What Happened on April 9?
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EVENTS ON APRIL 9
World War II
Year:
1940
World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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Indian Ocean raid
Year:
1942
World War II: An Indian Ocean raid by Japan's 1st Air Fleet sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and the Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire.
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Marian Anderson
Year:
1939
African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Battle of the Lys (1918)
Year:
1918
World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
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Kamikaze (1937 aircraft)
Year:
1937
The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
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Battle of Bataan
Year:
1942
World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends and the Bataan Death March begins.
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BIRTHS ON APRIL 9
Jacques Futrelle
Year of birth:
1875
Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (died 1912)
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DEATHS ON APRIL 9
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Year of death:
1945
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (born 1906)
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Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
Year of death:
1948
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian lawyer and politician, 16th Colombian Minister of National Education (born 1903)
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George Carpenter (Salvation Army)
Year of death:
1948
George Carpenter, Australian 5th General of The Salvation Army (born 1872)
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