July 9
July 9 is the 191st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 175 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Cancer.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On July 9 the Sun's declination is approximately +22.2°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a July 9.
Position in the year
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
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
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. ↗(1 years ago)more
Earth's rotation or Earth's spin is the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis, as well as changes in the orientation of the rotation axis in space. Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the northern polar star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise.
2011 — South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan. ↗(15 years ago)more
South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest, Uganda to the south, Kenya to the southeast and to the west by the Central African Republic.
2011 — A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country. ↗(15 years ago)more
The Bersih 2.0 rally was a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur held on 9 July 2011 as a follow-up to the 2007 Bersih rally. The rally, organised by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih), was supported by Pakatan Rakyat, the coalition of the three largest opposition parties in Malaysia, but was deemed illegal by the government.
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. ↗(20 years ago)more
S7 Airlines Flight 778 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Moscow to Irkutsk, Russia. On 9 July 2006, at 06:44 local time, the Airbus A310-324 aircraft operating the route overran the runway during its landing in Irkutsk.
2006 — Italy win their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. ↗(20 years ago)more
The Italy national football team has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy, which is a co-founder and member of UEFA.
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. ↗(22 years ago)more
The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence was the report by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence concerning the U.S. intelligence community's assessments of Iraq during the time leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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. ↗(24 years ago)more
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa.
- 1999 — Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. ↗(27 years ago)
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The Iranian student protests of July 1999 were student protests which were violently repressed by the Basij and Ansar-e Hezbollah. Before the 2009 Iranian election protests, they were the most widespread and violent public protests to occur in Iran since the early years of the Iranian Revolution.
1997 — An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall. ↗(29 years ago)more
LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas, is the Brazilian brand of Chilean LATAM Airlines Group operating international and domestic flights from hubs in Brasília, Fortaleza, and São Paulo. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2023, LATAM had 37.8% of the domestic, and 18.2% of the intern...
- 1995 — The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. ↗(31 years ago)
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The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly in the Jaffna Peninsula was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force during the Sri Lankan Civil War on 9 July 1995. It is estimated that at least 147 Tamil civilians, who had taken refuge from the fighting inside the church, died as a result of the bombing. The victims included men, women and children.
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. ↗(33 years ago)more
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada. The Crown, along with two chambers, form the bicameral legislature.
1986 — The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. ↗(40 years ago)more
The New Zealand Parliament is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the monarch and the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was established in 1854 and is one of the oldest continuously functioning legislatures in the world. It was bicameral until the abolition of the New Zealand Legislative Council at the end of 1950.
Notable births
2003 — Conor Bradley, Northern Irish footballer ↗(23 years ago)more
Conor Bradley is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Northern Ireland national team.
1999 — Claire Corlett, American voice actress ↗(27 years ago)more
Claire Margaret Corlett Brown is a Canadian actress and singer, known most notably for providing the voice of Sweetie Belle in the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. She is the daughter of voice actor Ian James Corlett.
1993 — Mitch Larkin, Australian swimmer ↗(33 years ago)more
Mitchell James Larkin is an Australian former competitive swimmer who specialises in backstroke events. He represented the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League. Larkin competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
1993 — DeAndre Yedlin, American footballer ↗(33 years ago)more
DeAndre Roselle Yedlin is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. Primarily a right-back, Yedlin has also featured as a right wing-back and wide midfielder.
1991 — Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer ↗(35 years ago)more
Mitchel Tate Musso is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in Hannah Montana, Jeremy Johnson in the animated series Phineas and Ferb, and his Disney XD role as King Brady on Pair of Kings as well as the host of Disney Channel's PrankStars.
1990 — Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver ↗(36 years ago)more
Earl Anderson Bamber is a New Zealand professional racing driver and racing team owner who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship for Cadillac Hertz Team Jota and Cadillac Whelen. He is a factory driver for Corvette Racing, having previously driven in a factory capacity for Porsche.
Notable deaths
2025 — Ian Blair, British police officer (born 1953) ↗(1 years ago)more
Ian Warwick Blair, Baron Blair of Boughton, was a British police officer who held the position of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2005 to 2008.
2025 — Glen Michael, British television presenter and entertainer (born 1926) ↗(1 years ago)more
Cecil Edward Buckland, known professionally as Glen Michael, was a British children's television presenter and entertainer. He hosted the popular children's television show Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade, which ran for 26 years on Scottish Television from 1966.
2024 — Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer (born 1948) ↗(2 years ago)more
Joseph Sloan Bonsall Jr. was an American singer who was tenor vocalist of the Oak Ridge Boys from 1973 to 2023. Besides charting numerous hits as a member of the Oak Ridge Boys, Bonsall had a solo hit guesting with Sawyer Brown on their 1986 single "Out Goin' Cattin'".
2024 — Diana Hill, New Zealand biochemist (born 1943) ↗(2 years ago)more
Diana Florence Hill was a New Zealand biochemist and geneticist. She was an academic and full professor at the University of Otago, specialising in molecular genetics. Her team's work on the genetics of animal production won a Silver Medal from the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 1996 and she was elected a Fellow in 1997.
2024 — Jim Inhofe, American politician (born 1934) ↗(2 years ago)more
James Mountain Inhofe was an American politician who served from 1994 to 2023 as a United States senator from Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he was the longest-serving U.S. senator from Oklahoma. He served in various elected offices in Oklahoma for nearly 60 years, between 1966 and 2023.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (191) | 191 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (175) | 5^2 × 7 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 09072026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +22.23° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 19 days |