What are the important events that happened on September 9? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 9: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 9 is the 252nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 113 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 27, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 488,160 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectapentacontadigon’ day.
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Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 161 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,645 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 9 Historical Events
- 1863 –American Civil War: The Union Army enters Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- 1923 –Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People’s Party.
- 1926 –The U.S. National Broadcasting Company is formed.
- 1943 –World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy.
- 1945 –Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan formally surrenders to China.
- 1971 –The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, which eventually results in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.
- 1990 –1990 Batticaloa massacre, massacre of 184 minority Tamil civilians by Sri Lankan Army in the eastern Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka.
- 1999 –The beginning of the Y2K bug and debut of the Dreamcast.
- 2001 –At exactly 01:46:40 UTC, the Unix billenium is reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix timestamps.
- 2001 –Pärnu methanol tragedy occurs in Pärnu County, Estonia.
Who were born on September 9?
- 1863 –Herbert Henry Ball, Ontario Politician and King’s Printer (d. 1943)
- 1911 –John Gorton, Australian Prime Minister (d. 2002)
- 1914 –John Passmore, Australian philosopher (d. 2004)
- 1949 –John Curry, British figure skater (d. 1994)
- 1955 –John Kricfalusi, Canadian animator
- 1974 –Marcos Curiel, American guitarist (P.O.D.), songwriter, producer.
- 1976 –Juan A. Baptista, Venezuelan actor
- 1980 –Michelle Williams, American actress
- 1983 –Kim Jung-hwa, South Korean actress and model
- 1988 –Danilo D'Ambrosio, Italian footballer
Who died on September 9?
- 1000 –Olaf I of Norway
- 1596 –Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen (b. 1523)
- 1815 –John Singleton Copley, American painter (b. 1738)
- 1901 –Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (b. 1864)
- 1958 –Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer (b. 1886)
- 1979 –Norrie Paramor, British conductor, arranger (b. 1914)
- 1986 –Magda Tagliaferro, BRazilian classical pianist (b. 1893)
- 1990 –Doc Cramer, American baseball player (b. 1905)
- 1997 –General Sir John Hackett, Australian-British soldier, author (b. 1910)
- 2000 –Julian Critchley, British politician (b. 1930)
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