What Happened on August 9?

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EVENTS ON AUGUST 9

Edward VII
Edward VII
Year: 1902
Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Year: 1892
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
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American Indian Wars
American Indian Wars
Year: 1877
American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
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American Civil War
American Civil War
Year: 1862
American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
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Scouting
Scouting
Year: 1907
The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
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Kakori conspiracy
Kakori conspiracy
Year: 1925
A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government.
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World War II
World War II
Year: 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.
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich
Year: 1942
Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premiers in a besieged Leningrad.
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1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
Year: 1936
Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
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Åland War
Åland War
Year: 1855
Åland War: The Battle of Suomenlinna begins.
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BIRTHS ON AUGUST 9

Otto Rehhagel
Otto Rehhagel
Year of birth: 1938
Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager
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Rod Laver
Rod Laver
Year of birth: 1938
Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach
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Julián Javier
Julián Javier
Year of birth: 1936
Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player
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Patrick Tse
Patrick Tse
Year of birth: 1936
Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Beverlee McKinsey
Beverlee McKinsey
Year of birth: 1935
Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (died 2008)
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Leonid Kuchma
Leonid Kuchma
Year of birth: 1938
Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine
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Butch Warren
Butch Warren
Year of birth: 1939
Butch Warren, American bassist (died 2013)
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The Mighty Hannibal
The Mighty Hannibal
Year of birth: 1939
The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2014)
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Billy Henderson (American singer)
Billy Henderson (American singer)
Year of birth: 1939
Billy Henderson, American singer (died 2007)
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Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier
Year of birth: 1939
Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter
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DEATHS ON AUGUST 9

Carl Clauberg
Carl Clauberg
Year of death: 1957
Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (born 1898)
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Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
Year of death: 1962
Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)
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Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Year of death: 1963
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, American son of John F. Kennedy (born 1963)
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Joe Orton
Joe Orton
Year of death: 1967
Joe Orton, English author and playwright (born 1933)
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Edward Thorndike
Edward Thorndike
Year of death: 1949
Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (born 1874)
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Hugo Boss (businessman)
Hugo Boss (businessman)
Year of death: 1948
Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (born 1885)
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Chaïm Soutine
Chaïm Soutine
Year of death: 1943
Chaïm Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (born 1893)
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Harry Hillman
Harry Hillman
Year of death: 1945
Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (born 1881)
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Robert Hampton Gray
Robert Hampton Gray
Year of death: 1945
Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1917)
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Bert Vogler
Bert Vogler
Year of death: 1946
Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (born 1876)
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HOLIDAYS ON AUGUST 9

August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Secundian, Marcellian and Verian
Secundian, Marcellian and Verian
Christian feast day: Secundian, Marcellian and Verian
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Meyboom
Meyboom
Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium)
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National Day (Singapore)
National Day (Singapore)
National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.
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Finnish art
Finnish art
Day of the Finnish art, also birthday of Tove Jansson (Finland)
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National Women's Day
National Women's Day
National Women's Day (South Africa)
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Days of Military Honour
Days of Military Honour
Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
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Romanus Ostiarius
Romanus Ostiarius
Christian feast day: Romanus Ostiarius
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Firmus and Rusticus
Firmus and Rusticus
Christian feast day: Firmus and Rusticus
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Edith Stein
Edith Stein
Christian feast day: Edith Stein (St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
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