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July 9th


- Caprotinia (Roman Empire)
- Christian Feast Day
- Constitution Day (Palau)
- Constitutionalist Revolution Day (São Paulo)
- Day of Remembrance for Unn the Deep-Minded. (Ásatrú)
- Independence Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of the United Provinces of South America by the Congress of Tucumán in 1816. (Argentina)
- Martyrdom of the Báb (Bahá'í Faith)
- Nunavut Day (Nunavut)

July 9th


- 2006 - At least 122 people are killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet, carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
- 2002 - The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
- 1999 - Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
- 1995 - The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lankan Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.
- 1991 - South Africa is readmitted into the Olympic movement after 30 years of exclusion.
- 1989 - Two bombs explode in Mecca killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others.
- 1986 - The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
- 1982 - Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.
- 1979 - A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility.
- 1962 - Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
- 1962 - The Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States of America.
- 1958 - Lituya Bay is hit by a mega-tsunami. The wave is recorded at 524 meters high, the largest in recorded history.
- 1955 - The Russell-Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London.
- 1948 - Pakistan issues its first set of Postage stamps, bearing images of the Constituent Assembly, the Jinnah International Airport (Quaid-e-Azam International Airport), and the Shahi Fort.
- 1947 - The engagement of Britain's Princess Elizabeth to Lt. Philip Mountbatten is announced.
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Normandy – British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Saipan – American forces take Saipan in the Mariana Islands.
- 1944 - World War II: Battle of Tali-Ihantala – Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive.
- 1943 - World War II: Operation Husky – Allied forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily.
- 1932 - The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution
- 1922 - Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
- 1918 - Great train wreck of 1918: in Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.
- 1900 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives royal assent to an Act creating the Commonwealth of Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government.
- 1868 - The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
- 1867 - An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D. Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer).
- 1863 - American Civil War: the Siege of Port Hudson ends.
- 1850 - U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States.
- 1850 - The Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Persia.
- 1846 - The territory of the District of Columbia south of the Potomac River (39 mi² or about 100 km²) is returned to Virginia through an Act of Congress.
- 1816 - Argentina declares independence from Spain.
- 1815 - Talleyrand becomes Prime Minister of France.
- 1810 - Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.
- 1807 - The Treaties of Tilsit are signed by Napoleon I of France and Alexander I of Russia.
- 1793 - The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited.
- 1790 - Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund – in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet.
- 1789 - In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
- 1755 - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition – British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces.
- 1541 - Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to help the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who had invaded his Empire.
- 1540 - King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
- 1357 - Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague.
- 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

July 9th


- 1995 - Georgie Henley, English actress
- 1991 - Spencer Elden, American model
- 1991 - Mitchel Musso, American actor
- 1990 - Fábio Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- 1990 - Rafael Pereira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 - Dominic Cervi, American footballer
- 1986 - Simon Dumont, American freestyle skier
- 1986 - Kiely Williams, American singer and actress
- 1985 - Pawe? Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
- 1985 - Ashley Young, English footballer
- 1984 - Gianni Fabiano, Italian footballer
- 1984 - Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer (Hedley)
- 1983 - Lucia Micarelli, American violinist (Jethro Tull)
- 1982 - Ashly DelGrosso, American ballroom dancer
- 1982 - Alecko Eskandarian, American footballer
- 1982 - Toby Kebbell, English actor
- 1982 - Maggie Ma, Canadian actress
- 1982 - Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese racing driver
- 1981 - Kimveer Gill, Canadian spree shooter (Dawson College shooting) (d. 2006)
- 1980 - Michael A. Cotignola, III ("Jersey Cowboy"), American pro wrestler and writer
- 1979 - Ella Koon, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 1979 - Suzanne Stokes, American model, (Playboy's Playmate of the Month in February 2000)
- 1978 - Kara Goucher, American long distance runner
- 1978 - Linda Park, Korean-born actress
- 1978 - Mark Medlock, German singer
- 1976 - Fred Savage, American actor
- 1976 - Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
- 1975 - Shelton Benjamin, American pro wrestler
- 1975 - Isaac Brock, American singer, guitarist, banjoist and songwriter (Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova)
- 1975 - Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player
- 1975 - Jack White, American vocalist, guitarist and pianist (The White Stripes)
- 1974 - Sian Berry, British politician
- 1974 - Gary Kelly, Irish football player
- 1974 - Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin)
- 1974 - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Japanese actor & singer (SMAP)
- 1973 - Kelly Holcomb, American football player
- 1973 - Enrique Murciano, American actor
- 1971 - Marc Andreessen, American software developer
- 1970 - Dani Behr, English model and TV presenter
- 1970 - Trent Green, American football player
- 1970 - Masami Tsuda, Japanese manga author
- 1969 - Jason Kearton, Australian footballer
- 1969 - Mark Lui, Hong Kong composer and producer
- 1968 - Paolo Di Canio, Italian football player
- 1968 - Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish historian
- 1967 - Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
- 1967 - Mark Stoops, American football coach
- 1966 - Pamela Adlon, American voice actress
- 1965 - David O'Hara, Scottish actor
- 1965 - Jason Rhoades, American installation artist (d. 2006)
- 1965 - Frank Bello, American bassist (Anthrax)
- 1965 - Thomas Jahn, German actor and director
- 1964 - Courtney Love, American singer and guitarist (Hole) and actress
- 1964 - Gianluca Vialli, Italian football player and coach
- 1960 - Marc Mero ("Johnny B. Badd"), American pro wrestler
- 1959 - Jim Kerr, Scottish singer (Simple Minds)
- 1959 - Kevin Nash ("Diesel"), American pro wrestler
- 1959 - Clive Stafford Smith, British human-rights lawyer
- 1957 - Tim Kring, American writer and producer
- 1957 - Kelly McGillis, American actress
- 1957 - Paul Merton, British comedian
- 1957 - Jim Paxson, American basketball player
- 1956 - Marc Almond, British singer
- 1956 - Tom Hanks, American actor
- 1955 - Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager
- 1955 - Fred Norris, American radio personality
- 1955 - Jimmy Smits, American actor
- 1955 - Willie Wilson, American baseball player
- 1955 - Lindsey Graham, American politician
- 1953 - Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer
- 1953 - Thomas Ligotti, American writer
- 1952 - John Tesh, American composer
- 1951 - Chris Cooper, American actor
- 1950 - Viktor Yanukovych, the 4th President of Ukraine
- 1949 - Jesse Duplantis, American Evangelist, author and inspirational speaker
- 1948 - Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian politician
- 1947 - Haruomi Hosono, Japanese bassist (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and record producer
- 1947 - Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience) (d. 2008)
- 1947 - O.J. Simpson, American football player and actor
- 1946 - Natasha Pyne, English actress
- 1946 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980)
- 1945 - Root Boy Slim, American entertainer (d. 1993)
- 1945 - Dean R. Koontz, American novelist
- 1943 - John Casper, American astronaut
- 1942 - Richard Roundtree, American actor
- 1942 - Edy Williams, American actress
- 1938 - Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor (d.1985)
- 1938 - Brian Dennehy, American actor
- 1937 - David Hockney, English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer
- 1936 - Floyd Abrams, American attorney and advocate
- 1936 - June Jordan, American poet, writer and teacher (d. 2002)
- 1936 - André Pronovost, French-Canadian ice hockey player
- 1936 - Richard Wilson, Scottish actor and director
- 1935 - Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician (d. 2005)
- 1935 - Michael Williams, English actor (d. 2001)
- 1934 - Michael Graves, American architect
- 1933 - Oliver Sacks, British neurologist and author
- 1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense
- 1930 - Buddy Bregman, American musical arranger and conductor
- 1930 - Roy McLean, South African cricketer (d. 2007)
- 1929 - King Hassan II of Morocco, (d. 1999)
- 1929 - Lee Hazlewood, American country singer, songwriter and producer (d. 2007)
- 1929 - Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist
- 1928 - Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist
- 1928 - Vince Edwards, American actor, director and singer (d. 1996)
- 1927 - Ed Ames, American singer and actor
- 1927 - Susan Cabot, American actress (d. 1986)
- 1927 - Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1926 - Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1925 - Guru Dutt, Indian film director, producer and actor (d. 1964)
- 1925 - Charles E. Wicks, American professor of chemical engineering
- 1918 - Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
- 1916 - Sir Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
- 1916 - Edward Heath, 68th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
- 1915 - David Diamond, American composer (d. 2005)
- 1911 - Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (d. 1968)
- 1911 - John A. Wheeler, American physicist (d. 2008)
- 1908 - Allama Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher (d. 1973)
- 1905 - Clarence Campbell, Canadian hockey executive (d. 1984)
- 1901 - Dame Barbara Cartland, English novelist (d. 2000)
- 1901 - Konstantinos Kallias, Greek politician (d. 2004)
- 1894 - Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate]] (d. 1984)
- 1893 - George Geary, English cricketer (d. 1981)
- 1889 - Leo Dandurand, American-born Canadian hockey executive (d. 1964)
- 1879 - Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (d. 1936)
- 1879 - Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician (d. 1934)
- 1858 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942)
- 1848 - Robert I, Duke of Parma, Italian nobleman, the last ruling Duke of Parma (d. 1907)
- 1836 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 51st Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1908)
- 1836 - Camille of Renesse-Breidbach, Belgian nobleman and entrepreneur (d. 1904)
- 1828 - Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman (d. 1913)
- 1819 - Elias Howe, American inventor (d. 1867)
- 1808 - Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887)
- 1800 - Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician (d. 1885)
- 1786 - Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France, daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette (d. 1787)
- 1775 - Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
- 1764 - Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (d. 1823)
- 1753 - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1825)
- 1721 - Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (d. 1781)
- 1689 - Alexis Piron, French epigrammatist and dramatist (d. 1773)
- 1686 - Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)
- 1654 - Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)
- 1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
- 1577 - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English-born Jamestown colonist (d. 1618)
- 1511 - Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, German-born Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, wife of Christian III of Denmark (d. 1571)