Historical Events
- 4 more boys are rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped there with 8 others and their coach for 17 days by monsoon flooding (4 boys and their coach remain)
- Bright pink is the world's oldest biological colour according to scientists, produced by tiny cyanobacteria in 1.1bn-year-old marine shale rock from Taoudeni basin, Mauritania
Event of Interest
Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially end the "no war, no peace" peace deal made in 2000 in Eritrea's capital, Asmara
- Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper buys Carolina Panthers for an NFL record $2.275 billion
Event of Interest
Jeremy Hunt becomes UK Foreign Secretary after Boris Johnson's resignation
- Train derailment kills 24 in the Turkish province of Tekirdag
- UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigns after Theresa May takes a softer Brexit stance
- US coffee company Starbucks announces it will stop using plastic straws by 2020, reducing use of more than 1 billion straws a year
Appointment of Interest
US President Donald Trump names Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee
2018 History
Famous Deaths
- Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (5 x Olympic gold 1956 [2], 60, 64, 72), dies at 91
- Lord Carrington [Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington], British conservative politician, former British Foreign Secretary (1979-82) and NATO Secretary General (1984-8), dies at 99
About July 9, 2018
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 4 years, 10 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: Nice For What - Drake
#1 Song: Shotgun - George Ezra
