09 August - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on August 09, the day number in a year is 221 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 222. August 09 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
August 09 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1173 | The construction of a campanile, which would eventually becomethe Leaning Tower of Pisa, began. |
| 1173 | The construction of the leaning tower of Pisa, Italy, one of the seven wonders of the world, began. The construction of this tower took almost two centuries to complete. |
| 1329 | Pope John 22nd established the first Catholic Synod in Culon, India. |
| 1483 | The first mass in the Sistine Chapel in theVatican City was celebrated. |
| 1483 | The Vatican's Sistine Chapel opens for prayer. |
| 1757 | The Seven Years War - Battle of Gross-Jjerdorff: A Porschean army under Hans von Lehwald defeated by the Russian army of Marshal Stepan Erpexin. |
| 1830 | Louis Philippe became King of the French. |
| 1831 | Steam engine trains ran for the first time in America. |
| 1854 | Henry David Thoreau published Walden, his account of having spent two years living mostly in isolation on the shores of Walden Pondnear Concord, Massachusetts, US. |
| 1877 | Nez Perce War-Both Nez Perce and United States Army sidessuffered numerous casualties as they fought to a stalemate in the Battleof the Big Hole. |
| 1902 | Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark were crowned King and Queenof the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. |
| 1902 | Edward VII was crowned King of the United Kingdom. |
| 1910 | Alva Fisher obtained a patent for an electric washing machine. |
| 1914 | World War I-France launched its first attack of the war in anultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the province of Alsace from Germany. |
| 1916 | Lassen Volcanic National Park was established in California. |
| 1925 | Under the leadership of revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil, 10 people broke the iron chest in the guard compartment and escaped with four thousand rupees. This incident is known as Kakori Conspiracy. |
| 1942 | Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was arrested along with 50 supporters after giving the slogan "Do or Die" with the Quit India Movement in Mumbai. |
| 1942 | The freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose established the Indian National Army in Malaya (now Malaysia) with the help of Japan. |
| 1942 | Ahmed Kawam became the Prime Minister of Iran for the third time. |
| 1945 | The United States dropped the second atomic bomb killing more than 70,000 citizens in Nagasaki, Japan. The first bomb had been dropped 3 days earlier on Hiroshima.. |
| 1945 | World War II-USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped an atomic bombnamed 'Fat Man', devastating Nagasaki, Japan. |
| 1945 | The US dropped the second atomic bomb named Fat on Nagasaki city in Japan. |
| 1945 | Mongolia declares war with Japan |
| 1962 | German poet and writer Nobel Prize Hermann Heise died. |
| 1965 | Malaysia expelled the state of Singapore from its federationdue to heated ideological conflict between their respective rulingparties. |
| 1971 | The Troubles-British authorities began arresting and interning people accused of being republican paramilitary members. |
| 1974 | In the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office due to the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the only President of the United States to resign from office. |
| 1974 | Vice President Gerald Ford became the 38th President of the United States upon President Nixon's resignation. |
| 1988 | Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions inice hockey history. |
| 1989 | Toshiki Kaifu became the Prime Minister of Japan. |
| 1999 | Russian President Boris Yeltsin sacked Prime Minister Sergei Stapshin and appointed Intelligence Service chief Vladimir Putin as acting Prime Minister. |
| 2005 | A chemical plant blasts in Romulus, Michigan .No injuries were reported, however the nearby people were asked to evacuate their homes. |
| 2006 | The Indian state of Kerala prohibits the manufacturing and consumption of soft drinks by PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company because of the high levels of pesticide residue present in the water used to make these drinks. |
| 2006 | British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonateliquid explosives carried on board at least 10 airliners travelling fromthe United Kingdom to the United States and Canada. |
| 2007 | India marks the 65th anniversary of the Quit India Movement on this day. |
| 2008 | The war between Russia and Georgia continues in South Ossetia and Georgia. Russian jets attack military targets in the city of Gori, outside South Ossetia. |
| 2008 | With the support of the Indian delegation, Malaysia's cultural minister and MP Mohammed Shafi Ardal has been elected the new president of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Union CPA). |
| 2009 | An example of same-sex marriage happens outside the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in Dublin. |
| 2010 | The United Nations reports the 2010 Pakistan floods as the worst epidemic in years - worse than the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. This is because an estimated amount of 15 million people are affected, and the floods and landslides continue to overwhelm the country. |
| 2011 | Penny Wong, the first publicly gay member of the Australian Cabinet, declares that her partner will be having a baby. |
| 2012 | In the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí14 bodies are found abandoned inside a van on a major commercial avenue. The number may be some sort of code as It is the fifth time this year drug traffickers leave 14 bodies as a message to their rivals. |
| 2013 | The United States removes diplomats from its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore because of terrorist threats. |
Famous Birthdays of August 09:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1988 | Anthony Castonzo / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1976 | Rhona Mitra / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1982 | Tyson Gay / Sprinter / United States of America |
| 1674 | František Maxmilián Kaňka / Architect / Czech Republic |
| 1953 | Roberta Tovey / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1961 | John Key / Politician / New Zealand |
| 1984 | Paul Gallagher / Footballer / Scotland |
| 1805 | Joseph Locke / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1986 | Tyler "Telle" Smith / Writer / United States of America |
| 1932 | Tam Dalyell / Politician / Scotland |
| 1915 | Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai / Politician / India |
| 1918 | Kermit Beahan / Colonel / United States of America |
| 1938 | Otto Rehhagel / Footballer / Germany |
| 1985 | JaMarcus Russell / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1975 | Robbie Middleby / Footballer / Australia |
| 1933 | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi / Actress / Japan |
| 1537 | Francesco Barozzi / Mathematician / Italy |
| 1927 | Robert Shaw / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1990 | Brice Roger / Skier / France |
| 1943 | Ken Norton / Actor / United States of America |
| 1999 | Deniss Vasiļjevs / Figure Skater / Latvia |
| 1924 | Mathews Mar Barnabas / Metropolitan / India |
| 1981 | Li Jiawei / Table Tennis Player / Singapore |
| 1945 | Posy Simmonds / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1951 | Steve Swisher / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1928 | Camilla Wicks / Educator / United States of America |
| 1925 | David A. Huffman / Scientist / United States of America |
| 1989 | Jason Heyward / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1902 | Panteleimon Ponomarenko / Politician / Russia |
| 1939 | Vincent Hanna / Journalist / Ireland |
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Read in Hindi : 09 अगस्त की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं