August 9

August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining.

Events

48 BC - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey in the Battle of Pharsalus, Pompey flees to Egypt
378 - Battle of Adrianople between Goths and Romans.
1842 - Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
1862 - Battle of Cedar Mountain.
1877 - Battle of Big Hole - Nez Percé Indians clash with the U.S. Army.
1945 - An atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" is detonated over the city of Nagasaki, Japan. An estimated 40,000 were killed, 60,000 injured.
1965 - Singapore becomes an independent nation.
1969 - Charles Manson and cohorts murder Sharon Tate and friends.
1974 - Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office, an action taken to avoid being removed by impeachment in response to his role in the Watergate scandal. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, takes the oath of office and becomes the 38th president.
1993 - King Albert II of Belgium is sworn into office nine days after the death of his brother, King Baudouin.

1593 - Izaak Walton, angler (+ 1683)
1757 - Thomas Telford, Construction Engineer (+ 1834)
1797 - Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer who discovered Malden Island (+ 1855)
1896 - Jean Piaget, child psychologist (+ 1980)
1899 - P. L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins (+ 1996)
1914 - Tove Jansson, author of the Moomin books (+ 2001)
1919 - Ralph Houk, professional baseball player and manager
1927 - Robert Shaw, actor (+ 1978)
1928 - Bob Cousy, professional basketball player
1938 - Rod Laver, tennis player
1944 - Sam Elliott, actor
1945 - Ken Norton, boxing champion
1949 - Jonathan Kellerman, mystery writer
1957 - Melanie Griffith, actress
1960 - Aimee Mann, singer, composer
1963 - Whitney Houston, singer and actress
1967 - Deion Sanders, professional football player
1968 - Gillian Anderson, actress

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