9 July Today Historical Events

Today, in this article, we will know what happened on this day in the country and abroad, important events of today's history, birthdays, death days and exciting events of important people that happened on July 9, which will increase your knowledge further.

Important events of July 9

• The first natural gas well in America was discovered in 1815.
• The South American country of Argentina gained independence from Spain in 1816.
• In the Canadian city of Montreal, in 1852, 1100 construction sites were destroyed by a terrible fire.
• India's first stock exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in 1875.
• The first Wimbledon tennis tournament was held in 1877.
• The American newspaper The Wall Street Journal began publication in 1889.
• Daniel Williams performed open heart surgery without anesthesia for the first time in 1893.
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose accepted the leadership of Azad Hind Fauj in 1944 to free India from British rule.
• India's first five year plan (1951-56) started in 1951.
• In 1969, the lion was chosen as the national animal of the country by the Wildlife Board.
• The Soviet Union conducted an underground nuclear test in 1972.
• As the representative of the British Queen, Prince Charles spent his last night in the 300-year-old colony of the Bahamas in 1973.
• Margaret Thatcher began her second term as Prime Minister of Britain on 9 July 1982.
• England all-rounder Ian Botham scored his career-highest score of 208 runs in the third Test against India in London. This match ended in a draw.
• South Africa was allowed to participate in the Olympic Games again in 1991.
• In Fiji in 2000, an agreement was signed between George Speight and military leaders.
• In 2001, India announced the establishment of two posts on the Pak border.
• The Organization of African Unity was renamed African Union in 2002.
• The African Union was established in 2002 in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
• South African President Thabo Mbeki became its first president in 2002.
• In 2004, the Asian Development Bank created a fund for its 42 member countries to fight terrorism.
• At least 122 people died when a Shibir Airlines A310 crashed on the runway of Siberia's Irkurtsk Airport in 2006.
• Indian-American scientist Himanshu Jain was awarded the Otto Scott Research Prize in 2007 for his research work in the field of glass science.
• Iran tested nine long- and medium-range missiles in 2008.
• Sudan in Africa was split in two in 2011. The southern part became the Republic of South Sudan.

Born on 9 July

• The inventor of the sewing machine, Elias How, was born in 1819.
• Lord Minto II, who was the Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1905 to 1910, was born in 1845.
• Satya Narayan Sinha, a politician of the National Congress, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and former Governor of Madhya Pradesh, was born in 1900.
• Manakbhai Agrawal, a member of the second Lok Sabha, was born in 1923.
• Vasantkumar Shivshankar Padukone, popularly known as Guru Dutt in Hindi films, was born in 1925.
• Film producer, director and screenwriter K. Balachander was born in 1930.
• Famous film actor Sanjeev Kumar was born in 1938.

Died on 9 July

• The religious preacher Chaitanya Dev died in 1533.
• Noted poet Sheri Bhopali died in 1991.