September 9 is the 252nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 113 days remain until the end of the year.
We have some interesting facts & historic events all about September 9th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about September 9th in history!
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Global Celebrations
- Teddy Bear Day
- Wonderful Weirdos Day
- National Hug Your Hound Day
Historic Events
What Happened On This Day – September 9
2015: Queen Elizabeth becomes longest reigning British monarch
She broke the record set by Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne on June 20, 1837, and reigned for 63 years, 7 months and 2 days.
2007: Manuel Noriega’s sentence in the United States ends
Manuel Noriega, former military ruler of Panama, was released after 17 years of imprisonment in the US. He was imprisoned on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering.
2001: Unix Billennium is Celebrated
Unix time or Unix epoch, POSIX time or Unix timestamp, is a time system that measures the number of seconds since midnight UTC of January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds. At 01:46:40 UTC on October 9, 2001, Unix time reached the billionth second timestamp.
1991: Tajikistan Declares its Independence from the Soviet Union
The Central Asian country had been conquered by Russia in the late 19th century. In 1929, the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic was created as a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. Independence in 1991 came after the collapse of the USSR.
1948: Kim Il-sung Establishes North Korea
After the Second World War, the Korean peninsula had been divided across the 38th parallel. The northern part was occupied by the Soviets while the south was occupied by the Americans. The Cold War impeded unification and on October 9, 1948, Kim Il-sung declared the creation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with the support of the USSR.
On this day in 1839 astronomer and polymath John Frederick William Herschel created the first glass-plate negative ever. He also invented a photographic process using sensitized paper, introducing the word “photography” and “cyanotype”.
Famous Birthdays
Births On This Day, September 9
1975: Michael Bublé, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor
1960: Hugh GrantEnglish actor, producer
1941: Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter, producer
1890: Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC
1828: Leo Tolstoy, Russian author
Heartbreaking Deaths
Deaths On This Day, September 9
2003: Edward Teller, Hungarian/American physicist
2001: Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander
1978: Jack Warner, Canadian/American film producer
1976: Mao Zedong, Chinese military leader, politician
1087: William the Conqueror, King of England, Duke of Normandy
