7. 1947

    Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 1947

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

    1947 windstorm through the
  8. 1940

    World War II

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

    1939–1945 global conflict
  9. 1917

    World War I

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

    1914–1918 global conflict
  10. 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.

    1291–1798 confederation of Swiss
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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, Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
  • 1999Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Nigerien general and politician, President of Niger
  • 1980Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric and philosopher
  • 1959Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater
  • 1936Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher
  • 1626Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

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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