On This Day in History for August 9
Events in History
- 48 BC Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
- 378 Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens, who is killed
- 681 Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.
- 1173 Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete
- 1253 Clare of Assisi's rules confirmed by Pope Innocent IV for Clare's Order of Poor Ladies
- 1329 Quilon the first Indian Diocese erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus appointed the first Bishop
- 1378 Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)
- 1483 Opening of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
- More Events in History
Amedeo Avogadro
Vicente Guerrero
Tove Jansson
Chris Haney
John KeyWeddings in History
- 1832 King Leopold I of Belgium marries Louisa Maria
- 1968 Detective writer Erle Stanley Gardner (79) weds his long-time secretary Agnes Jean Bethell
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Trajan
Hermann Hesse
Cecil Frank PowellAugust in History
Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki
August 9, 1945
Singapore Leaves Malaysia
Front page of The Straits Times announcing Singapore Independence
August 9, 1965
Inflatable Trump-like Chicken
A giant inflatable chicken resembling President Trump constructed as a political protest
August 9, 2017
Richard Nixon's Resignation Letter
The brief letter confirming Richard Nixon's resignation, per federal law it was addressed to Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger
August 9, 1974