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What happened in history on this day: April 9?
On April 9 in ...
- 1864 - Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 2870 casualities.
- 1865 - Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union General-Major, dies at age 32.
- 1865 - Federals capture Fort Blakely, Alabama.
- 1865 - At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War.
- 1867 - The Alaska purchase is ratified by the United States Senate.
- 1886 - US House of Representatives votes to reject the free silver coinage bill.
- 1914 - Tampico incident - US ship crew arrested in México.
- 1942 - American General Jonathan Wainwright's American and Filipino forces on Bataan, Philippines, surrender to the Japanese.
- 1945 - The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
- 1947 - Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
- 1947 - Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300.
- 1950 - 4th Tony Awards: Cocktail Party and South Pacific win.
- 1955 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1959 - NASA names first seven astronauts for Project Mercury.
- 1962 - 34th Academy Awards - West Side Story, Sophia Loren and Max Schell win.
- 1963 - Sir Winston Churchill is proclaimed an honorary U.S. citizen, in White House ceremony.
- 1967 - First Boeing 737 rolls out.
- 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr buried in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- 1973 - Otto Kerner, former Governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme.
- 1976 - US and Russia agree on the size of nuclear tests for peaceful use.
- 1979 - 51st Academy Awards - The Deer Hunter, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win. Walter Lantz is given an honorary Oscar for his animated motion pictures.
- 1981 - US submarine George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru.
- 1983 - 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth.
- 1988 - US imposes economic sanctions on Panamá.
- 1989 - Washington DC march supporting 1973 Roe versus Wade decision (allowing abortions).
- 1990 - World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall (New York City).
- 1991 - Release of Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0.
- 1992 - A Miami, Florida jury convicts former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega on 8 of 10 drug and racketeering charges.
- 1992 - William O Studeman becomes deputy director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 2003 - U.S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Births on April 9
- 1900 - Birth of Allen Jenkins in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit).
- 1903 - Birth of Ward Bond in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA; actor (Quiet Man, Fort Apache, Seth - Wagon Train).
- 1905 - Birth of James William Fulbright in Sumner, Missouri, USA; Member of U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas (Democrat, 1943-45), US Senator from Arkansas (Democrat, 1945-74), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency (1955-59), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (1959-74) (dies 1995).
- 1910 - Birth of Sharon Lynn in Weatherford, Texas, USA; actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast).
- 1920 - Birth of F Don Miller in Racine, Wisconsin, USA; boxing coach (Olympics-1956).
- 1921 - Birth of Frankie Thomas in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet).
- 1926 - Birth of Hugh [Marston] Hefner in Chicago, Illinois, USA; magazine publisher (Playboy).
- 1931 - Birth of Bill Gilbert in Washington DC, USA; sports author (They Also Served, The Big E).
- 1932 - Birth of Carl Perkins in Jackson, Tennessee, USA; singer/songwriter ("Blue Suede Shoes").
- 1932 - Birth of Jim Fowler in Albany, Georgia, USA; naturalist (Wild Kingdom).
- 1935 - Birth of Avery Schreiber in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian (My Mother the Car).
- 1939 - Birth of Michael Learned in Washington DC, USA; actress (Olivia - The Waltons, Nurse).
- 1942 - Birth of Brandon De Wilde in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Jamie, Wild in the Sky).
- 1944 - Birth of Gene Parsons in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock drummer (The Byrds, Gene Clark Group).
- 1945 - Birth of Gus Hardin [Carol Ann Blankenship] in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; country singer.
- 1948 - Birth of Chico Ryan in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA; rock vocalist (Sha Na Na).
- 1950 - Birth of Kenneth D Cockrell in Austin, Texas, USA; astronaut (STS 56, 69, 80).
- 1950 - Birth of Nathan Cook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Milton - White Shadow, Billy - Hotel).
- 1953 - Birth of Hal Ketchum in Greenwich, New York, USA; country singer ("Small Town Saturday Night").
- 1954 - Birth of Dennis Quaid in Houston, Texas, USA; actor (The Big Easy, Dreamscape, The Right Stuff).
- 1957 - Birth of Ednita Nazario in Ponce, Puerto Rico; Spanish singer.
- 1959 - Birth of Dave Innis in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA; country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels").
- 1965 - Birth of Hal Morris in Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA; infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1966 - Birth of Cynthia Nixon in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Addams Family Values, The Pelican Brief).
- 1968 - Birth of Terry Brands in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 125.5 pounds/57kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Tom (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Tom Brands in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 136.5 pounds/62kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Terry (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Timothy Young in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Neal Caloia in Torrance, California, USA; free pistol (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Austin Peck in Hawaii, USA; actor (Austin Reed - Days of Our Lives).
- 1971 - Birth of Mujaahid Maynard in Brooklyn, New York, USA; 105.5 pounds/48kg greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Sharon Pelletier in Madawaska, Maine, USA; Miss Maine-America (1996).
- 1979 - Birth of Keshia Knight Pulliam in Newark, New Jersey; actress (Rudy - Crosby).
- 1980 - Birth of Kristin Lee in Bethesda, Maryland; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996).
- 1981 - Birth of Eric Harris; American murderer (dies 1999).
- 1983 - Birth of Clint Dempsey; American soccer player.
- 1986 - Birth of Leighton Meester; American actress.
- 1987 - Birth of Jesse McCartney; American singer and actor.
- 1990 - Birth of Kristen Stewart, American actress.
- 1998 - Birth of Elle Fanning, American actress.
Deaths on April 9
- 1931 - Death of Nicholas Longworth, American politician, Speaker of the House (born 1869).
- 1951 - Vilhelm F K Bjerknes, Norwegian/US physicist/meteorology, dies at age 89.
- 1959 - Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum, New York), dies at age 89.
- 1992 - Gale McGee, American Senator (Wyoming, 1959-77), dies at age 77.
- 1996 - James William Rouse, US builder (shopping malls), dies at age 81.
- 1996 - Sandy Becker, New York City Kiddie TV Show host (Sandy Becker Show), dies at age 74.
- 2001 - Death of Willie Stargell, from kidney failure at age 61 (born 1940); American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 2007 - Death of AJ Carothers, American writer (born 1931).
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