April 9 facts for kids

April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 266 days remain until the end of the year. April 9th is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 266 days left until the end of the year. Many important events have happened on this day throughout history, and many famous people were born or passed away.

Events in History

Early History (Before 1600)

• 193 – A skilled soldier named Septimius Severus is declared emperor by the army in Illyricum.
• 537 – During the Siege of Rome, the Byzantine general Belisarius gets more soldiers, mostly skilled archers. He starts attacking the Gothic camps.
• 1241 – In the Battle of Liegnitz, Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.
• 1288 – During the Mongol invasions of Vietnam, Yuan forces are defeated by Trần forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in Vietnam.
• 1388 – Forces from the Old Swiss Confederacy win against the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels, even though they were greatly outnumbered.
• 1454 – The Treaty of Lodi is signed. This agreement helps keep peace among the city-states in northern Italy for almost 50 years.

Later History (1601–1900)

• 1609 – Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp, starting a twelve-year truce.
• 1682 – Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River. He claims the area for France and names it Louisiana.
• 1784 – The Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the American Revolutionary War, is approved by King George III of Kingdom of Great Britain.
• 1860 – Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of a human voice using his phonautograph machine.
• 1865 – American Civil War: General Robert E. Lee surrenders his army to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This effectively ends the war.

Modern History (1901–Present)

• 1917 – World War I: The Battle of Arras begins with a huge attack by the Canadian Corps on Vimy Ridge.
• 1918 – World War I: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is defeated by German forces in Belgium during the Spring Offensive.
• 1937 – The Kamikaze aircraft arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first plane built in Japan to fly all the way to Europe.
• 1939 – African-American singer Marian Anderson performs a concert at the Lincoln Memorial. This happened after she was not allowed to use Constitution Hall.
• 1940 – World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
• 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends. In the Indian Ocean raid, Japan's 1st Air Fleet sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and the Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire.
• 1945 – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor who spoke out against the Nazis, dies.
• 1947 – The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes cause many deaths and injuries in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
• 1947 – The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial "Freedom Ride", begins in the southern United States. This was to challenge Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in travel.
• 1957 – The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and reopens for ships after the Suez Crisis.
• 1959 – Project Mercury: NASA announces the first seven American astronauts, who become known as the "Mercury Seven".
• 1960 – Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, the Prime Minister of South Africa and a key figure in apartheid, survives an attack in Johannesburg.
• 1967 – The first Boeing 737 airplane takes its first flight.
• 1969 – The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its first flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
• 1989 – Tbilisi massacre: A peaceful protest in Tbilisi, Georgia, asking for independence, is broken up by the Soviet Army. Many people are killed or injured.
• 1991 – Georgia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• 2003 – Iraq War: The city of Baghdad falls to American forces.
• 2009 – In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government.
• 2013 – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Iran, killing 32 people and injuring over 850.
• 2017 – The Palm Sunday church bombings happen at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt.
• 2017 – A passenger is forcibly removed from a United Express flight, leading to widespread criticism of the airline.

Famous Births

Born Before 1900

• 1096 – Al-Muqtafi, a caliph (leader) of the Abbasid Caliphate.
• 1285 – Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor Renzong of Yuan, an emperor of China.
• 1458 – Camilla Battista da Varano, an Italian saint.
• 1597 – John Davenport, an English minister who helped found the New Haven Colony.
• 1598 – Johann Crüger, a Sorbian-German composer.
• 1649 – James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, an English general and politician.
• 1770 – Thomas Johann Seebeck, a German physicist.
• 1794 – Theobald Boehm, a German flute player and composer.
• 1806 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a famous English engineer who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
• 1821 – Charles Baudelaire, a French poet and critic.
• 1830 – Eadweard Muybridge, an English photographer and early filmmaker.
• 1835 – Leopold II of Belgium, King of the Belgians.
• 1865 – Erich Ludendorff, a German general and politician.
• 1867 – Chris Watson, an Australian journalist and politician who became the 3rd Prime Minister of Australia.
• 1872 – Léon Blum, a French lawyer and politician who became Prime Minister of France.
• 1898 – Paul Robeson, an American singer, actor, and activist.

Born After 1900

• 1903 – Ward Bond, an American actor.
• 1906 – Hugh Gaitskell, a British politician and leader of the Labour Party.
• 1906 – Victor Vasarely, a Hungarian-French painter.
• 1918 – Jørn Utzon, a Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House.
• 1919 – J. Presper Eckert, an American engineer who helped invent the ENIAC computer.
• 1921 – Mary Jackson, an African-American mathematician and aerospace engineer.
• 1926 – Hugh Hefner, an American publisher.
• 1928 – Tom Lehrer, an American singer-songwriter and mathematician.
• 1932 – Carl Perkins, an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• 1933 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, a French actor.
• 1937 – Valerie Singleton, an English television and radio host.
• 1939 – Michael Learned, an American actress.
• 1945 – Steve Gadd, an American drummer.
• 1948 – Jaya Bachchan, an Indian actress and politician.
• 1954 – Dennis Quaid, an American actor.
• 1957 – Seve Ballesteros, a Spanish golfer.
• 1963 – Marc Jacobs, an American-French fashion designer.
• 1964 – Elle Fanning, an American actress.
• 1966 – Cynthia Nixon, an American actress.
• 1971 – Jacques Villeneuve, a Canadian race car driver.
• 1977 – Gerard Way, an American singer-songwriter and comic book writer.
• 1978 – Rachel Stevens, an English singer.
• 1982 – Jay Baruchel, a Canadian actor.
• 1987 – Jesse McCartney, an American singer-songwriter and actor.
• 1990 – Kristen Stewart, an American actress.
• 1999 – Lil Nas X, an American rapper.
• 2000 – Jackie Evancho, an American singer.
• 2004 – TommyInnit, a British YouTuber and Twitch streamer.

Notable Deaths

Died Before 1900

• 491 – Zeno, an emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
• 715 – Constantine, a pope of the Catholic Church.
• 1241 – Henry II, a High Duke of Poland.
• 1483 – Edward IV, a king of England.
• 1553 – François Rabelais, a French monk and scholar.
• 1626 – Francis Bacon, an English lawyer and politician.
• 1754 – Christian Wolff, a German philosopher.
• 1882 – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, an English poet and painter.

Died After 1900

• 1904 – Isabella II, a queen of Spain.
• 1936 – Ferdinand Tönnies, a German sociologist and philosopher.
• 1945 – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and theologian.
• 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous American architect who designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater.
• 1961 – Zog I of Albania, a king of Albania.
• 1976 – Phil Ochs, an American singer-songwriter.
• 1999 – Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, a general and President of Niger.
• 2011 – Sidney Lumet, an American director and producer.
• 2015 – Ivan Doig, an American journalist and author.
• 2016 – Will Smith, an American football player.
• 2017 – John Clarke, a New Zealand-Australian comedian and writer.
• 2019 – Charles Van Doren, an American writer and editor.
• 2021 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a member of the British royal family.
• 2021 – DMX, an American rapper and actor.
• 2022 – Dwayne Haskins, an American football player.

Holidays and Observances

• Anniversary of the German Invasion of Denmark (Denmark)
• Baghdad Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
• Constitution Day (Kosovo)
• Day of National Unity (Georgia)
• Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)
• Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan (Philippines)
• Martyr's Day (Tunisia)
• National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (United States)
• Vimy Ridge Day (Canada)

See also

In Spanish: 9 de abril para niños