March 9

Events

 * - is crowned as king Barham VI of.
 * - n    of  near the village of.
 * - becomes an.
 * - The fleet of leaves  for the . The fleet will discover the sea route to, already Portuguese since the  in.
 * -, the private secretary to , is murdered in the , ,.
 * - After a public campaign by the writer, judges in posthumously exonerate  of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in  on the charge, though his son had actually committed suicide.
 * - Publication of the economics book by.
 * - marries his first wife,.
 * - is founded.
 * - The rules in the  case, concerning captive ns who seized control of the slave-trading ship carrying them: the court rules that they had been taken into  illegally.
 * - 's third opera  premieres in ; its success establishes as one of 's foremost opera writers.
 * - : forces under   invade  near.
 * - is founded in the Johnston Mansion House on the University of Alabama
 * - : The first battle between two ironclad s, a five-hour battle near, between the  and the , results in a draw.
 * - is founded.
 * - The, involving 15,000 represented by the , begins.
 * - leads 1,500  raiders in an attack against, killing 17.
 * - annexes.
 * -, the first operation conducted independently of the  or , begins.
 * - The  "" resigns in protest of the transfer of Dr. without the 's permission. In, an academic group called "March 9" is established in  to defend academic rights and university independence.
 * 1932  - The first  leaves the  at.
 * - : The begins its first 100 days of enacting  legislation.   submits the  to.
 * - announces the creation of a new air force.
 * - : -   bombers attack,  with s. The resulting  kills over 100,000 people.
 * - : television broadcasts the  episode, "A Report on Senator ," produced by.
 * - The 8.6  and  occurs.
 * - The doll debuts.
 * - 's daughter  to the.
 * - Construction of the begins.
 * - Forty-two people die in a, the worst cable-car accident to date.
 * - The : Approximately a dozen armed s take over 3 buildings in, killing 1 person and taking more than 130 hostages. The hostage situation ends 2 days later.
 * - The in founded in Washington, D.C.
 * - divers find the largely intact but heavily-damaged crew compartment of the . The bodies of all seven s were still inside.
 * - A strike forces financially-troubled into.
 * - Dr. is sworn in as, becoming the first female and  to serve in that position.
 * 1990  -    confirms he will rescind 's approval of the, effectively killing the Accord.
 * - Massive demonstrations are held against in . Two people are killed and s are in the streets.
 * - testifies at the federal trial of four  police officers accused of violating King's  when they beat him during an arrest.
 * - Liquid water is discovered on, the sixth largest moon of.
 * - The releases an internal  that found that the  had acted illegally in its use of the, to secretly obtain personal information about US citizens.

Births

 * -, French crusader (d. )
 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, Italian explorer and cartographer (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, Italian saint (d. )
 * - Tsar (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Czech composer (d. )
 * -, French writer and politician (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, German neuroscientist (d. )
 * -, English journalist and author (d. )
 * -, American actor and philanthropist (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian poet (d. )
 * -, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. )
 * -, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. )
 * -, Russian aviation pioneer (d. )
 * -, American hymn writer (d. )
 * -, American singer and dancer (d. )
 * -, English cricketeer (d. )
 * 1887  -, German geneticist (d. )
 * -, Russian politician (d. )
 * -, English writer and gardener (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, American computing pioneer (d. )
 * 1900  -, Italian aristocrat (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American sinologist (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American Nazi leader (d. )
 * 1918  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1921  -, Greek actor (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born physicist, recipient of the
 * -, and  (d. )
 * -, American saxophonist and composer
 * -, American singer
 * 1932  -, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor
 * -, Canadian politician
 * 1933  -, American singer
 * -, Soviet cosmonaut (d. )
 * 1934  -, American actor, improviser, writer, and teacher (d. )
 * 1934  -, Canadian golfer
 * 1934  -, American actress
 * -, American  and
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * 1936  -, American musician and singer
 * -, Premier of Quebec from 2001-2003
 * 1937  -, British racing driver
 * -, Swedish singer
 * -, Puerto Rican actor (d. )
 * -, American litigant (d. )
 * -, Welsh musician
 * 1942  -, American singer/musician
 * -, American chess player
 * 1943  -, American television journalist
 * 1943  -, American actress
 * -, English singer (d. )
 * 1945  -, American serial killer
 * 1945  -, British rock musician
 * -, British rock musician
 * -, New Zealandic writer
 * -, American singer
 * 1948  -, Italian politician
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1950  -, American race car driver
 * -, American journalist and editor
 * 1951  -, South African politician
 * -, member (d. )
 * -, Italian racing driver
 * 1955  -, Italian actress
 * -, Indian author & United Nations Under-Secretary General
 * 1956  -, UK Shadow Secretary for Education (Conservative)
 * -, American composer
 * 1957  -, American journalist
 * 1957  -, Swedish politician
 * -, English pop singer
 * 1958  -, United States Presidential candidate, business entrepreneur
 * -, American actress
 * -, American college football coach
 * -, US professional wrestler (Rick Steiner)
 * 1961  -, American actress
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1963  -, American baseball player
 * 1963  -, Technology columnist and musician
 * -, French actress
 * 1964  -, American  player
 * 1964  -, German football referee
 * -, American football player
 * 1965  -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * 1966  -, Australian Rules Footballer
 * 1966  -, American memorist
 * -, French footballer
 * 1968  -, American drummer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1969  -, Quebec singer and songwriter
 * -, English rugby player
 * 1970  -, American drummer and occasional actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1971  -, American rapper
 * 1971  -, Argentine singer
 * -, Australian radio broadcaster
 * 1972  -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * 1975  -, Argentine footballer
 * -, human rights activist
 * 1976  -, Canadian television host
 * -, Argentine supermodel
 * 1977  -, Czech hockey player
 * -, Australian footballer
 * -, WWE Diva
 * -, American rapper
 * 1980  -, American actor, film director, sketch artist, and former fashion model.
 * -, American football player
 * -, English television presenter
 * -, American footballer
 * 1983  -, singer in the Latin pop group
 * 1983  -, American basketball player
 * -, American Olympic gold medalist
 * -, American actress
 * -, American rapper and actor

Deaths

 * - King
 * -, priest (b. )
 * -, Italian nun (b. )
 * -, Italian secretary of (b. )
 * -, Scottish statesman (b. )
 * 1649  -, English soldier (executed) (b. )
 * -, French cardinal and statesman (b. )
 * -, English diplomat
 * -, architect (b. )
 * -, Danish physicist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Norwegian skier (b. )
 * -, American critic and essayist (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * 1954  -, Swedish oceanographer (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish politician (b. )
 * -, German general (b. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch (b. )
 * -, American physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Russian-American sculptor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1983  -, Swedish physiologist,  laureate (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, former , and  pitcher (b. )
 * -, , recipient of the (b. )
 * -, British historian and writer (b. )
 * 1993  -, American bandleader and vocalist (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 1994  -, Spanish-born actor (b. )
 * 1994  -, Canadian wrestler manager (b. )
 * -, American actor and singer (b. )
 * -, American rapper (b. )
 * -, Canadian composer (b. )
 * -, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, American filmmaker (b. )
 * 2003  -,  (b. )
 * -, Dutch actor (b. )
 * 2004  -, clinical child psychologist (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2004  -, former  guitarist (b. )
 * -, American country singer (b. )
 * 2005  -, German business executive, second postwar CEO of  (b. )
 * 2005  -, Hungarian footballer (b. )
 * 2005  -, Austrian professional whistler; aka  (b. )
 * -, British cabinet minister (b. )
 * 2006  -, Norwegian programmer, co-founder of  (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 2007  -, North Carolina politician (b. unknown)

Holidays and observances

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