Historical events on April 9
APRIL 9, 2005
Charles, Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.
Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
APRIL 9, 1993
Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary.
Sayyid Morteza Avini was an Iranian documentary filmmaker, author, and theoretician of "Islamic Cinema." He studied Architecture at Tehran University in 1965.
During
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APRIL 9, 1917
First World War: The Canadian Corps began the first wave of attacks of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in Vimy, France.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the
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APRIL 9, 1947
Sixteen white and black men began a two-week journey in the American South, acting in defiance of local laws that enforced segregated seating on public buses.
The Journey of Reconciliation, also called "First Freedom Ride", was a form of nonviolent direct action to challenge state segregation laws on
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APRIL 9, 1976
The first EMD F40PH, Amtrak's most widespread diesel locomotive for many years, entered into service.
The EMD F40PH is a four-axle 3,000–3,200 hp (2.2–2.4 MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in several variants from
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APRIL 9, 1945
The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer (pictured), the most successful capital-ship surface raider of the Second World War, was sunk by British bombers in port in Kiel.
A heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval
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APRIL 9, 2003
Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled.
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted
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APRIL 9, 1939
After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African-American singer Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall located at 1776 D Street NW, near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was
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APRIL 9, 193
Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria.
The Year of the Five Emperors was AD 193, in which five men claimed the title of Roman emperor: Pertinax, Didius Julianus,
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APRIL 9, 1967
The Boeing 737 took its maiden flight, eventually becoming the most produced commercial passenger jet airliner in the world.
The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.Developed to supplement the Boeing 727
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APRIL 9, 1948
Palestine war: Fighters from the Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing more than 100 Palestinian Arabs.
The 1948 Palestine war was fought in the territory of what had been, at the start of the war, British-ruled Mandatory Palestine.
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APRIL 9, 2021
Prince Philip (pictured), the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Windsor Castle aged 99.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's
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APRIL 9, 1947
The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes killed 181 people and injured 970 others in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
From April 9–11, 1947, a significant tornado outbreak produced catastrophic effects over portions of the southern Great Plains, in the contiguous United States.
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APRIL 9, 1388
Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels.
The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states, initially within
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APRIL 9, 1940
World War II: During the German invasion of Norway, Vidkun Quisling attempted to seize power in the first coup to be broadcast over radio.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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APRIL 9, 2021
Myanmar civil war: Burmese military and police forces killed at least 82 civilians in the Bago massacre, including people protesting a recent coup d'état.
The Myanmar civil war, also known as the Burmese civil war, is an ongoing civil war since 2021. It began following Myanmar's
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APRIL 9, 1959
NASA announced the selection of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts in Project Mercury.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space
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APRIL 9, 1980
Iraqi philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (pictured) and his sister Amina were executed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, also known as al-Shahid al-Khamis, was an Iraqi Islamic scholar, philosopher, and the ideological founder of the Islamic Dawa
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