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Notable Births

Luke Hughes (ice hockey)

Luke Hughes (ice hockey)

b. 2003

American ice hockey player (born 2003)

Hailey Van Lith

Hailey Van Lith

b. 2001

American basketball player (born 2001)

Ricky Pearsall

Ricky Pearsall

b. 2000

American football player (born 2000)

Jordan Nwora

Jordan Nwora

b. 1998

American basketball player (born 1998)

Gabby Williams

Gabby Williams

b. 1996

American-French basketball player (born 1996)

Clinton Gutherson

Clinton Gutherson

b. 1994

Australian rugby league footballer

Cameron Cullen

Cameron Cullen

b. 1993

Australian rugby league footballer

Sarah Logan

Sarah Logan

b. 1993

American professional wrestler (born 1993)

Sharon van Rouwendaal

Sharon van Rouwendaal

b. 1993

Dutch swimmer

Shannon Boyd

Shannon Boyd

b. 1992

Australia international rugby league footballer

Kelsey Asbille

Kelsey Asbille

b. 1991

American actress (born 1991)

Lauren Daigle

Lauren Daigle

b. 1991

American singer and songwriter (born 1991)

Hunter Hayes

Hunter Hayes

b. 1991

American singer-songwriter and record producer

Oscar (footballer, born 1991)

Oscar (footballer, born 1991)

b. 1991

Brazilian association football player

Danilo Pereira

Danilo Pereira

b. 1991

Footballer (born 1991)

Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990)

Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990)

b. 1990

American baseball player (born 1990)

Shaun Johnson

Shaun Johnson

b. 1990

New Zealand international rugby league footballer

Haley Reinhart

Haley Reinhart

b. 1990

American singer (born 1990)

Andrew Smith (basketball, born 1990)

Andrew Smith (basketball, born 1990)

b. 1990

American basketball player, born 1990

Thomas Hutchinson (governor)

Thomas Hutchinson (governor)

b. 1711

American colonial official (1711–1780)

Notable Deaths

John Cassaday

John Cassaday

d. 2024

American comic book artist and writer (1971–2024)

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

d. 2024

American actor (1931–2024)

Caterina Valente

Caterina Valente

d. 2024

Italian-French singer and dancer (1931–2024)

Annemarie Bostroem

Annemarie Bostroem

d. 2015

German poet, playwright, and lyricist

Einar H. Ingman Jr.

Einar H. Ingman Jr.

d. 2015

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1929–2015)

Montserrat Abelló i Soler

Montserrat Abelló i Soler

d. 2014

Catalan poet and translator

Firoza Begum (singer)

Firoza Begum (singer)

d. 2014

Bangladeshi singer (1930–2014)

Graham Joyce

Graham Joyce

d. 2014

British writer (1954–2014)

Alberto Bevilacqua

Alberto Bevilacqua

d. 2013

Italian writer and film director

Saul Landau

Saul Landau

d. 2013

American journalist (1936–2013)

Verghese Kurien

Verghese Kurien

d. 2012

Indian entrepreneur (1921–2012)

John McCarthy (Australian rules footballer, born 1989)

John McCarthy (Australian rules footballer, born 1989)

d. 2012

Australian rules footballer

Mike Scarry

Mike Scarry

d. 2012

American football player and coach (1920–2012)

Richard Burmer

Richard Burmer

d. 2006

Musical artist (1955-2006)

Matt Gadsby

Matt Gadsby

d. 2006

English footballer

William Bernard Ziff Jr.

William Bernard Ziff Jr.

d. 2006

American publishing executive (1930–2006)

Caitlin Clarke

Caitlin Clarke

d. 2004

American actress (1952–2004)

Edward Teller

Edward Teller

d. 2003

Hungarian-American physicist and father of the H-bomb (1908–2003)

Don Willesee

Don Willesee

d. 2003

Australian politician (1916–2003)

John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley

d. 1815

American-born painter (1738–1815)

On This Day in History

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Israel

2025

Six people are killed when Israel carries out an airstrike on Doha in a failed attempt to decapitate the Hamas leadership.

Israel

2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland

2025

Several Russian drones incur on Polish airspace and are subsequently shot down, marking the first time a NATO member has engaged Russian military assets.

2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland

North Korea

2016

The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".

North Korea

Elizabeth II

2015

Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

Elizabeth II

Songs of Innocence (U2 album)

2014

The album Songs of Innocence by U2 is digitally released at no charge to all customers of the iTunes Music Store, appearing automatically in the "purchased" section of over 500 million users worldwide.

Songs of Innocence (U2 album)

ISRO

2012

The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.

ISRO

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2012

A wave of attacks kills more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq.

9 September 2012 Iraq attacks

Dubai Metro

2009

The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.

Dubai Metro

Space Shuttle Atlantis

2006

Space Shuttle Program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-115 to resume assembling the International Space Station. It is the first ISS assembly mission after the Columbia disaster back in 2003.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Ahmad Shah Massoud

2001

Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.

Ahmad Shah Massoud

Space Shuttle program

1994

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-64.

Space Shuttle program

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1993

Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.

Israeli–Palestinian peace process

Tajikistan

1991

Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.

Tajikistan

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1990

Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.

1990 Batticaloa massacre

Vietnam Airlines Flight 831

1988

Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76.

Vietnam Airlines Flight 831

1976 Anapa mid-air collision

1976

Two Aeroflot flights collide in mid-air over Anapa, Soviet Union, killing 70.

1976 Anapa mid-air collision

Kentucky

1972

In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world.

Kentucky

Attica Prison riot

1971

The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.

Attica Prison riot

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

1970

A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan.

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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1969

In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government.

Official Languages Act (Canada)