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9 April 2024
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
2021 - Myanmar civil war: Burmese military and police forces killed at least 82 civilians in the Bago massacre, including people protesting a recent coup d'état.Ongoing armed conflict in Southeast Asia
Anniversary
2021 - Prince Philip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Windsor Castle aged 99.Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
Anniversary
2005 - Charles, Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.King of the United Kingdom since 2022
Anniversary
2003 - Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled.Military invasion led by the United States
Anniversary
1999 - Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger, was shot dead by soldiers in Niamey.Military leader of Niger from 1996 to 1999
Historical events
History
2021 - Burmese military and security forces commit the Bago massacre, during which at least 82 civilians are killed.Combined military forces of Myanmar
History
2021 - Soyuz MS-18 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying three members of the Expedition 64 crew to the International Space Station.2021 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS
History
2020 - Soyuz MS-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying the Expedition 62/63 crew to the International Space Station.2020 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS
History
2017 - The Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, take place.2017 suicide bombings at Coptic churches in Egypt
History
2014 - A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.Mass stabbing in Pennsylvania, US
History
2013 - A 6.1–magnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.6.3 magnitude earthquake in Iran
History
2013 - At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the Serbian village of Velika Ivanča.2013 spree shooting in Mladenovac, Serbia
History
2011 - Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.Mass shooting in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
History
2009 - In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.Capital and the largest city of Georgia (country)
History
2003 - Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
Notable births
Born
2004 - TommyInnit, English YouTuber and streamerEnglish internet personality (born 2004)
Born
2003 - Hwang Do-yun, South Korean footballerSouth Korean footballer (born 2003)
Born
2001 - Nika Mühl, Croatian basketball playerCroatian basketball player (born 2001)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Ray Shero, American ice hockey player and executive (born 1962)American ice hockey player and executive (1962–2025)
Died
2023 - Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist (born 1935)German-American jazz pianist (1935–2023)
Died
2022 - Dwayne Haskins, American football player (born 1997)American football player (1997–2022)
Died
2021 - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (born 1921)Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
Died
2021 - Nikki Grahame, British reality-TV icon (born 1982)English television personality and author (1982–2021)
Died
2021 - Ian Gibson, British scientist and Labour Party politician (born 1938)British politician (1938–2021)
Died
2021 - Ramsey Clark, American lawyer (born 1927)66th United States Attorney General (1927–2021)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 0.6 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
20.12 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Taurus
0.38 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.