Soyuz MS-18
Soyuz MS-18 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying three members of the Expedition 64 crew to the International Space Station.
What happened on April 9
40 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1388 to 2025.
Standout on April 9
2021
Tatmadaw
Burmese military and security forces commit the Bago massacre, during which at least 82 civilians are killed.
About April 9
April 9 is the 99th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 99 of 365 (100 in leap years)266 days left in the year (266 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029, Tuesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 15 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- April birthstone
- Diamondstrength, eternity and clarity
- April birth flower
- Daisy / Sweet peainnocence and blissful pleasure
- Next occurrence
- In 164 days
- Roman numerals
- IX.IVday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 50thEMD F40PH1976
- 30thGiovani Lo Celso1996
- 30thJayden Brailey1996
- 25thNika Mühl2001
- 10thDuane Clarridge2016
- 10thWill Smith (defensive end)2016
- 5thDMX2021
- 5thIan Gibson (politician)2021
April 9 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Will Smith (defensive end) · Duane Clarridge
- 25 years ago2001
- Nika Mühl
- 50 years ago1976
- EMD F40PH
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on April 9 — ages this year
- 2004TommyInnitturns 22
- 2003Hwang Do-yunturns 23
- 2001Nika Mühlturns 25
- 2000Tiago Djalóturns 26
- 2000Jackie Evanchoturns 26
- 1999Lil Nas Xturns 27
Historical events 40
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Tatmadaw
Burmese military and security forces commit the Bago massacre, during which at least 82 civilians are killed.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Windsor Castle aged 99.
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Myanmar civil war: Burmese military and police forces killed at least 82 civilians in the Bago massacre, including people protesting a recent coup d'état.
Soyuz MS-16
Soyuz MS-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying the Expedition 62/63 crew to the International Space Station.
Palm Sunday church bombings
The Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, take place.
2014 Franklin Regional High School stabbing
A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.
2013 Bushehr earthquake
A 6.1–magnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.
Velika Ivanča shooting
At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the Serbian village of Velika Ivanča.
Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting
Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.
Tbilisi
In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.
Charles III
Charles, Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.
2003 invasion of Iraq
Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled.
Iraq War
Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger, was shot dead by soldiers in Niamey.
Space Shuttle program
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-59.
Morteza Avini
Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary.
Federal judiciary of the United States
A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Georgia (country)
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 over Gadsden, Alabama, killing both of the Cessna's occupants.
Irish Republican Army
An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR.
Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement
The Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement is signed for 180,000 square kilometres (69,000 mi2) in the Mackenzie Valley of the western Arctic.
Massacre of Tbilisi
Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it and killing two Japanese sailors.
Iraq
The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Iraqi philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (pictured) and his sister Amina were executed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.
EMD F40PH
The first EMD F40PH, Amtrak's most widespread diesel locomotive for many years, entered into service.
Concorde
The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot.
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 took its maiden flight, eventually becoming the most produced commercial passenger jet airliner in the world.
NASA
NASA announced the selection of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts in Project Mercury.
1948 Palestine war
Palestine war: Fighters from the Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing more than 100 Palestinian Arabs.
Journey of Reconciliation
Sixteen white and black men began a two-week journey in the American South, acting in defiance of local laws that enforced segregated seating on public buses.
Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 1947
The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes killed 181 people and injured 970 others in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Heavy cruiser
The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer (pictured), the most successful capital-ship surface raider of the Second World War, was sunk by British bombers in port in Kiel.
World War II
World War II: Japanese forces defeated Allied troops at the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines before beginning to forcibly transfer more than 90,000 prisoners of war to prison camps in the Bataan Death March.
World War II
World War II: During the German invasion of Norway, Vidkun Quisling attempted to seize power in the first coup to be broadcast over radio.
DAR Constitution Hall
After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African-American singer Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
World War I
First World War: The Canadian Corps began the first wave of attacks of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in Vimy, France.
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville recorded himself singing "Au clair de la lune" on his phonautograph, producing the oldest known recording of an audible human voice (audio featured).
Old Swiss Confederacy
Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (born 1921)
Ian Gibson (politician)
Ian Gibson, British scientist and Labour Party politician (born 1938)
John Clarke (satirist)
John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, writer, and satirist (born 1948)
Paul Almond
Paul Almond, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1931)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Acacius of Amida
Christian feast day: Acacius of Amida
Casilda of Toledo
Christian feast day: Casilda of Toledo
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas of Tolentino
Waltrude
Christian feast day: Waltrude
Saint Materiana
Christian feast day: Materiana
Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Christian feast day: Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Gaucherius
Christian feast day: Gaucherius
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christian feast day: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
Spread across the centuries
- 14th century1
- 19th century1
- 20th century41
- 21st century37
Earliest: Old Swiss Confederacy (1388). Most recent: Ray Shero (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about April 9
What day of the year is April 9?
April 9 is the 99th day of the year, with 266 days left after it.
What star sign is April 9?
April 9 falls under Aries (March 21 – April 19), a fire sign ruled by Mars. The birthstone for the month is Diamond.
How many things happened on April 9?
We record 88 entries for April 9: 40 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1388 to 2025.
Who was born on April 9?
TommyInnit (2004) is among the notable births on April 9. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the April 9 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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