Historical Events
- Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, Confederate assault repulsed by Union side with high cost of estimated 3,100 causalities
- Union surgeon Mary Edwards Walker is captured by Confederate troops and arrested as a spy during US Civil War
Famous Birthdays
- Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, English electrical engineer and inventor, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1930)
About April 9, 1864
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 159 years, 1 month and 19 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Aries
