July 9

Events

 * - military commander  is proclaimed  of the.
 * - assists laying the foundation stone of  in.
 * - annuls his marriage to his fourth wife,.
 * - departs, leaving behind 400  men and 150 slaves under his brother , with orders to assist the  defeat  who has invaded his.
 * - : -  troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by  and  forces.
 * - In, the reconstitutes itself as the  and begins preparations for a.
 * - : -In the, the  captures one third of the.
 * - passed in  and importation of slaves into  is prohibited.
 * - annexes the  as part of the.
 * - becomes.
 * -  from.
 * - By an, the area south of the  (39 mi² or about 100 km²) is returned to.
 * -  dies and  becomes the 13th.
 * - : ends.
 * - An unsuccessful expedition led by set out to search for Dr  (  and ).
 * - The ratified  guaranteeing s full citizenship and all persons in the   of law.
 * - Reportedly paper napkins were used for the first time by (stationery manufacturers) at the company's annual dinner.
 * -  gives  to an act creating the  thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one.
 * - : In, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest in  history.
 * - delivered his famous speech at,.
 * - swims the  in 58.6 seconds breaking a world  record and the 'minute barrier'.
 * - : -  forces perform an  of.
 * - : -  and  forces capture,.
 * 1944  - :  -  take.
 * - issued first set of, having image of ,  (Quaid-e-Azam International Airport),.
 * - The was released by  in.
 * - A team of mountaineers successfully climb the, the expedition is televised by television in a unique live.
 * - The of  passes a law that will pave way for a (albeit highly restricted).
 * - A car bomb destroys a owned by famed ""  at their home in . A note purportedly from  claims responsibility.
 * - ese    and   legally recognized.
 * - A carrying  crashes in  killing all 146 people on board and eight others on the ground.
 * - A man breaks into 's bedroom in what became known as the
 * - was struck by a lightning bolt, the resulting fire rampaged through most of the building. However the cathedral valuables were rescued by  and the "" was not affected.
 * - The passes the.
 * - Two bombs explode in, killing one and wounding 16 others.
 * - cites s committed by police and military personnel during  in,.
 * 1991  -  is reintroduced into the  after 30 years of exclusion.
 * - Musical group The perform the last concert of their 30-year career at,.
 * - begins after ian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory of.
 * - The was established in, . The first  was ,.
 * - After 's appointment to the,  announces that he will invite the second-in-line leader of ,  to form government.
 * - At least 122 people are killed after a  passenger jet, carrying 200 passengers on board veers off the runway while landing at  in  in wet conditions.

Births

 * -, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. )
 * -, English Jamestown colonist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Governor of Newfoundland (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, English novelist (d. )
 * -, Princess of France (d. )
 * -, German physician (d. )
 * -, American lawyer and soldier (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, Italian Catholic churchman (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1836  -, Belgian count (d. )
 * -, last ruling Duke of Parma (d. )
 * -, German anthropologist (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * 1879  -, Brazilian physician (d. )
 * -, American-born Canadian hockey executive (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist, laureate (d. )
 * - Dame, English novelist (d. )
 * -, Canadian hockey executive (d. )
 * -, Pakistani scholar, orator and philosopher (d. )
 * -, British writer and illustrator (d. )
 * 1911  -, American physicist
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, New Zealand composer (d. )
 * 1916  -,  (d. )
 * -, the 12th General of (d. )
 * -, American-born physicist, laureate
 * -, American singer and actor
 * 1927  -, American actress (d. )
 * 1927  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Spanish cyclist
 * 1928  -, American actor, director and singer (d. )
 * - King, (d. )
 * 1929  -, American country singer, songwriter and producer (d. )
 * 1929  -, American singer and mandolinist
 * -, American musical arranger and conductor
 * 1930  -, South African cricketer (d. )
 * -, 13th & 21st
 * -, Dutch economist and politician (d. )
 * -, First Amendment attorney and advocate
 * 1936  -, American writer and teacher (d. )
 * 1936  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English artist
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1942  -, American actress
 * -, astronaut
 * -, American author
 * 1945  -, American entertainer (d. )
 * -, Australian singer (d. )
 * -, Japanese musician
 * 1947  -, English drummer
 * 1947  -, American football player and actor
 * -, Indonesian current foreign minister
 * -, American actor
 * -, American composer
 * -, American author
 * 1953  -, Canadian dancer and choreographer
 * -, American radio personality
 * 1955  -, American actor
 * 1955  -, American baseball player
 * 1955  -, English  player and manager
 * -, British singer
 * 1956  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1957 - , American writer and producer
 * -, Scottish singer (Simple Minds)
 * 1959  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1959  -, British human rights lawyer
 * 1960  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American musician
 * 1964  -, Italian football player
 * -, American musician
 * 1965  -, Irish-Scottish actor
 * 1965  -, American installation artist (d. )
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, Italian football player
 * 1968  -, Swedish author
 * -, Hong Kong composer and producer
 * -, American football player
 * 1970  -, manga author
 * -, American software developer
 * 1971  -, Model & TV Presenter
 * -, American football player
 * -, Swedish bassist and singer
 * -, American musician (}
 * 1975  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actor
 * 1976  -, Dutch speed skater
 * -, American musician
 * -, Korean-born actress
 * 1978 -, German singer
 * -, Hong Kong singer and actress
 * -, Canadian spree shooter (d. )
 * -, American ballroom dancer
 * 1982  -, Armenian-American footballer
 * 1982  -, Canadian actress
 * 1982  -, Japanese race car driver
 * -, American musician
 * -, singer of Canadian band
 * -, English football player
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American painter and poet
 * -, English actress
 * -, English actress

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French Canadian sailor and explorer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English historian (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, American minister (b. )
 * -, British general and statesman (b. )
 * -, British philosopher and statesman (b. )
 * -, Persian founder of the Bábi Faith (b. )
 * 1850  -, 12th  (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * - Commander of the British forces during the
 * -, Italian chemist (b. )
 * 1856  -, Mormon splinter group leader (b. )
 * -, French physician and anatomist (b. )
 * -, Chilean war hero
 * -, Belgian geologist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, first African-American commander of U.S. troops (b. )
 * -, American jurist (b. )
 * -, Polish general (b. )
 * -, English-born Australian composer (b. )
 * -, American Baseball player (b. )
 * -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, Nazi physician (b. )
 * -, American baritone (b. )
 * -, 14th (b. )
 * -, American actress and author (b. )
 * -, Brazilian poet and lyricist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 1985  -, Scottish founder of Narcotics Anonymous (b. )
 * -, American reporter (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American attorney (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 2002  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * 2004  -, American journalist (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Russian speed skater (b. )
 * 2005  -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - , or feasts of.
 * - Constitutional Revolution of 1932.
 * - : of the.
 * - : of the.
 * - : of the.

Liturgical feasts

 * of ; Octave of the
 * ,, martyr [Cologne]
 * , bishop, confessor [Magdeburg]
 * , bishop and companions, martyrs
 * , confessor, [northern France]
 * Elevation of, , confessor [Tournai]
 * , [Sens]
 * (died 1572)
 * Translation of, bishop, confessor [Salzburg only]
 * Translation of, [LeMans]
 * , martyr [Worms, Würzburg]
 * (Gevo) [Bruges]
 * , bishop, martyr [Kammin]
 * , abbot, confessor [ Paris; as Thibault]
 * , virgin [ York]
 * , virgin [BLS]
 * , martyr [Paris, Châlons-sur-Marne]