August 9 in History
August 9 is the birthday of Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (2005) and the anniversary of the death of Susan Wojcicki (2024). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for August 9, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant was born in 1201, while Traianus, Roman general died in 378.
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Famous people born on August 9
Famous people who died on August 9
2023
Robbie Robertson (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist (1943–2023)
2016
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British landowner, businessman, aristocrat and Territorial Army officer (1951–2016)
2015
Frank Gifford (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American football player and television commentator (1930–2015)
2015
John Henry Holland (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American researcher in genetic algorithms (1929–2015)
2013
William Lynch Jr. (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American politician and political consultant (1941–2013)
2012
Gene F. Franklin (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (born 1927)
What happened on August 9
- 2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
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The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.
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Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
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Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
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Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2007
Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
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At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
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Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.
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The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
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The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.
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Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea hold a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1974
As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first president of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president.
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Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
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The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes.
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Editor's picks
Born on August 9
- 1201 — Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (died 1274)
- 1537 — Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1604)
- 1544 — Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (died 1606)
Died on August 9
- 378 — Traianus, Roman general
- 378 — Valens, Roman emperor (born 328)
- 803 — Irene of Athens, Byzantine ruler (born 752)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for August 9
Quick answers
Who was born on August 9? Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (2005), Kazuha (singer) (2003), Aidan Hutchinson (2000).
Who died on August 9? Susan Wojcicki (2024), Robbie Robertson (2023), Pat Hitchcock (2021).
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