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On This Day · The 68th day of the year

March 9

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith — March 9 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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

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What happened on March 9?

March 9 is the 68th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1009 and 1959. Famous people born on March 9 include Yuri Gagarin, Julia Mancuso and Bobby Fischer.

Released on March 9

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Blossom: The Seed of Life

2023

  • Game Figment 2: Creed Valley
  • Game Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
  • Game Idea

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1009

    Lithuania

  2. 1230

    Bulgaria

  3. 1776

    Adam Smith

  4. 1796

    Napoleon

  5. 1847

    Mexican–American War

  6. 1862

    American Civil War

  7. 1908

    Inter Milan

  8. 1942

    World War II

  9. 1957

    1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake

  10. 1959

    Barbie

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 9

Yuri Gagarin

b. 1934

Julia Mancuso

b. 1984

Bobby Fischer

b. 1943

Bernd Hölzenbein

b. 1946

John Cale

b. 1942

Juan Sebastián Verón

b. 1975

Amerigo Vespucci

b. 1454

Emma Bonino

b. 1948

Deaths

  • 1988Kurt Georg Kiesinger
  • 1974Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
  • 1964Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
  • 1918Frank Wedekind
  • 1851Hans Christian Ørsted
  • 886Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Catherine of Bologna
  • —Christian feast day: Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
  • —Christian feast day: Frances of Rome
  • —Christian feast day: Pacian
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Gregory of Nyssa (Episcopal Church (United States))
  • —Christian feast day: March 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Teachers' Day or Eid Al Moalim (Lebanon)

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