What Happened on July 9?
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EVENTS ON JULY 9
James Swan (financier)
Year:
1795
Financier James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt that had been accrued during the American Revolution.
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Treaties of Tilsit
Year:
1807
The second Treaty of Tilsit is signed between France and Prussia, ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
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Napoleon
Year:
1810
Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.
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Act Against Slavery
Year:
1793
The Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada bans the importation of slaves and will free those who are born into slavery after the passage of the Act at 25 years of age.
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Swedish Navy
Year:
1790
The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.
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George Washington
Year:
1776
George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
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Versailles, Yvelines
Year:
1789
In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
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David Thompson (explorer)
Year:
1811
Explorer David Thompson posts a sign near what is now Sacajawea State Park in Washington state, claiming the Columbia District for the United Kingdom.
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Year:
1815
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France.
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American Civil War
Year:
1863
American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends in a Union victory and, along with the fall of Vicksburg five days earlier, gives the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
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BIRTHS ON JULY 9
Jesse McReynolds
Year of birth:
1929
Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolin player (died 2023)
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Chi Haotian
Year of birth:
1929
Chi Haotian, Chinese general
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Hassan II of Morocco
Year of birth:
1929
Hassan II of Morocco (died 1999)
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Federico Bahamontes
Year of birth:
1928
Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist (died 2023)
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Lee Hazlewood
Year of birth:
1929
Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2007)
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Roy McLean
Year of birth:
1930
Roy McLean, South African cricketer and rugby player (died 2007)
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Haynes Johnson
Year of birth:
1931
Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (died 2013)
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K. Balachander
Year of birth:
1930
K. Balachander, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
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Buddy Bregman
Year of birth:
1930
Buddy Bregman, American composer and conductor (died 2017)
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Elsa Lystad
Year of birth:
1930
Elsa Lystad, Norwegian actress (died 2023)
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DEATHS ON JULY 9
Lucjan Żeligowski
Year of death:
1947
Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish-Lithuanian general and politician (born 1865)
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Benjamin N. Cardozo
Year of death:
1938
Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (born 1870)
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Fritz Hart
Year of death:
1949
Fritz Hart, English-Australian composer and conductor (born 1874)
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Harry Heilmann
Year of death:
1951
Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1894)
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Adolfo de la Huerta
Year of death:
1955
Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (born 1881)
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Oliver Law
Year of death:
1937
Oliver Law, American commander (born 1899)
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Daniel Edward Howard
Year of death:
1935
Daniel Edward Howard, 16th president of Liberia (born 1861)
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Ignacio Carrera Pinto
Year of death:
1882
Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean captain (born 1848)
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Alphonse François Renard
Year of death:
1903
Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist and photographer (born 1842)
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John Drew Jr.
Year of death:
1927
John Drew, Jr., American actor (born 1853)
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HOLIDAYS ON JULY 9
Stephen Langton
Christian Feast Day: Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury (Anglican commemoration)
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Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
Christian Feast Day: Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
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Arbor Day
Arbor Day (Cambodia)
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Veronica Giuliani
Christian Feast Day: Veronica Giuliani
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July 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian Feast Day: July 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Nunavut Day
Nunavut Day (Nunavut)
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Public holidays in Azerbaijan
Day of the Employees of the Diplomatic Service (Azerbaijan)
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Constitutionalist Revolution
Constitutionalist Revolution Day (São Paulo)
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Our Lady of Peace
Christian Feast Day: Our Lady of Peace, Octave of the Visitation
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Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
Christian Feast Day: Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
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