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9 July 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2008 - Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the Great Prophet III missile test and war games.Anniversary
2006 - Italy won their fourth FIFA World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time (players pictured).Men's association football team
Anniversary
1995 - Sri Lankan civil war: After advising civilians to take shelter in places of worship, the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a church in Navaly, killing at least 147 people.1983–2009 Sri Lankan internal conflict
Anniversary
1982 - A British man named Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and entered Queen Elizabeth II's bedroom when she was asleep.Intruder into Buckingham Palace (born 1948)
Anniversary
1981 - Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong, which featured the debut of Mario, one of the most famous characters in video-game history.Japanese video game company
Historical events
History
2025 - Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.Rotation of Earth around its axis
History
2011 - South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.Country in East Africa
History
2011 - A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.2011 demonstration against electoral fraud and corruption in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
History
2006 - One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.2006 aviation accident in Russia
History
2006 - Italy win their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.Men's association football team
History
2004 - The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, casting doubt on the rationale for the Iraq War.2004 report by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
History
2002 - The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.Continental union of African states
History
1999 - Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.Violent public protests in Iran
History
1997 - An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall.Subsidiary airline of LATAM Airlines Group
History
1995 - The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.Air Force attack in Sri Lankan Civil War
Notable births
Born
2003 - Conor Bradley, Northern Irish footballerNorthern Irish footballer (born 2003)
Born
1991 - Mitchel Musso, American actor and singerAmerican actor and singer (born 1991)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Ian Blair, British police officer (born 1953)British police officer (1953–2025)
Died
2025 - Glen Michael, British television presenter and entertainer (born 1926)British television presenter and entertainer (1926–2025)
Died
2024 - Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer (born 1948)American singer (1948–2024)
Died
2024 - Diana Hill, New Zealand biochemist (born 1943)New Zealand biochemist (1943–2024)
Died
2024 - Jim Inhofe, American politician (born 1934)American politician (1934–2024)
Died
2024 - Maxine Singer, American biologist (born 1931)American biologist (1931–2024)
Died
2022 - John Gwynne, English reporter and commentator (born 1945)British darts commentator (1945–2022)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 29.1 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
17.50 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Cancer
11.22 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.