Summary of the Day ✨ 9 July (09/07)
On July 9, Earth completed its shortest recorded day while South Sudan gained independence from Sudan, and tragedy struck Siberia when a plane crash killed 125 people as Italy celebrated winning their fourth World Cup title.
Historical Events 📜
- 2025: Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.
- 2011: South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
- 2011: A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.
- 2006: One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
- 2006: Italy win their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.
- 2004: The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, casting doubt on the rationale for the Iraq War.
- 2002: The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization’s first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
- 1999: Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
- 1997: An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall.
- 1995: The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.
- 1993: The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.
- 1986: The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
- 1982: Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.
- 1979: A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by “Nazi hunters” Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
- 1977: The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile organises the youth event of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain.
Famous Births 👶
- 2003: Conor Bradley, Northern Irish footballer
- 1999: Claire Corlett, American voice actress
- 1993: Mitch Larkin, Australian swimmer
- 1993: DeAndre Yedlin, American footballer
- 1991: Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer
- 1990: Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver
- 1990: Fábio, Brazilian footballer
- 1990: Rafael, Brazilian footballer
- 1988: Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer
- 1987: Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist
- 1987: Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter
- 1986: Sébastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer
- 1986: Simon Dumont, American skier
- 1986: Kiely Williams, American singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1985: Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2025: Ian Blair, British police officer (born 1953)
- 2025: Glen Michael, British television presenter and entertainer (born 1926)
- 2024: Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer (born 1948)
- 2024: Diana Hill, New Zealand biochemist (born 1943)
- 2024: Jim Inhofe, American politician (born 1934)
- 2024: Maxine Singer, American biologist (born 1931)
- 2024: Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor (born 1947)
- 2022: John Gwynne, English reporter and commentator (born 1945)
- 2019: William E. Dannemeyer, American politician (born 1929)
- 2019: Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (born 1930)
- 2019: Fernando de la Rúa, 43rd President of Argentina (born 1937)
- 2019: Rip Torn, American actor (born 1931)
- 2019: Freddie Jones, English actor (born 1927)
- 2015: Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (born 1958)
- 2015: Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1940)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Arbor Day (Cambodia)
- Christian Feast Day:
Agilulfus of Cologne - Christian Feast Day:
Amandina of Schakkebroek (one of Martyrs of Southern Hunan) - Christian Feast Day:
Blessed Marija Petković - Christian Feast Day:
Everilda - Christian Feast Day:
Gregorio Grassi (one of Martyrs of Shanxi) - Christian Feast Day:
Martyr Saints of China - Christian Feast Day:
Martyrs of Gorkum - Christian Feast Day:
Our Lady of Itatí - Christian Feast Day:
Our Lady of Peace, Octave of the Visitation - Christian Feast Day:
Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá - Christian Feast Day:
Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus - Christian Feast Day:
Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury (Anglican commemoration) - Christian Feast Day:
Veronica Giuliani - Christian Feast Day:
July 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)