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September 9

A look at September 9 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Luigi Galvani, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2015

    Elizabeth II

    Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

    Queen of the United
  2. 1969

    Allegheny Airlines Flight 853

    Allegheny Airlines Flight 863 collides in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana, killing all 83 people on board both aircraft.

    1969 mid-air collision in
  3. 1956

    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.

    American singer and actor
  4. 1954

    1954 Chlef earthquake

    The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured.

    Earthquake of the coast
  5. 1939

    World War II

    World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  6. 1914

    World War I

    World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  7. 1850

    California

    California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state.

    U.S. state
  8. 1791

    Washington, D.C.

    Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington.

    Federal capital district of
  9. 1739

    Stono Rebellion

    Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.

    1739 slave revolt in
  10. 1141

    Yelü Dashi

    Yelü Dashi, the Liao dynasty general who founded the Qara Khitai, defeats the Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of Qatwan.

    Emperor of Western Liao
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Famous birthday twins

Born on September 9

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

b. 1918

Italian lawyer and politician, 9th President of Italy

Luigi Galvani

b. 1737

Italian physician and physicist

Cesare Pavese

b. 1908

Italian poet and author

Leo Tolstoy

b. 1828

Russian author and playwright

Oscar (footballer, born 1991)

b. 1991

Brazilian footballer

Cardinal Richelieu

b. 1585

French cardinal and politician

Georg Hackl

b. 1966

German luger and coach

James Hilton (novelist)

b. 1900

English-American author and screenwriter

Deaths

  • 2003Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic
  • 1976Mao Zedong, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician, 1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
  • 1898Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet and critic
  • 1487Chenghua Emperor, emperor of China
  • 1087William the Conqueror, English king (born c. 1028)
  • 1000AD 1000, king of Norway

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Charles Lowder (Church of England)
  • —Christian feast day: Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
  • —Christian feast day: Frédéric Ozanam
  • —Christian feast day: Constance, Nun, and her Companions (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Arantzazu (Oñati)
  • —Christian feast day: Peter Claver
  • —Christian feast day: Synaxis of Ss. Joachim and Anna, an Afterfeast. (Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches)
  • —Christian feast day: September 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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