Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 9
This is a list of selected July 9 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
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| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| 455 – Roman military commander Avitus was proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. | unreferenced section |
| 1357 – The foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague was laid by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. | refimprove section, date not cited |
| 1755 – French and Indian War: The defeat in the Battle of the Monongahela brought an end to Britain's attempt to capture the strategically important Ohio Country. | refimprove section |
| 1789 – French Revolution: The National Constituent Assembly was formed from the National Assembly, and began to function as a governing body and a drafter for a new constitution. | refimprove section |
| 1811 – British explorer David Thompson posted a notice at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington state, U.S.), claiming the area for Great Britain. | refimprove |
| 1815 – Talleyrand, whose name has become a synonym for crafty, cynical diplomacy, assumed his role as the first Prime Minister of France. | refimprove section |
| 1816 – The Congress of Tucumán declared the independence of Argentina, then known as the United Provinces of South America, from Spain. | needs more footnotes |
| 1918 – In one of the deadliest rail accidents in United States history, two passenger trains collided head-on in Nashville, Tennessee, killing 101 people and injuring 171. | needs more footnotes |
| 1900 – Queen Victoria gave her royal assent to an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, ratifying the Constitution of Australia (pictured). | refimprove section |
| 1922 – Johnny Weissmuller swam the 100-meter freestyle in 58.6 seconds, breaking a world swimming record and the "minute barrier." | refimprove section |
| 1943 – World War II: Major fighting in the Battle of Saipan ceased as the United States captured the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands. | unreferenced section |
| 1955 – Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, calling for a conference where scientists would assess the dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction. | Manifesto needs more references; Conference has refimprove section |
| 1999 – Six days of student protests began after Iranian police attacked a University of Tehran dormitory following a peaceful student demonstration against the closure of the reformist newspaper Salam. | refimprove section |
| 2002 – The African Union was formed as a successor to the amalgamated African Economic Community and the Organization of African Unity, with President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki as its first chairman. | lead too short, tagged for expansion |
| Jessica Anderson (d. 2010) | unreferenced section |
Eligible
- 869 – An earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the area around Sendai, Japan, leaving sand deposits up to 4 km (2.5 mi) inland.
- 1640 – The Virginia Governor's Council made John Punch the first legally recognized slave in England's North American colonies.
- 1745 – War of the Austrian Succession: The French victory in the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent.
- 1790 – Russo-Swedish War: During the Second Battle of Svensksund in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured one third of the Russian fleet.
- 1850 – Following Zachary Taylor's death, Millard Fillmore became President of the United States, the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office.
- 1877 – The inaugural Wimbledon Championship, the world's oldest tennis tournament, began.
- 1896 – Politician William Jennings Bryan made his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism, considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history.
- 1937 – Nitrate film being stored in a 20th Century Fox facility spontaneously combusted, destroying more than 40,000 reels of negatives and film prints.
- 1962 – The United States conducted the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test, the largest man-made nuclear explosion in outer space.
- 1962 – In a seminal moment for pop art, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
- 1981 – Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong, which featured the debut of Mario, one of the most famous characters in video game history.
- 1995 – Sri Lankan Civil War: After having advised civilians to take shelter in places of worship, the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a church in Navaly, killing at least 125 people.
- Born/died this day: Edmund Burke (d. 1797) ·
Notes
- Björn Borg appears on July 5, so Wimbledon should not appear in the same year
- Sedan (nuclear test) appears on July 6, so Starfish Prime should not appear in the same year
- Battle of Carillon appears on July 8, so Battle of the Monongahela should not appear in the same year
July 9: Independence Day in Argentina (1816)
Sherman tank and crew in Sicily
- 1572 – Nineteen Catholic friars and clerics were hanged in Gorkum during the 16th-century religious wars in the Low Countries.
- 1868 – The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, was ratified by the minimum required twenty-eight states.
- 1943 – World War II: The Allies began their invasion of Sicily (American tank pictured), a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat.
- 1958 – A 525 m (1,722 ft) high megatsunami, the highest ever recorded, struck Lituya Bay, Alaska, U.S.
- 2008 – Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the Great Prophet III missile test and war games exercise.
Jan van Eyck (d. 1441) · Elizabeth of Austria (b. 1526) · Tom Hanks (b. 1956)