Historical Events on August 9, Facts & Special Events On This Day

48 BC

Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.

378

Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.

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.

1329

Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.

1500

Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.

1830

Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.

1842

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

1854

Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden.

1862

American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.

1877

Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army

1892

Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.

1896

Glider pioneer Otto Lilienthal dies in a fatal crash.

1902

Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

1907

The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.

1914

Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.

1925

A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India

1930

Betty Boop makes her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.

1936

Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.

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.

1944

The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.

1944

Continuation War: The Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.

1945

World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200-28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.

1945

The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.

1960

South Kasai secedes from the Congo.

1965

Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.

1969

Followers of 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.

1971

The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed.

1973

Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.

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.

1991

The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government’s case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.

1993

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.

1999

Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.

2006

At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.

2013

Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.

2014

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.

August 9 in History

Historical Events on August 9

Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.

Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.

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.

Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.

Ottoman-Venetian War (1499-1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.

The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.

Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.

Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.

Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden.

American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.

Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army

Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.

Glider pioneer Otto Lilienthal dies in a fatal crash.

Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.

Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.

A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India

Betty Boop makes her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.

Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.

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.

The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.

World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200-28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.

The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.

South Kasai secedes from the Congo.

Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.

Followers of 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.

The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed.

Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.

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.

The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government’s case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.

At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.

Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.

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