Tukuk-OS📅 March 9
19 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 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
- 1977 — Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in two deaths.
Washington, D.C.1977 Washington, D.C., attack and hostage taking
- 1967 — Svetlana Alliluyeva, the daughter of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, defected to the United States.
- 1959 — The popular fashion doll Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.
- 1957 — The Andreanof Islands earthquake struck Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands, causing more than $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami.
- 1956 — In Tbilisi, Georgia, soldiers suppressed mass demonstrations against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's policy of de-Stalinization.
- 1946 — Thirty-three people were killed in a human crush at Burnden Park, a football stadium in Bolton, England.
- 1944 — World War II: As part of the Battle of Narva, the Soviet Air Forces heavily bombed Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800 people, mostly civilians.
- 1933 — U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt submitted the Emergency Banking Act to the United States Congress, the first of his New Deal policies.
Franklin D. RooseveltEmergency Banking Act of 1933United States Congress
- 1932 — Éamon de Valera (pictured), a dominant political figure in 20th-century Ireland, became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.
Éamon de ValeraPresident of the Executive Council of the Irish Free StateIrish Free State
- 1927 — Former Royal Air Force officer Vivian Stranders (pictured) was convicted of industrial espionage by a French court.
- 1925 — The Royal Air Force began a bombardment and strafing campaign against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan, present-day Pakistan.
- 1910 — A seventeen-month-long strike, which at its peak involved 15,000 coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers across 65 mines, began in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1910–1911 Westmoreland County coal strikeCoal miningUnited Mine Workers of America
- 1891 — Kaʻiulani (pictured) was appointed the heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
- 1862 — American Civil War: In the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia.
- 1847 — Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces.
- 1842 — Awaking from a nap under a tree at Rancho San Francisco, Francisco López made the first popularly documented discovery of gold in California.
- 1842 — Nabucco, an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation, premiered at La Scala in Milan.
- 1776 — Scottish philosopher Adam Smith published his book The Wealth of Nations, the first classical treatise on political economy.
- 1009 — The first recorded use of the name of Lithuania appeared in Latin in the Annals of Quedlinburg, written in Saxony-Anhalt, present-day Germany.
Births
- 2003 — Sunisa Lee, American gymnast
- 2002 — Usman Garuba, Spanish basketball player
- 2001 — Jeon Somi, South Korean-Canadian singer
- 2000 — Khaby Lame, Senegalese-Italian social media personality
- 1999 — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1998 — Najee Harris, American football running back
- 1997 — Nadeo Argawinata, Indonesian footballer
- 1997 — Chika, American rapper
- 1995 — Cierra Ramirez, American actress and singer
- 1994 — Morgan Rielly, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1993 — George Baldock, Greek footballer (died 2024)
- 1993 — Miikka Salomäki, Finnish ice hockey player
Deaths
- 2023 — Chaim Topol, Israeli actor (born 1935)
- 2021 — James Levine, American conductor and pianist (born 1943)
- 2021 — Roger Mudd, American journalist (born 1928)
- 2020 — John Bathersby, Australian Catholic bishop (born 1936)
- 2018 — Jo Min-ki, Korean actor (born 1965)
- 2017 — Howard Hodgkin, British painter (born 1932)
- 2016 — Robert Horton, American actor (born 1924)
- 2016 — Clyde Lovellette, American basketball player and coach (born 1929)
- 2015 — James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (born 1920)
- 2013 — Max Jakobson, Finnish journalist and diplomat (born 1923)
- 2013 — Merton Simpson, American painter and art collector (born 1928)
- 2011 — David S. Broder, American journalist and academic (born 1929)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Catherine of Bologna
- Christian feast day: Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
- Christian feast day: Frances of Rome
- Christian feast day: Pacian
- Christian feast day: Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Gregory of Nyssa (Episcopal Church (United States))
- Christian feast day: March 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Teachers' Day or Eid Al Moalim (Lebanon)
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