About July 9

July 9, 2023 is the 190th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 175 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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Cancer is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 216 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On July 9

  • 455
    Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
  • 1357
    Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague.
  • 1386
    The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.
  • 1540
    King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
  • 1572
    Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
  • 1776
    George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York City for the first time.
  • 1790
    Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund – in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet.
  • 1810
    Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.
  • 1815
    Talleyrand becomes the first Prime Minister of France.
  • 1850
    The Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Persia.
  • 1868
    The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
  • 1900
    Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
  • 1922
    Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
  • 1932
    The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution
  • 1944
    World War II: Battle of Normandy – British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.
  • 1958
    Lituya Bay is hit by a mega-tsunami. The wave is recorded at 524 meters high, the largest in recorded history.
  • 1961
    Turkish voters approve the Turkish Constitution of 1961 in a referendum.
  • 1962
    Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
  • 1962
    The Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test is conducted by the United States of America.
  • 1995
    The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lankan Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.

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