Tukuk-OS📅 April 9
22 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on April 9? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2021 — Myanmar civil war: Burmese military and police forces killed at least 82 civilians in the Bago massacre, including people protesting a recent coup d'état.
- 2021 — Prince Philip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Windsor Castle aged 99.
Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghElizabeth IIDeath and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- 2005 — Charles, Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.
Charles IIIQueen CamillaWedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles
- 2003 — Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled.
2003 invasion of IraqCoalition of the willingBattle of Baghdad (2003)
- 1999 — Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger, was shot dead by soldiers in Niamey.
- 1993 — Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary.
- 1980 — Iraqi philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (pictured) and his sister Amina were executed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.
- 1976 — The first EMD F40PH, Amtrak's most widespread diesel locomotive for many years, entered into service.
- 1967 — The Boeing 737 took its maiden flight, eventually becoming the most produced commercial passenger jet airliner in the world.
- 1959 — NASA announced the selection of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts in Project Mercury.
- 1948 — Palestine war: Fighters from the Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing more than 100 Palestinian Arabs.
- 1947 — Sixteen white and black men began a two-week journey in the American South, acting in defiance of local laws that enforced segregated seating on public buses.
Journey of ReconciliationSouthern United StatesRacial segregation in the United States
- 1947 — The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes killed 181 people and injured 970 others in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
- 1945 — The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer (pictured), the most successful capital-ship surface raider of the Second World War, was sunk by British bombers in port in Kiel.
- 1942 — World War II: Japanese forces defeated Allied troops at the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines before beginning to forcibly transfer more than 90,000 prisoners of war to prison camps in the Bataan Death March.
- 1940 — World War II: During the German invasion of Norway, Vidkun Quisling attempted to seize power in the first coup to be broadcast over radio.
- 1939 — After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African-American singer Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
DAR Constitution HallDaughters of the American RevolutionMarian Anderson
- 1917 — First World War: The Canadian Corps began the first wave of attacks of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in Vimy, France.
- 1860 — Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville recorded himself singing "Au clair de la lune" on his phonautograph, producing the oldest known recording of an audible human voice (audio featured).
Édouard-Léon Scott de MartinvilleAu clair de la lunePhonautograph
- 1388 — Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels.
- 475 — Basiliscus issued the Enkyklikon, a circular letter to bishops supporting the Monophysitism position.
- 193 — Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria.
Births
- 2004 — TommyInnit, English YouTuber and streamer
- 2003 — Hwang Do-yun, South Korean footballer
- 2001 — Nika Mühl, Croatian basketball player
- 2000 — Tiago Djaló, Portuguese footballer
- 2000 — Jackie Evancho, American singer
- 1999 — Stanley Nsoki, French footballer
- 1999 — Lil Nas X, American rapper
- 1999 — Rúben Vinagre, Portuguese footballer
- 1998 — Elle Fanning, American actress
- 1997 — Luis Arráez, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1996 — Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player
- 1996 — Giovani Lo Celso, Argentine footballer
Deaths
- 2025 — Ray Shero, American ice hockey player and executive (born 1962)
- 2023 — Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist (born 1935)
- 2022 — Dwayne Haskins, American football player (born 1997)
- 2021 — Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (born 1921)
- 2021 — DMX, American rapper and actor (born 1970)
- 2021 — Nikki Grahame, British reality-TV icon (born 1982)
- 2021 — Ian Gibson, British scientist and Labour Party politician (born 1938)
- 2021 — Ramsey Clark, American lawyer (born 1927)
- 2019 — Charles Van Doren, American writer and editor (born 1926)
- 2017 — John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, writer, and satirist (born 1948)
- 2016 — Duane Clarridge, American spy (born 1932)
- 2016 — Will Smith, American football player (born 1981)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Acacius of Amida
- Christian feast day: Casilda of Toledo
- Christian feast day: Demetrius of Thessaloniki
- Christian feast day:
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
Dietrich BonhoefferCalendar of saints (Church of England)Calendar of saints (Lutheran)
- Christian feast day: Gaucherius
- Christian feast day: Materiana
- Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas of Tolentino
- Christian feast day: Waltrude
- Christian feast day: April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Baghdad Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
- Constitution Day (Kosovo)
- Day of National Unity (Georgia)
- Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan (Philippines)
- Feast of the Second Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)
- Martyr's Day (Tunisia)
- Mikael Agricola Day, also known as Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)
- National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (United States)
- Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson (The Troth)
- Vimy Ridge Day (Canada)
- Valour Day (CRPF)
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