Historical Events In July - 09

1937  On this day in history the birth of David Hockney, English painter  

1937  On July - 09 clemon Daniels, AFL player of year 1963, halfback (Oak, Dallas SF)  

1940  On July - 09 8th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-0 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis  

1942  The birth of Richard Roundtree, American actor on July - 09.  

1942  Anne Frank, 13, goes into hiding with her family & 4 other Jews on July - 09.  

1943  On this day in history 5th day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Verchopenje  

1944  World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum & Bailey 2nd performance. 168 die. (Hartford Conn) on this day in history.  

1944  On July - 09 in World War II, US troops secure Saipan as Japan fell  

1946  On this day in history 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston  

1947  Britain's Princess Elizabeth & Lt Philip Mountbatten's engagement on July - 09.  

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1948  Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching 2 scoreless inn for Cleve on this day in history.  

1949  Benjamin Britten's Jump Symphony, premieres on this day in history.  

1949  Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history 13.15" (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record)  

1951  Harry Heilmann baseball outfielder (Det), dies at 56 on July - 09.  

1951  Pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56  

1953  The first helicopter passenger service (NYC) on this day in history.  

1953  On July - 09 1st helicopter passenger service (NYC)  

1955  On this day in history bill Haley & Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart  

1955  On July - 09 first black executive on White House staff (E Frederic Morrow)  

1956  On this day in history dick Clark's first appearance as host of American Bandstand  

1956  The birth of Tom Hanks, American actor on this day in history.  

1956  Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand on July - 09.  

1957  On July - 09 discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced  

1957  On July - 09 the birth of Kelly McGillis, Australian actress  

1957  24th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis on July - 09.  

1957  Alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock & ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain  

1959  On this day in history marlene Hagge wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Open  

1960  On July - 09 edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86  

1961  Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 on July - 09.  

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island on July - 09.  

1962  Louis A van Gasteren, Dutch actor (Willem van Oranje), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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1511  Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1571) was born on July - 09.  

1513  On this day in history birth of john van Hembyze, Flemish calvinist  

1535  On July - 09 birth of emanuel van Meteren, Southern Neth, merchant/historian  

1577  Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.  

1578  Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hungary/German Emperor (1619-37) was born on this day in history.  

1589  On July - 09 birth of johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist  

1654  Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.  

1686  On this day in history birth of philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)  

1228  On this day in history death of stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1386  Death of Leopold III of Austria (b. 1351) on July - 09.  

1441  Jan/Johannes van Eyck, Flemish painter (Lamb Gods), dies on July - 09.  

1553  Death of Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521) on this day in history.  

1639  On this day in history entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65  

1654  Ferdinand, son of RC emperor Ferdinand III, dies on July - 09.  

1677  Angelus Silesius [Johann Scheffer], German medical/mystic poet, dies on this day in history.  

1696  Waclaw Potocki, Polish poet (Wojna Chocimska), dies on July - 09.