Events on July 9 in history

Daniel Hale Williams (July 9, 1893)

Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs 1st successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.

Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1856 – August 4, 1931) was an American general surgeon, who in 1893 performed what is referred to as "the first successful heart surgery". In 1913, Williams was elected as the only African-American charter member of the American College of Surgeons.His famed procedure was a documented, successful pericardium surgery in the US to repair a wound. He founded Chicago's Provident Hospital, the first non-segregated hospital in the United States and also founded an associated nursing school for African Americans.

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17 Jan

Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
22 Jul

America the Beautiful
Katharine Lee Bates writes America the Beautiful after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
15 Aug

Lagos Colony
Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
28 Oct

Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky)
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique, receives its première performance in St. Petersburg, only nine days before the composer's death.
28 Nov

New Zealand general election, 1893
Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the New Zealand general election, 1893.

Events on July 9 in history

Daniel Hale Williams (July 9, 1893)

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Events on 1893

Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii

America the Beautiful

Lagos Colony

Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky)

New Zealand general election, 1893