March 9

590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
1230 - Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus near the village of Klokotnitsa.
1276 - Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City.
1500 - The fleet of Pedro Alvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover the sea route to Brazil, already Portuguese since the treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.
1566 - David Rizzio, the private secretary to Mary I of Scotland, is murdered in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1765 - After a public campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son had actually committed suicide.
1796 - Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
1841 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Amistad case, concerning captive Africans who seized control of the slave-trading ship carrying them: the court rules that they had been taken into slavery illegally.
1842 - Giuseppe Verdi's third opera Nabucco premieres in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera writers.
1847 - Mexican-American War: United States forces under General Winfield Scott invade Mexico near Vera Cruz.
1856 - Sigma Alpha Epsilon is founded in the Johnston Mansion House on the University of Alabama
1862 - American Civil War: The first battle between two ironclad warships, a five-hour battle near Hampton Roads, Virginia between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, results in a draw.
1908 - Inter Milan is founded.
1916 - Pancho Villa leads 1,500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico, killing 17.
1924 - Italy annexes Fiume.
1932 - The Egyptian University rector "Ahmed Lotfy El-Said" resigns in protest of the transfer of Dr.Taha Hussein without the University's permission. In 2003, an academic group called "March 9" is established in Egypt to defend academic rights and university independence.
1932 - The first Ford Flathead engine leaves the assembly line at Ford Motor Company.
1933 - Great Depression: The U.S. Congress begins its first 100 days of enacting New Deal legislation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress.
1935 - Hitler announces the creation of a new air force.
1945 - World War II: Bombing of Tokyo - American B-29 bombers attack Tokyo, Japan with incendiary bombs. The resulting fire storm kills over 100,000 people.
1954 - McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy," produced by Edward R. Murrow.
1957 - The magnitude 8.6 1957 Andreanof Islands Earthquake and tsunami occurs.
1959 - The Barbie doll debuts.
1964 - The first Ford Mustang rolls off the assembly line at Ford Motor Company.
1966 - Ronnie Kray murders George Cornell in the Blind Beggar pub.
1967 - Josef Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
1975 - Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
1976 - Forty-two people die in a Cavalese cable-car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date.
1977 - The 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege: Approximately a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims take over 3 buildings in Washington, DC, killing 1 person and taking more than 130 hostages. The hostage situation ends 2 days later.
1981 - Dan Rather succeeds Walter Cronkite as the anchorman of The CBS Evening News.
1984 - The Competitive Enterprise Institute in founded in Washington, D.C.
1986 - United States Navy divers find the largely intact but heavily-damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle Challenger. The bodies of all seven astronauts were still inside.
1987 - Rock band U2 release the album The Joshua Tree.
1989 - A strike forces financially-troubled Eastern Air Lines into bankruptcy.
1990 - Dr. Antonia Novello is sworn in as Surgeon General of the United States, becoming the first female and Hispanic American to serve in that position.
1990 - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord, effectively killing the Accord.
1991 - Massive demonstrations are held against Slobodan Milošević in Belgrade. Two people are killed and tanks are in the streets.
1993 - Rodney King testifies at the federal trial of four Los Angeles, California police officers accused of violating King's civil rights when they beat him during an arrest.
1997 - Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. is shot and killed in Los Angeles.
2000 - Nupedia, The Free Encyclopedia is launched.
2000 - The Tampa Bay Lightning National Hockey League club names Vincent Lecavalier the youngest captain of any sports team (19 years 43 days old), passing Detroit Red Wing Steve Yzerman's old record (21 years 149 days).
2004 - John Allen Muhammad is sentenced to death for his part in the Beltway sniper attacks of October 2002. Lee Boyd Malvo is sentenced to life in prison.
2004 - A terrorist attack on a restaurant in Istanbul kills one and injures 5.
2005 - Dan Rather presents his final broadcast of the CBS Evening News.
2006 - Liquid water is discovered on Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of Saturn.
2007 - The US Justice Department releases an internal audit that found that the FBI had acted illegally in its use of the USA Patriot Act, to secretly obtain personal information about US citizens.

[edit] Births

1213 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271)
1285 - Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318)
1454 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer and cartographer (d. 1512)
1564 - David Fabricius, German astronomer (d. 1617)
1568 - Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (d. 1591)
1629 - Tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676)
1720 - Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)
1737 - Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (d. 1781)
1749 - Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791)
1753 - Jean-Baptiste Kleber, French general (d. 1800)
1758 - Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroscientist (d. 1828)
1763 - William Cobbett, English journalist and author (d. 1835)
1806 - Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist (d. 1872)
1814 - Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet (d. 1861)
1825 - Alexander F. Mozhaiski, Russian aviation pioneer (d. 1890)
1839 - Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908)
1856 - Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (d. 1928)
1887 - Phil Mead, English cricketeer (d. 1958)
1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician (d. 1986)
1892 - Vita Sackville-West, English writer and gardener (d. 1962)
1894 - Frank Arnau, German writer (d. 1976)
1900 - Howard Aiken, American computing pioneer (d. 1973)
1900 - Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (d. 1948)
1902 - Will Geer, American actor (d. 1978)
1909 - Derk Bodde, American sinologist (d. 2003)
1910 - Samuel Barber, American composer (d. 1981)
1918 - George Lincoln Rockwell, American Nazi leader (d. 1967)
1918 - Mickey Spillane, American writer (d. 2006)
1921 - Carl Betz, American actor (d. 1978)
1921 - Cyd Charisse, American actress
1921 - Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (d. 1998)
1923 - Walter Kohn, Austrian-born physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1929 - Desmond Hoyte, Prime Minister and President of Guyana (d. 2002)
1930 - Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist and composer
1931 - Taina Elg, Finnish-American actress
1932 - Keely Smith, American singer
1932 - Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor
1933 - Mel Lastman, Canadian politician
1933 - Lloyd Price, American singer
1934 - Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1968)
1934 - Del Close, American actor, improviser, writer, and teacher (d. 1999)
1934 - Marlene Streit, Canadian golfer
1934 - Joyce Van Patten, American actress
1935 - Andrew Viterbi, American telecommunications scientist and businessman
1936 - Tom Sestak, American football player (d. 1987)
1936 - Mickey Gilley, American musician and singer
1937 - Bernard Landry, Premier of Quebec from 2001-2003
1937 - Brian Redman, British racing driver
1938 - Lill-Babs, Swedish singer
1940 - Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1994)
1941 - Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (d. 1976)
1942 - John Cale, Welsh musician, (The Velvet Underground)
1942 - Mark Lindsay, American singer/musician (Paul Revere & The Raiders)
1943 - Bobby Fischer, American chess player
1943 - Charles Gibson, American television journalist
1943 - Lynn Redgrave, British actress
1943 - Trish Van Devere, American actress
1945 - Robin Trower, British rock musician
1945 - Dennis Rader, American serial killer
1946 - Jim Cregan, British rock musician
1947 - Keri Hulme, New Zealandic writer
1948 - Jeffrey Osborne, American singer
1948 - Emma Bonino, Italian politician
1950 - Doug Ault, baseball player (d. 2004)
1950 - Danny Sullivan, American race car driver
1951 - Michael Kinsley, American journalist and editor
1951 - Helen Zille, South African politician
1954 - Bobby Sands, IRA member (d. 1981)
1955 - Teo Fabi, Italian racing driver
1955 - Ornella Muti, Italian actress
1956 - Shashi Tharoor, Indian author & United Nations Under-Secretary General
1956 - David Willetts, UK Shadow Secretary for Education (Conservative)
1957 - Mark Mancina, American composer
1957 - Faith Daniels, American journalist
1957 - Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician
1958 - Martin Fry, English pop singer (ABC)
1958 - Daniel Imperato, United States Presidential candidate, business entrepreneur
1960 - Linda Fiorentino, American actress
1961 - Robert Rechsteiner, US professional wrestler
1961 - Camryn Manheim, American actress
1962 - Jan Furtok, Polish footballer
1963 - Sean Salisbury, American football player
1963 - Terry Mulholland, American baseball player
1963 - David Pogue, Technology columnist and musician
1964 - Juliette Binoche, French actress
1964 - Phil Housley, American ice hockey player
1965 - Brian Bosworth, American football player
1965 - Benito Santiago, Puerto Rican baseball player
1966 - Michael Patrick MacDonald, American memorist
1966 - Tony Lockett, Australian Rules Footballer
1968 - Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative)
1968 - Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer
1969 - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
1969 - Stefie Shock, Quebec singer and songwriter
1970 - Shannon Leto, American drummer and occasional actor
1971 - Emmanuel Lewis, American actor
1971 - C Miller, American rapper
1971 - Diego Torres, Argentine singer
1972 - Kerr Smith, American actor
1972 - Spencer Howson, Australian radio broadcaster
1973 - Aaron Boone, American baseball player
1975 - Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer
1975 - Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer
1976 - Thor Halvorssen, human rights activist
1976 - Ben Mulroney, Canadian television host
1976 - Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor
1977 - Radek Dvořák, Czech hockey player
1977 - Yamila Diaz, Argentine supermodel
1978 - Lucas Neill, Australian footballer
1979 - Melina Perez, WWE Diva
1980 - Chingy, American rapper
1981 - Antonio Bryant, American football player
1982 - Paul Ballard, English television presenter
1983 - Clint Dempsey, American footballer
1983 - Maite Perroni, singer in the Latin Pop group RBD
1984 - Julia Mancuso, American Olympic gold medalist
1986 - Brittany Snow, American actress
1987 - Bow Wow, American rapper and actor

[edit] Deaths

1202 - King Sverre of Norway
1422 - Jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380)
1440 - St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384)
1566 - David Rizzio, Italian secretary of Mary I of Scotland (b. 1533)
1649 - James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606)
1649 - Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (executed) (b. 1590)
1661 - Jules Cardinal Mazarin, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1602)
1709 - Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat
1808 - Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739)
1851 - Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist (b. 1777)
1888 - William I, German Emperor, (b. 1797)
1897 - Sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier (b. 1825)
1937 - Paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (b. 1864)
1954 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (b. 1912)
1954 - V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer (b. 1874)
1960 - Jack Beattie, Northern Irish politician (b. 1886)
1964 - Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (b. 1870)
1971 - Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch (b. 1902)
1974 - Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
1975 - Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (b. 1888)
1983 - Faye Emerson, American actress (b. 1917)
1983 - Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
1989 - Robert Mapplethorpe, American artist (b. 1946)
1991 - Jim Hardin, former Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves pitcher (b. 1943)
1992 - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1913)
1993 - C. Northcote Parkinson, British historian and writer (b. 1909)
1993 - Bob Crosby, American bandleader and vocalist (b. 1913)
1994 - Charles Bukowski, American writer (b.1920)
1994 - Fernando Rey, Spanish-born actor (b. 1917)
1994 - Eddie Creatchman, Canadian wrestler manager (b. 1928)
1996 - George Burns, American actor and singer (b. 1896)
1997 - The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (b. 1972)
1999 - Harry Somers, Canadian composer (b. 1925)
2000 - Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b 1923)
2003 - Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (b. 1933)
2003 - Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (b. 1946)
2004 - Albert Mol, Dutch actor (b. 1917)
2004 - Alf Bicknell, British chauffeur (b. 1928)
2004 - Robert Pastorelli, American actor (b. 1954)
2005 - Chris LeDoux, American country singer (b. 1948)
2005 - István Nyers, Hungarian footballer (b. 1924)
2005 - Jeanette Schmid, Austrian professional whistler; aka Baroness Lips von Lipstrill (b. 1924)
2006 - John Profumo, British cabinet minister (b. 1915)
2006 - Geir Ivarsøy, Norwegian programmer, co-founder of Opera Software ASA (b. 1957)
2007 - Brad Delp, American singer (Boston) (b. 1951)

[edit] Holidays and observances

Belize - Baron Bliss Day.

[edit] Liturgical feasts

Catholicism Feast day of

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