July 09 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | July 09 Calendar
July 9th Daily Holidays include:
- Barn Day – July 9, 2023 (Second Sunday in July)
- Call of the Horizon Day
- Fashion Day
- Martyrdom of the Bab – July 9, 2023
- National Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day
- National No Bra Day – (also on October 13th)
- National Sugar Cookie Day
July 09: Famous Birthdays
- July 09, 1945 – Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter
- July 09, 1957 – Kelly McGillis, American actress (Witness, Top Gun)
- July 09, 1964 – Courtney Love, American singer, songwriter, actress, and writer, married Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain
July 09: Historical Events
- July 09, 1776 – Per orders from George Washington, the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan
- July 09, 1790 – One third of the Russian Baltic fleet is captured by the Swedish Navy
- July 09, 1816 – Argentina declares their independence from Spain
- July 09, 1850 – U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk and contacting cholera morbus. Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the next U.S. President
- July 09, 1863 – The Union gets complete control of the Mississippi River after the Siege of Port Hudson ends
- July 09, 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship. Also gives all persons in the U.S. due process of law.
- July 09, 1893 – Daniel Hale Williams, an American heart surgeon performs the first successful open-heart surgery in the U.S. without anesthesia
- July 09, 1918 – The deadliest rail accident in U.S. history occurs in Nashville, Tennessee when an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people
- July 09, 1944 – During World War II, American forces take Saipan
- July 09, 1958 – A 7.9 Mw strike-slip earthquake occurs in Alaska which causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami which kills five people
- July 09, 1982 – Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing 145 on board and eight more on the ground
- July 09, 2006 – S7 Airlines Flight 778, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions in Sibera, killing 125 people
- July 09, 2011 – South Sudan gains their independence and secedes from Sudan
July 09: Music Events
- July 09, 1955 – Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets becomes the first Rock song to hit #1 on the Pop Chart
- July 09, 1968 – The Beatles release Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- July 09, 1969 – The Beatles start recording Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
- July 09, 1977 – Jet Airliner by The Steve Miller Band hits #8 in the US
- July 09, 1977 – Undercover Angel by Alan O’Day hits #1
- July 09, 1995 – Hootie & the Blowfish play the first concert at the Meadows Music Theater in Hartford, Connecticut
- July 09, 2019 – Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart reunite for the Love Alive tour which features all female support arts like Joan Jett, Sheryl Crow and Elle King
July 09: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for July 09 is Cancer.
July Birthstone:
What is the July Birthstone? Ruby
Ruby is the July birthstone – and it’s one of the most coveted of gems. The name is derived from the Latin word ruber, meaning “red” – the color of love and passion. Few things catch the eye like the ruby birthstone.
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