On This Day in History for April 9
Events in History
- 193 Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum
- 475 Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position
- 715 Constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 817 Louis the Pious, King of the Franks, barely survives when wooden gallery collapses in Aachen, prompts him to later name his succession
- 1241 Battle of Liegnitz - Mongolian armies inflict one of the largest defeats in Polish history on Polish and Germans force led by Henry of Silesia with 20-25,000 killed or massacred, including Henry
- 1388 Battle of Näfels; Glarius Swiss defeat Habsburg (Austrian) army
- 1413 Henry V crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey
- 1440 Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)
- More Events in History
Tamerlane
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Erich Ludendorff
Léon Blum
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Hugh HefnerWeddings in History
- 1912 Detective writer Erle Stanley Gardner (22) weds Natalie Talbert
- 1913 US Admiral Chester Nimitz (28) weds Catherine Freeman (21) in Wollaston, Massachusetts
- 1953 Biologist Alexander Fleming (71) weds doctor Amalia Koutsouri-Vourekas (41)
More Weddings in History
Edward IV
Francis Bacon
Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel
Jacques Necker
Frank Lloyd Wright
Prince PhilipApril in History
Step Aboard the Titanic – Las Vegas Style
Even by Las Vegas standards it was controversial, a $1.2 billion recreation of the doomed Titanic, along with the iceberg that caused its destruction.
April 8, 1999
America’s Civil War Comes Home To Roost
On this day a surrender agreement ending the American Civil War was signed in the house of a man who had been driven out of his first home by the hostilities.
April 9, 1865
SS Libau Sets Sail
The Libau, disguised as the Aud, to avoid British detection
April 9, 1916
Yes, We Have Some Bananas
A strange fruit went on sale in London on this day, the like of which nobody had seen before. Known to scientists as the Plantaine fruit, it is now unremarkable.
April 10, 1633