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What happend on 9. August in History
In our data base we found 333 events happened on 9. August:
• 117: Trajan, Roman emperor (b. 53) [category: Deaths]
• 378: Traianus, Roman general [category: Deaths]
• 378: Valens, Roman emperor (b. 328) [category: Deaths]
• 378: Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople – A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens is killed along with over half of his army. [category: Events]
• 1048: Pope Damasus II [category: Deaths]
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• 1107: Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) [category: Deaths]
• 1173: Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician [category: Deaths]
• 1173: Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete. [category: Events]
• 1201: Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler and merchant (d. 1274) [category: Births]
• 1250: Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) [category: Deaths]
• 1329: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop. [category: Events]
• 1483: Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass. [category: Events]
• 1534: Thomas Cajetan, Italian theologian (b. 1470) [category: Deaths]
• 1537: Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and humanist (d. 1604) [category: Births]
• 1544: Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1606) [category: Births]
• 1580: Patriarch Metrophanes III of Constantinople (b. 1520) [category: Deaths]
• 1593: Izaak Walton, English author (d. 1683) [category: Births]
• 1601: Michael the Brave, Ottoman prince (b. 1558) [category: Deaths]
• 1603: Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian (d. 1669) [category: Births]
• 1631: John Dryden, English poet and playwright (d. 1700) [category: Births]
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• 1634: William Noy, English jurist (b. 1577) [category: Deaths]
• 1648: Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) [category: Births]
• 1653: John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) [category: Births]
• 1669: Eudoxia Lopukhina, Russian wife of Peter the Great (d. 1731) [category: Births]
• 1674: František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect, designed the Veltrusy Mansion (d. 1766) [category: Births]
• 1696: Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772) [category: Births]
• 1720: Simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678) [category: Deaths]
• 1722: Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758) [category: Births]
• 1726: Francesco Cetti, Italian scientist (d. 1778) [category: Births]
• 1744: James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (b. 1673) [category: Deaths]
• 1754: Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, planner of Washington, D.C. (d. 1825) [category: Births]
• 1757: Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (d. 1834) [category: Births]
• 1776: Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856) [category: Births]
• 1783: Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801) [category: Births]
• 1788: Adoniram Judson, American missionary (d. 1850) [category: Births]
• 1797: Charles Robert Malden, English naval officer (d. 1855) [category: Births]
• 1805: Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860) [category: Births]
• 1810: Napoleon I annexes two departments of the Kingdom of Westphalia into the French Empire. [category: Events]
• 1814: American Indian Wars: the Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia. [category: Events]
• 1816: Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (b. 1771) [category: Deaths]
• 1837: Xavier Sigalon, French painter (b. 1787) [category: Deaths]
• 1842: The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the Canada–United States border east of the Rocky Mountains. [category: Events]
• 1845: André Bessette, Canadian pastor and saint (d. 1937) [category: Births]
• 1847: Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1876) [category: Births]
• 1854: Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden. [category: Events]
• 1862: American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain – At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope. [category: Events]
• 1867: Evelina Haverfield English activist (d. 1920) [category: Births]
• 1871: Leonid Andreyev, Russian writer (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1871: John Paterson, Scottish-Australian politician (b. 1831) [category: Deaths]
• 1872: Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d. 1962) [category: Births]
• 1874: Otto Steffen, American gymnast (death date unknown) [category: Births]
• 1874: Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947) [category: Births]
• 1875: Albert Ketèlbey, English conductor, composer, and pianist (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1877: American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole – A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army [category: Events]
• 1886: Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet and artist (b. 1810) [category: Deaths]
• 1892: Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. [category: Events]
• 1896: Erich Hückel, German physicist (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1896: Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1899: P. L. Travers, Australian author (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1901: Charles Farrell, American actor (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1902: Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1902: Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [category: Events]
• 1907: The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England, United Kingdom. [category: Events]
• 1909: Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1909: V. K. Gokak, Indian writer (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1910: Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist (b. 1868) [category: Deaths]
• 1911: Eddie Futch, American boxing trainer (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1911: William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1914: Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1914: Joe Mercer, English footballer (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1914: Tove Jansson, Finnish author (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1918: Giles Cooper Irish playwright (d. 1966) [category: Births]
• 1918: Kermit Beahan, U.S. Air Force officer (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1918: World War I: The Flight over Vienna mission, when a dozen Italian Servizio Aeronautico single-engined military aircraft drop leaflets over the main capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, demanding that both Austrian hostilities against Italy be ended. [category: Events]
• 1919: Joop den Uyl, Dutch politician (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1919: Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1919: Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (b. 1857) [category: Deaths]
• 1920: Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1920: Francis Lynch, American politician (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1921: Ernest Angley, American evangelist and broadcaster [category: Births]
• 1921: J. James Exon, American politician (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1922: Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1924: Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian bishop (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1925: David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed the Huffman coding (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1925: A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India [category: Events]
• 1927: Daniel Keyes, American author [category: Births]
• 1927: Marvin Minsky, American computer scientist [category: Births]
• 1927: Robert Shaw, English actor (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1928: Bob Cousy, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1928: Camilla Wicks, American concert violinist [category: Births]
• 1928: Dolores Wilson, American soprano (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1929: Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1929: Walter Katzenstein, German rower (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician [category: Births]
• 1930: Betty Boop makes her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes. [category: Events]
• 1931: Chuck Essegian, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1931: Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach [category: Births]
• 1932: John Gomery, Canadian jurist [category: Births]
• 1933: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress and author [category: Births]
• 1935: Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1936: Julián Javier, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1936: Patrick Tse, Hong Kong director [category: Births]
• 1936: Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad – Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad. [category: Events]
• 1938: Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician [category: Births]
• 1938: Otto Rehhagel, German footballer and coach [category: Births]
• 1938: Rod Laver, Australian tennis player [category: Births]
• 1939: Bulle Ogier, French actress [category: Births]
• 1939: Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1939: Romano Prodi, Italian politician and statesman [category: Births]
• 1941: Shirlee Busbee, American novelist [category: Births]
• 1941: Way Bandy, American make-up artist (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1942: David Steinberg, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and author [category: Births]
• 1942: Jack DeJohnette, American drummer, pianist, and composer (Gateway and Trio Beyond) [category: Births]
• 1942: Tommie Agee, American baseball player (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1942: Edith Stein, German philosopher and nun (b. 1891) [category: Deaths]
• 1942: Indian leader Mohanda Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement. [category: Events]
• 1942: World War II: Battle of Savo Island – Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. [category: Events]
• 1943: Ken Norton, American boxer [category: Births]
• 1944: Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh [category: Births]
• 1944: Patricia McKissack, American author [category: Births]
• 1944: Sam Elliott, American actor [category: Births]
• 1944: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during World War II, ends to a strategic stalemate. [category: Events]
• 1944: The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. [category: Events]
• 1945: Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1945: Barbara Delinsky, American author [category: Births]
• 1945: Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1945: Charles Sands, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1865) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Harry Hillman, American runner (b. 1881) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian naval officer and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: World War II: Nagasaki, Japan is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. 39,000 people are killed outright. [category: Events]
• 1945: World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and begins the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation. [category: Events]
• 1946: Jim Kiick, American football player [category: Births]
• 1946: Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876) [category: Deaths]
• 1947: Barbara Mason, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1947: Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1948: Bill Campbell, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1949: Jonathan Kellerman, American author [category: Births]
• 1949: Ted Simmons, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1949: Edward Thorndike, American psychologist (b. 1874) [category: Deaths]
• 1951: Steve Swisher, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1952: Ewa Fröling, Swedish actress [category: Births]
• 1952: Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician [category: Births]
• 1953: Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater [category: Births]
• 1953: Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1953: Auguste Giroux, French rugby player (b. 1874) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: Henri Étiévant, French actor, director (b. 1870) [category: Deaths]
• 1954: Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach [category: Births]
• 1955: John E. Sweeney, American politician [category: Births]
• 1955: Peter Schmuck, American columnist [category: Births]
• 1957: Melanie Griffith, American actress [category: Births]
• 1957: Carl Clauberg, German nazi doctor (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1958: Amanda Bearse, American actress [category: Births]
• 1958: James Lileks, American columnist [category: Births]
• 1959: Kurtis Blow, American rapper and producer [category: Births]
• 1959: Michael Kors, American fashion designer [category: Births]
• 1959: Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1959: Toni Servillo, Italian actor and director [category: Births]
• 1961: Amy Stiller, American comedian and actress [category: Births]
• 1961: Brad Gilbert, American tennis player [category: Births]
• 1961: John Key, New Zealand politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand [category: Births]
• 1962: John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1962: Kevin Mack, American football player [category: Births]
• 1962: Louis Lipps, American football player [category: Births]
• 1962: Hermann Hesse, German-Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1964: Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1964: Hoda Kotb, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1965: A fire at a Titan missile base near Searcy, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers. [category: Events]
• 1965: Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the first and only country to date to gain independence unwillingly. Its new constitution is enacted by Parliament on 22 December but backdated to 9 August 1965. [category: Events]
• 1966: Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach [category: Births]
• 1967: Deion Sanders, American football player [category: Births]
• 1967: Joe Orton, English writer (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 1968: Eric Bana, Australian actor [category: Births]
• 1968: Gillian Anderson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1968: McG, American director, writer, and producer [category: Births]
• 1968: Sam Fogarino, American drummer (Interpol and Magnetic Morning) [category: Births]
• 1969: Estella Marie Thompson, American prostitute [category: Births]
• 1969: Smaragda Karydi, Greek actress [category: Births]
• 1969: Troy Percival, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1969: Abigail Folger, American heiress (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: C. F. Powell, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Jay Sebring, American hair stylist (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Sharon Tate, American actress (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Steven Parent, American student (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Victims of the Charles Manson murders [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Wojciech Frykowski, Polish actor and writer (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. [category: Events]
• 1970: Christopher Cuomo, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1970: Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1970: Thomas Lennon, American actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1971: James Kim, American journalist and technology expert (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1971: Mack 10, American rapper and actor (Westside Connection) [category: Births]
• 1971: Mark Povinelli, American actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Nikki Ziering, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1971: The Troubles: The British security forces in Northern Ireland launch Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and 24 are killed in the violence that follows. [category: Events]
• 1972: A-mei, Taiwanese singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1972: Juanes, Colombian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ekhymosis) [category: Births]
• 1972: Ryan Bollman, American actor [category: Births]
• 1972: Yetunde Price, American murder victim (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1973: Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1973: Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor [category: Births]
• 1973: Lisa Normanton, English mum and investment specialist [category: Births]
• 1973: Charles Daniels, American swimmer (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Derek Fisher, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Kirill Reznik, American politician [category: Births]
• 1974: Matt Morris, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Nicola Stapleton, English actress [category: Births]
• 1974: Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor and director [category: Births]
• 1974: Bill Chase, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president. [category: Events]
• 1975: Mahesh Babu, Indian Telugu Actor [category: Births]
• 1975: Mike Lamb, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1975: Robbie Middleby, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: Aled Jones, Welsh radio host and producer [category: Births]
• 1976: Jessica Capshaw, American actress [category: Births]
• 1976: Mark Priestley, Australian actor (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1976: Nawaf al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1976: Rhona Mitra, English actress [category: Births]
• 1977: Adewale Ogunleye, American football player [category: Births]
• 1977: Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1977: Csaba Csordás, Hungarian footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Ime Udoka, Nigerian-American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1977: Jason Frasor, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1977: Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1978: Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress [category: Births]
• 1978: Audrey Tautou, French actress [category: Births]
• 1978: Daniela Denby-Ashe, English actress [category: Births]
• 1979: Kyle Watson, American mixed martial artist [category: Births]
• 1979: Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player [category: Births]
• 1979: Tony Stewart, American football player [category: Births]
• 1979: Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founder the Crips (b. 1953) [category: Deaths]
• 1979: Walter O'Malley, American businessman (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Charlie David, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Dominic Tabuna, Nauruan politician [category: Births]
• 1980: Nuria Cabanillas, Canadian-Spanish gymnast [category: Births]
• 1980: Rachel Kramer, Dutch singer [category: Births]
• 1980: Ryu Seung-beom, South Korean actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Texas Battle, American actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Jacqueline Cochran, American pilot (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1981: Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player [category: Births]
• 1982: Joel Anthony, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belorussian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1982: Tyson Gay, American sprinter [category: Births]
• 1982: Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot) [category: Births]
• 1983: Alicja Smietana, Polish violinist [category: Births]
• 1983: Ashley Johnson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1983: Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1984: Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: Anna Kendrick, American actress [category: Births]
• 1985: Chandler Williams, American football player (d. 2013) [category: Births]
• 1985: Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer [category: Births]
• 1985: JaMarcus Russell, American football player [category: Births]
• 1985: Luca Filippi, Italian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1985: Clive Churchill, Australian rugby player (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Daniel Preussner, German rugby player [category: Births]
• 1986: Michael Lerchl, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Rafaela Zanella, Brazilian model, Miss Brasil 2006 [category: Births]
• 1986: Tyler "Telle" Smith, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Word Alive and In Fear and Faith) [category: Births]
• 1987: Marco Carmona, Mexican illustrator and animator [category: Births]
• 1988: Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Ramón Valdés, Mexican actor (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Jason Heyward, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1989: Meredith Deane, American actress [category: Births]
• 1989: Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Adelaide Kane, Australian actress [category: Births]
• 1990: Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor [category: Births]
• 1990: Joe Mercer, English footballer (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Candela Vetrano, Argentine actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1991: Hansika Motwani, Indian actress [category: Births]
• 1992: Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. [category: Events]
• 1994: Forrest Landis, American actor [category: Births]
• 1995: Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grateful Dead, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old and in the Way, and New Riders of the Purple Sage) (b. 1942) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: In a first of its over-hyped kind, Netscape went public in a historic IPO. This set precedent for the dot-com technology bubble for the next 5 years. [category: Events]
• 1996: Frank Whittle, English engineer, invented the jet engine (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian politician (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Paul Samson, English guitarist (Samson) (b. 1953) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Peter Neville, English anarchist, sociologist, and activist (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Jacques Deray, French director (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Chester Ludgin, American singer (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: David Raksin, American composer (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Robert Lecourt, French politician and lawyer (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Tony Mottola, American guitarist (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Caylee Anthony, American murder victim (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 2005: Judith Rossner, American novelist (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Matthew McGrory, American actor (b. 1973) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: James Van Allen, American physicist (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Philip E. High, English author (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Rafael Ruiz, Spanish field hockey player (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: 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, Buckinghamshire, in an overnight operation. [category: Events]
• 2007: Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Bernie Mac, American comedian and actor (b. 1957) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and writer (b. 1941) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Jasmine You, Japanese bass player (Versailles) (b. 1979) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Ted Stevens, American politician (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Eleanor Josaitis, American activist, co-founder of Focus: HOPE (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Jimmy Harris, American football player (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Kolapo Ishola, Nigerian politician (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Mimi Lee, American chemist and philanthropist (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Roberto Busa, Italian priest and scholar (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Wendy Babcock, Canadian activist (b. 1979) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Al Freeman, Jr., American actor and director (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Carl Davis, American record producer (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican actress (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: David Rakoff, Canadian-American writer and actor (b. 1964) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jan Sawka, Polish-American artist and architect (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Mel Stuart, American director and producer (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 48_bc: Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus – Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. [category: Events]
• 586_bc: Solomon's Temple is totally destroyed by the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar. [category: Events]
• 70: Jewish revolts against the Romans caused the Roman General Titus, later who became Caesar, to besiege the city. The second Temple was completely destroyed by fire on the 9th of Av, 70 AD. [category: Events]
• 681: Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta. [category: Events]
• 803: Irene of Athens (b. 752) [category: Deaths]
• 833: Al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph (b. 786) [category: Deaths]
• _: August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Edith Stein [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Firmus and Rusticus [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: International Day of the World's Indigenous People (International) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Jean Vianney [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Nath Í of Achonry [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: National Women's Day (South Africa) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Romanus Ostiarius [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Secundian, Marcellian and Verian [category: Holidays and observances]