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What Happened on August 9th This Day in History

Year	Name
2021	The Tampere light rail officially started operating.
2014	Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
2013	Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
2012	Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate a NFL game.
2007	Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
2006	At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
1999	Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
1993	The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
1991	The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.
1974	As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president.
1973	Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
1971	The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes.
1970	LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
1969	Tate–LaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
1965	Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
1960	South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
1945	World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
1945	The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
1944	The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
1944	Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
1942	World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
1936	Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
1925	A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against British government.
1907	The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
1902	Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1897	The first International Congress of Mathematicians is held in Zürich, Switzerland.
1892	Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
1877	American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
1862	American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
1855	Åland War: The Battle of Suomenlinna begins.
1854	American Transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau publishes his memoir Walden.
1842	The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
1830	Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
1814	American Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
1810	Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.
1610	The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
1500	Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.
1428	Sources cite biggest caravan trade between Podvisoki and Republic of Ragusa. Vlachs committed to Ragusan lord Tomo Bunić, that they will with 600 horses deliver 1,500 modius of salt. Delivery was meant for Dobrašin Veseoković, and Vlachs price was half of delivered salt.
1329	Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
1173	Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
378	Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
48	Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.

Famous People Born on August 9

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Year	Name
1944	George Armstrong, English footballer (d. 2000)
1925	David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)
1201	Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (d. 1274)
1944	Patrick Depailler, French racing driver (d. 1980)
1985	Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver
1797	Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and surveyor (d. 1855)
1953	Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater
1899	P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (d. 1996)
1805	Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (d. 1860)
1970	Thomas Lennon, American actor and comedian

Famous People Deaths On August 9

Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 9. For full list please click on the link above.

Date	Name
2014	J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1929)
1816	Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (b. 1771)
1996	Frank Whittle, English soldier and engineer, invented the jet engine (b. 1907)
2005	Judith Rossner, American author (b. 1935)
1974	Bill Chase, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1934)
1999	Helen Rollason, English sports journalist and sportscaster (b. 1956)
1948	Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
1341	Eleanor of Anjou, queen consort of Sicily (b. 1289)
2016	Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (b. 1951)
1354	Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (b. 1332)