9 September
Notable Births
Luke Hughes (ice hockey)
b. 2003
American ice hockey player (born 2003)
Hailey Van Lith
b. 2001
American basketball player (born 2001)
Ricky Pearsall
b. 2000
American football player (born 2000)
Jordan Nwora
b. 1998
American basketball player (born 1998)
Gabby Williams
b. 1996
American-French basketball player (born 1996)
Clinton Gutherson
b. 1994
Australian rugby league footballer
Cameron Cullen
b. 1993
Australian rugby league footballer
Sarah Logan
b. 1993
American professional wrestler (born 1993)
Sharon van Rouwendaal
b. 1993
Dutch swimmer
Shannon Boyd
b. 1992
Australia international rugby league footballer
Kelsey Asbille
b. 1991
American actress (born 1991)
Lauren Daigle
b. 1991
American singer and songwriter (born 1991)
Hunter Hayes
b. 1991
American singer-songwriter and record producer
Oscar (footballer, born 1991)
b. 1991
Brazilian association football player
Danilo Pereira
b. 1991
Footballer (born 1991)
Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990)
b. 1990
American baseball player (born 1990)
Shaun Johnson
b. 1990
New Zealand international rugby league footballer
Haley Reinhart
b. 1990
American singer (born 1990)
Andrew Smith (basketball, born 1990)
b. 1990
American basketball player, born 1990
Thomas Hutchinson (governor)
b. 1711
American colonial official (1711–1780)
Notable Deaths
John Cassaday
d. 2024
American comic book artist and writer (1971–2024)
James Earl Jones
d. 2024
American actor (1931–2024)
Caterina Valente
d. 2024
Italian-French singer and dancer (1931–2024)
Annemarie Bostroem
d. 2015
German poet, playwright, and lyricist
Einar H. Ingman Jr.
d. 2015
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1929–2015)
Montserrat Abelló i Soler
d. 2014
Catalan poet and translator
Firoza Begum (singer)
d. 2014
Bangladeshi singer (1930–2014)
Graham Joyce
d. 2014
British writer (1954–2014)
Alberto Bevilacqua
d. 2013
Italian writer and film director
Saul Landau
d. 2013
American journalist (1936–2013)
Verghese Kurien
d. 2012
Indian entrepreneur (1921–2012)
John McCarthy (Australian rules footballer, born 1989)
d. 2012
Australian rules footballer
Mike Scarry
d. 2012
American football player and coach (1920–2012)
Richard Burmer
d. 2006
Musical artist (1955-2006)
Matt Gadsby
d. 2006
English footballer
William Bernard Ziff Jr.
d. 2006
American publishing executive (1930–2006)
Caitlin Clarke
d. 2004
American actress (1952–2004)
Edward Teller
d. 2003
Hungarian-American physicist and father of the H-bomb (1908–2003)
Don Willesee
d. 2003
Australian politician (1916–2003)
John Singleton Copley
d. 1815
American-born painter (1738–1815)
On This Day in History
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2025
Six people are killed when Israel carries out an airstrike on Doha in a failed attempt to decapitate the Hamas leadership.
Israel
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
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
2015
Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
Elizabeth II
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)
2012
The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.
ISRO
2012
A wave of attacks kills more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq.
9 September 2012 Iraq attacks
2009
The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
Dubai Metro
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
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
1994
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-64.
Space Shuttle program
1993
Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.
Israeli–Palestinian peace process
1991
Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
Tajikistan
1990
Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.
1990 Batticaloa massacre
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
Two Aeroflot flights collide in mid-air over Anapa, Soviet Union, killing 70.
1976 Anapa mid-air collision
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
1971
The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.
Attica Prison riot
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
1969
In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government.
Official Languages Act (Canada)