Historical Events In April - 09

1996  James William Rouse, US builder (shopping malls), dies at 81 on April - 09.   

1997  On April - 09 helene Hanff, author (84 Charing Cross Road), dies at 80   

2005  On this day in history tens of thousands of demonstrators, many of them supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, marched through Baghdad denouncing the U.S. occupation of Iraq, two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, and rallied in the square where his statue was toppled in 2003.   

2005  On April - 09 the marriage of The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles takes place, after being briefly postponed after the Pope's death. Camilla assumes the titles Her Royal Highness and The Duchess of Cornwall.2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is removed from office after four months in a coma.   

2006  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is removed from office after four months in a coma on this day in history.   

2011  On this day in history a gunman murdered five people, injured eleven, and committed suicide in a mall in the Netherlands.   

2012  On this day in history the Lion King becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking The Phantom of the Opera   

2013  On April - 09 12 civilians and UN peacekeepers are killed in an ambush in Jonglei, Sudan   

2014  Stuart Parkin is awarded the Millennium Technology Prize for his work on magnetic storage on this day in history.   

2017  Two Egyptian coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria attacked by suicide bombers leaving at least 44 dead on April - 09.   

2017  On April - 09 suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia kills at least 17, Al-Shabaab group claim responsibility   

2017  81st Masters Golf Tournament: Spanaird Sergio Garcia wins his 1st major after beating Justin Rose in a playoff on this day in history.   

2017  Twitter footage of passenger forcibly removed from United Airlines flight in Chicago after flight overbooked causes outrage on this day in history.   

2018  US Senator Tammy Duckworth becomes the first senator to give birth while in office on this day in history.   

2018  Fleetwood Mac announce new members Neil Finn and Mike Campbell after firing long-standing member Lindsey Buckingham on April - 09.   

2019  On April - 09 the April 2019 Israeli legislative election takes place, for all 120 seats in the Knesset.   

2021  Roscosmos launches the Soyuz MS-18 mission, carrying three Expedition 65 crewmembers to the International Space Station on April - 09.   

2023  87th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jon Rahm becomes 4th Spaniard to win the tournament; finishes on -12 to beat Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka by 4 strokes on this day in history.   

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1336  On this day in history birth of tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)   

1498  On this day in history birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)   

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of giacomo Maria Predieri, composer   

1627  On this day in history birth of johann Kaspar Kerll, composer   

1634  Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)   

1649  On April - 09 birth of james Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II   

0093  On this day in history death of yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty   

0491  Death of Zeno, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

0715  Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies on this day in history.   

1024  On April - 09 benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies   

1137  On this day in history death of william X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)   

1483  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history death of edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)   

1492  Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies on April - 09.