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March 9 is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 297 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Summer - Maurice agrees to Khosrau's entreaties and agrees to restart the war with Persia Bahram Chobin (Chubin Chobina (in Persian بهرام چوبین was a famous Eran spahbod (military commander during Khosrau II 's rule in Sassanid The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty or Sassanian Dynasty (ساسانیان) is the name used for the third Iranian dynasty and the second Persian empire
• 1230 - Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus near the village of Klokotnitsa. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Ivan Asen II (Иван Асен II iˈvan aˈsɛn ˈftɔri also Йоан Асен II Yoan Asen II) in English sometimes known as John Asen II, The Battle of Klokotnitsa (Битката при Клокотница Bitkata pri Klokotnitsa) occurred on 9 March 1230 near the village of Klokotnitsa The Principality of Epirus can also refer to the pashalik of Ali Pasha The Despotate or Principality of Epirus (Δεσποτάτο της Klokotnica ( Bulgarian: Клокотница, Semihçe is a village in southern Bulgaria near Haskovo.
• 1276 - Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City. Augsburg is an independent City in the south-west of Bavaria. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash
• 1500 - The fleet of Pedro Alvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467/1468/1469 &ndash about 1520 ˈpeðɾʊ ˈaɫvɐɾɨʃ kɐˈβɾaɫ in Portuguese, ˈawvaɾiʃ caˈbɾaw in Brazilian) was Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term often used to refer to the islands of SE Asia, especially the Malay Archipelago The fleet will discover the sea route to Brazil, already Portuguese since the treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Treaty of Tordesillas ( Portuguese: Tratado de Tordesilhas, Spanish: Tratado de Tordesillas) signed at Tordesillas (now in
• 1566 - David Rizzio, the private secretary to Mary I of Scotland, is murdered in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland. David Rizzio, sometimes written as David Riccio or David Rizzo (c The Palace of Holyroodhouse, or informally Holyrood Palace, founded as a monastery by David I of Scotland in 1128, has served as the principal residence Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1765 - After a public campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François-Marie Arouet ( 21 November 1694 30 May 1778) better known by the Pen name Voltaire, was a French Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Jean Calas (1698 &ndash 1762 was a merchant living in Toulouse, France, famous for having been the victim of a biased trial due to his being a Protestant Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son had actually committed suicide. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• 1776 - Publication of the economics book The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the Magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. Adam Smith ( baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of Political economy.
• 1796 - Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josèphe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie June 23 1763 &ndash May 29 1814) was the first
• 1834 - French Foreign Legion is founded. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
• 1841 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Amistad case, concerning captive Africans who seized control of the slave-trading ship carrying them: the court rules that they had been taken into slavery illegally. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The Amistad, 40 US (15 Pet 518 (1841 was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of slaves on board the Spanish As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
• 1842 - Giuseppe Verdi's third opera Nabucco premieres in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera writers. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Nabucco (short for Nabucodonosor, English Nebuchadnezzar) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1847 - Mexican-American War: United States forces under General Winfield Scott invade Mexico near Vera Cruz. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786 &ndash May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general Diplomat, and presidential candidate The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The city of Veracruz is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
• 1856 - Sigma Alpha Epsilon is founded in the Johnston Mansion House on the University of Alabama
• 1862 - American Civil War: The first battle between two ironclad warships, a five-hour battle near Hampton Roads, Virginia between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, results in a draw. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sigma Alpha Epsilon (also known as SΑΕ) is a secret letter social college fraternity Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South A warship is a Ship that is built and primarily intended for Combat. Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the USA. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Design Monitor was one of three ironclad warships ordered by the U USS Merrimack becomes CSS Virginia When the Commonwealth of Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861 one of the important federal military bases threatened
• 1896 - Prime Minister Francesco Crispi resigns following the Italian defeat at the Battle of Adowa. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Francesco Crispi ( October 4 1819 &ndash August 12 1901) was a 19th-century Italian Politician of Albanian Arberesh Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March, 1896 between Ethiopia
• 1908 - Inter Milan is founded. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club
• 1910 - The Westmoreland County Coal Strike, involving 15,000 coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers, begins. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911 was a strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The United Mine Workers of America ( UMW or UMWA) is a North
• 1916 - Pancho Villa leads 1,500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico, killing 17. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Columbus is a village in Luna County, New Mexico, United States.
• 1924 - Italy annexes Fiume. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is
• 1925 - Pink's War, the first RAF operation conducted independently of the Army or Navy, begins. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pink's War was an air to ground bombardment and strafing carried out by the Royal Air Force, under the command of Wing Commander Pink against the mountain strongholds The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)
• 1932 - The Egyptian University rector "Ahmed Lotfy El-Said" resigns in protest of the transfer of Dr. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Taha Hussein without the University's permission. Taha Hussein ( November 14, 1889 &mdash October 28, 1973) ( طه حسين) (nicknamed "the dean of Arabic literature"was A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects In 2003, an academic group called "March 9" is established in Egypt to defend academic rights and university independence. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• 1932 - The first Ford Flathead engine leaves the assembly line at Ford Motor Company. Overview This design had the camshaft above the crank as in a modern pushrod operated overhead valve engine An assembly line is a Manufacturing process in which parts (usually Interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following
• 1933 - Great Depression: The United States Congress begins its first 100 days of enacting New Deal legislation. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to the Congress. The Emergency Banking Act (also known as the Emergency Banking Relief Act) was an act of the United States Congress spearheaded by President Franklin D
• 1935 - Adolf Hitler announces the creation of a new air force. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
• 1945 - World War II: Bombing of Tokyo - American B-29 bombers attack Tokyo, Japan with incendiary bombs. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are Bombs designed to start Fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as Napalm, Thermite The resulting fire storm kills over 100,000 people. A firestorm is a Conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system The attack begins March 9 and continues into March 10.
• 1954 - McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy," produced by Fred Friendly. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. See It Now was a television Newsmagazine and documentary broadcast by CBS in the 1950s Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U Fred Friendly should not be confused with Ed Friendly. Fred W
• 1957 - The magnitude 8. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released 6 1957 Andreanof Islands Earthquake and tsunami occurs. The 1957 Andreanof Islands Earthquake was a magnitude 86 Megathrust earthquake that took place on March 9, 1957. A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when
• 1959 - The Barbie doll debuts. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbie is a best-selling fashion Doll launched in 1959 The doll is produced by Mattel Inc
• 1967 - Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva (sometimes Stalina, later Lana Peters) (born 28 February 1926 Moscow, Soviet Union) (Светлана Иосифовна In Politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1975 - Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ( TAPS) usually called the Alyeska Pipeline in Alaska or the Alaska Pipeline elsewhere is a major U
• 1976 - Forty-two people die in a Cavalese cable-car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cavalese cable car disaster occurred on 3 February 1998 near the Italian town Cavalese when a U
• 1977 - The 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege: Approximately a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims take over three buildings in Washington, D.C., killing one person and taking more than 130 hostages. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege refers to an incident that occurred March 9-11 1977 in which three buildings in Washington D The Hanafi ( Arabic حنفي school is the oldest of the four schools of thought ( Madhhabs A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The hostage situation ends two days later.
• 1984 - The Competitive Enterprise Institute in founded in Washington, D. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI is a Non-profit public policy organization founded in 1984 by Fred L C.
• 1986 - United States Navy divers find the largely intact but heavily-damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Space Shuttle Challenger ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099 was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service The bodies of all seven astronauts were still inside. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained
• 1989 - A strike forces financially-troubled Eastern Air Lines into bankruptcy. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Eastern Air Lines was a major United States Airline that existed from the late 1920s until 1991 Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against
• 1990 - Dr. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Antonia Novello is sworn in as Surgeon General of the United States, becoming the first female and Hispanic American to serve in that position. Antonia Coello Novello (born Antonia Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America
• 1990 - Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland and Labrador's approval of the Meech Lake Accord to amend Canada's constitution, effectively killing the Accord. The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the First minister for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the provincial
• 1991 - Massive demonstrations are held against Slobodan Milošević in Belgrade. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Two people are killed and tanks are in the streets. A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical
• 1993 - Rodney King testifies at the federal trial of four Los Angeles, California police officers accused of violating King's civil rights when they beat him during an arrest. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Rodney Glen King April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth Texas) --> (born April 2, 1965 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 2002 - Suicide bombing in the Cafe Moment in Jerusalem. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• 2006 - Liquid water is discovered on Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of Saturn. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. TemplateInfobox Planet.--> This article is about the moon of
• 2007 - The US Justice Department releases an internal audit that found that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had acted illegally in its use of the USA Patriot Act to secretly obtain personal information about US citizens. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person organization system process project or product The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is a controversial Act of Congress that U

Births

• 1213 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. Hugh IV of Burgundy ( March 9 1213 &ndash October 27 1271) was Duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271 1271)
• 1285 - Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. Emperor Go-Nijō (後二条天皇 Go-Nijō-tennō) ( March 9, 1285 &ndash September 10, 1308) was the 94th emperor 1318)
• 1454 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer and cartographer (d. The Explorer and Cartographer Amerigo Vespucci ( March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was the first person to demonstrate 1512)
• 1564 - David Fabricius, German astronomer (d. David Fabricius ( March 9, 1564, Esens - May 7, 1617, Osteel) was a German theologian who made two major 1617)
• 1568 - Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (d. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga ( Italian: Luigi Gonzaga, Portuguese and Spanish: Luís de Gonzaga, March 9, 1568 &ndash 1591)
• 1629 - Tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (Алексей Михайлович ( March 9, 1629 (O 1676)
• 1720 - Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke FRS ( March 9, 1720 &ndash May 16, 1790) and eldest son of the 1st earl, was educated 1790)
• 1737 - Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Josef Mysliveček ( March 9, 1737 &ndash February 4, 1781) was a Czech Composer in the Galant tradition 1781)
• 1749 - Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Honoré Gabriel Riqueti Comte de Mirabeau ( March 9, 1749 &ndash April 2, 1791) was a French writer popular orator and statesman 1791)
• 1753 - Jean-Baptiste Kleber, French general (d. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jean Baptiste Kléber ( 9 March, 1753 &ndash 14 June, 1800) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. 1800)
• 1758 - Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroscientist (d. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Franz Joseph Gall ( March 9, 1758 - August 22, 1828) was a Neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the 1828)
• 1763 - William Cobbett, English journalist and author (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Cobbett ( 9 March 1763 &ndash 18 June 1835) was an English political pamphleter Farmer and prolific 1835)
• 1806 - Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist (d. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edwin Forrest ( March 9, 1806 - December 12, 1872) was an American Actor. 1872)
• 1814 - Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Тарáс Григóрович Шевчéнко ( &ndash) was a Ukrainian Poet, Artist and humanist. 1861)
• 1815 - David Davis, Justice of the U. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year David Davis ( March 9, 1815 &ndash June 26, 1886) was a United States Senator from Illinois and Associate justice S. Supreme Court (d. 1886)
• 1820 - Samuel Blatchford, Justice of the U. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the university president and grandfather of Samuel Blatchford see Rev S. Supreme Court (d. 1893)
• 1825 - Alexander F. Mozhaiski, Russian aviation pioneer (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Alexander Fedorovich Mozhayskiy (Александр Фёдорович Можайский ( in Rochensalm, current Kotka, Finland &mdash in Saint 1890)
• 1839 - Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Phoebe Knapp ( March 9 1839 &ndash July 10 1908) was a Composer of Music for Hymns Knapp was born in 1908)
• 1856 - Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Eddie Foy Sr (born Edwin Fitzgerald Foy March 9, 1856 in Greenwich Village, New York City died February 16, 1928 Kansas City Missouri 1928)
• 1887 - Phil Mead, English cricketeer (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Philip Mead" redirects here Philip Mead is also the fictional President of the United States in the year 2052 in the Video game Deus Ex 1958)
• 1887 - Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz A Lenz ( March 9, 1887 in Pflugrade, Pommern &ndash July 6, 1976 in Göttingen) was a German Geneticist 1976)
• 1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Molotov redirects here For other uses see Molotov (disambiguation. 1986)
• 1892 - Vita Sackville-West, English writer and gardener (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Victoria Mary Sackville-West The Hon Lady Nicolson, CH ( March 9, 1892 &ndash June 2, 1962) best known as Vita Sackville-West 1962)
• 1894 - Frank Arnau, German writer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Arnau ( March 9, 1894 Vienna - February 11, 1976 Munich) was the pseudonym of a German Crime 1976)
• 1900 - Howard Aiken, American computing pioneer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Howard Hathaway Aiken ( March 8, 1900 – March 14 1973) was a pioneer in Computing, being the primary engineer behind IBM 1973)
• 1900 - Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Early life Aimone d'Aosta was born in Turin. He was the second son of Prince Emanuele Filiberto 2nd Duke of Aosta (son of Amadeus I of Spain 1948)
• 1902 - Will Geer, American actor (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Will Geer ( 9 March 1902 &ndash 22 April 1978) was an American Actor. 1978)
• 1904 - Paul Klipsch, American engineer, noted for his loudspeaker designs. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Paul Wilbur Klipsch ( March 9 1904 – May 5 2002) was an American High fidelity audio pioneer known for developing the high-efficiency For the Marty Friedman album see Loudspeaker (album A loudspeaker, speaker, or speaker system is an electroacoustical (d. 2002)
• 1909 - Derk Bodde, American sinologist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Derk Bodde ( 9 March 1909 - 3 November 2003) was a prominent 20th century American Sinologist and historian of China 2003)
• 1910 - Samuel Barber, American composer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Samuel Osborne Barber II ( March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American Composer of Orchestral, Opera, 1981)
• 1915 - Johnnie Johnson, British fighter pilot (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Air Vice Marshal James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC and Bar ( 9 March A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed 2001)
• 1918 - George Lincoln Rockwell, founder and leader of the American Nazi Party (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Lincoln Rockwell ( March 9, 1918 – August 25, 1967) was a Navy Reserve Commander (aviation and founder of the American Nazi The American Nazi Party was an organization formed with the goal of reviving Nazism, this time in the United States of America. 1967)
• 1918 - Mickey Spillane, American writer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Frank Morrison Spillane ( March 9 1918 – July 17 2006) better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of 2006)
• 1921 - Carl Betz, American actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Carl Betz ( March 9, 1921 – January 18, 1978) was an American Film and Television Actor best 1978)
• 1921 - Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dimitris Horn (Δημήτρης Χορν ( March 9, 1921 - 16 January, 1998) was a Greek theatrical and film performer 1998)
• 1923 - Walter Kohn, Austrian-born physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1928 - Gerald Bull, Canadian long range artillery designer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Kohn (born March 9, 1923 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian born American Theoretical physicist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Vincent Bull ( March 9, 1928 - March 22, 1990) was a Canadian engineer who developed long range Artillery. 1990)
• 1929 - Desmond Hoyte, Prime Minister and President of Guyana (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Desmond Hoyte ( March 9, 1929 &ndash December 22, 2002) was a Guyanese politician Heads of Government of Guyana (1953-Present Chief Ministers of Guyana (1953-1961 Premiers of Guyana (1961-1966 Prime Ministers of Guyana (1966-Present When Guyana was declared a republic in 1970 the president was elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term and possessed largely ceremonial powers 2002)
• 1930 - Ornette Coleman, American musician
• 1931 - Thore Skogman, Swedish entertainer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) is an American saxophonist Violinist Trumpeter and Composer. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thore Skogman ( March 9 1931 &ndash December 9 2007) was a Swedish entertainer 2007)
• 1932 - Keely Smith, American singer
• 1932 - Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor
• 1933 - Mel Lastman, Canadian politician
• 1933 - Lloyd Price, American singer
• 1934 - Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Keely Smith (born Dorothy Jacqueline Keely 9 March 1932, in Norfolk Virginia, of part Cherokee and Irish descent is an American Walter Mercado (sometimes referred to simply as "Walter" b Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman (born March 9, 1933) affectionately known as "Mayor Mel" is a former businessman and politician Lloyd Price (born 9 March 1933, Kenner, Louisiana) was an early New Orleans -style Rock and roll Musician. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1968)
• 1934 - Del Close, American actor, improviser, writer, and teacher (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Del Close ( March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) along with Keith Johnstone, Paul Sills, Dudley Riggs and Viola 1999)
• 1934 - Marlene Streit, Canadian golfer
• 1934 - Joyce Van Patten, American actress
• 1935 - Andrew Viterbi, American telecommunications scientist and businessman
• 1936 - Tom Sestak, American football player (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Marlene Stewart Streit (born March 9, 1934) is a Golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Joyce Benignia Van Patten (born March 9 1934) is an American stage film and television actress. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew James Viterbi PhD (Bergamo (Italy March 9, 1935) is an Italian-American Electrical engineer and businessman A scientist, in the broadest sense refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire Knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Joseph Sestak ( March 9, 1936 - April 3, 1987) was an American football Defensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills 1987)
• 1936 - Mickey Gilley, American musician and singer
• 1937 - Bernard Landry, Premier of Quebec from 2001-2003
• 1937 - Brian Redman, English racing driver
• 1938 - Lill-Babs, Swedish singer
• 1940 - Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican actor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Mickey Gilley (b Mickey Leroy Gilley March 9, 1936) is an American Country music Singer and Musician. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Bernard Landry GOQ (born March 9, 1937) is a Quebec lawyer teacher politician who served as Premier of Quebec Brian Thomas Redman (born March 9, 1937 in Colne, Lancashire) is a British former Racing driver from England Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lill-Babs (born Barbro Margareta Svensson on 9 March 1938) is a Swedish Singer and actress Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay ( March 9, 1940 &ndash October 24, 1994) better known as Raúl Juliá, was an actor from 1994)
• 1941 - Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernesto Arturo Miranda ( March 9, 1941 – January 31, 1976) was a laborer whose conviction on kidnapping rape and armed robbery charges 1976)
• 1942 - John Cale, Welsh musician (The Velvet Underground)
• 1942 - Mark Lindsay, American singer/musician (Paul Revere & The Raiders)
• 1943 - Bobby Fischer, American chess player (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Mark Lindsay is an American Musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders. Paul Revere and the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and earlier 1970s best-known for hits like Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert James "Bobby" Fischer ( March 9 1943 – January 17 2008) was an American -born Chess Grandmaster 2008)
• 1943 - Charles Gibson, American television journalist
• 1943 - Trish Van Devere, American actress
• 1943 - Colin Murdock, American voice actor
• 1945 - Robert Calvert, English singer (Hawkwind) (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article refers to the TV journalist For other people with the same name see Charles Gibson (disambiguation. Trish Van Devere (born March 9, 1943) is an American Actress. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colin Murdock (born September 9, 1958, Calgary Alberta Canada) is a voice actor who is often miscredited as Colin Murdoch. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Robert Newton Calvert ( 9 March 1945, Pretoria South Africa - 14 August 1988) was a writer poet and performer Hawkwind are a British rock band, one of the earliest Space rock groups 1988)
• 1945 - Dennis Rader, American serial killer
• 1945 - Robin Trower, British rock musician
• 1946 - Jim Cregan, British rock musician
• 1947 - Keri Hulme, New Zealandic writer
• 1948 - Jeffrey Osborne, American singer
• 1948 - Emma Bonino, Italian politician
• 1949 - Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer
• 1950 - Doug Ault, baseball player (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9 1945 is an American Serial killer who murdered 10 people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita Kansas Robin Trower (born 9 March 1945 in Catford, South East London, England) is an English rock Guitarist Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Cregan (born March 9, 1946 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) is a rock Guitarist and Bassist Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keri Hulme (born March 9, 1947) is a New Zealand Writer, best known for The Bone People, her only novel Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Osborne (born March 9, 1948 in Providence Rhode Island) is an American funk and R&B musician songwriter and former Emma Bonino (born March 9 1948 in Bra) is an Italian politician former Member of the European Parliament and current Member Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aarne Tapani Kansa (born March 9 1949 in Hamina, Finland) is a Finnish singer Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Douglas Reagan Ault ( March 9, 1950 – December 22, 2004) was a Major League Baseball First baseman / Designated hitter 2004)
• 1950 - Danny Sullivan, American race car driver
• 1951 - Michael Kinsley, American journalist and editor
• 1951 - Helen Zille, South African politician
• 1954 - Bobby Sands, IRA member (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Daniel John "Danny" Sullivan III (Born March 9, 1950 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former racing driver from the United States. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Michael Kinsley (born March 9, 1951 in Detroit Michigan) is an American political Journalist, commentator Television host and pundit Helen Zille ( 9 March, 1951 - is the Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa 's Western Cape province and leader of the Democratic Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Robert Gerard Sands (Roibeard Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh commonly known as Bobby Sands, (9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981 was a Provisional Irish Republican Army The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who 1981)
• 1955 - Teo Fabi, Italian racing driver
• 1955 - Ornella Muti, Italian actress
• 1956 - Shashi Tharoor, Indian author & United Nations Under-Secretary General
• 1956 - David Willetts, UK Shadow Secretary for Education (Conservative)
• 1957 - Mark Mancina, American composer
• 1957 - Faith Daniels, American journalist
• 1957 - Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician
• 1958 - Martin Fry, English pop singer (ABC)
• 1958 - Jack Kenny, American television writer and producer
• 1960 - Linda Fiorentino, American actress
• 1961 - Mike Leach, American college football coach
• 1961 - Robert Rechsteiner, US professional wrestler (Rick Steiner)
• 1961 - Camryn Manheim, American actress
• 1962 - Jan Furtok, Polish footballer
• 1963 - Sean Salisbury, American football player
• 1963 - Terry Mulholland, American baseball player
• 1963 - David Pogue, Technology columnist and musician
• 1964 - Juliette Binoche, French actress
• 1964 - Phil Housley, American ice hockey player
• 1964 - Herbert Fandel, German football referee
• 1965 - Brian Bosworth, American football player
• 1965 - Benito Santiago, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1966 - Brendan Canty, American musician (Fugazi)
• 1966 - Tony Lockett, Australian Rules Footballer
• 1966 - Michael Patrick MacDonald, American memorist
• 1968 - Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer
• 1968 - Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative)
• 1969 - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
• 1969 - Stefie Shock, Quebec singer and songwriter
• 1970 - Martin Johnson, English rugby player
• 1970 - Shannon Leto, American drummer and occasional actor (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1971 - Emmanuel Lewis, American actor
• 1971 - C Miller, American rapper
• 1971 - Diego Torres, Argentine singer
• 1972 - Spencer Howson, Australian radio broadcaster
• 1972 - Kerr Smith, American actor
• 1973 - Aaron Boone, American baseball player
• 1975 - Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer
• 1975 - Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer
• 1976 - Thor Halvorssen, human rights activist
• 1976 - Ben Mulroney, Canadian television host
• 1977 - Yamila Diaz, Argentine supermodel
• 1977 - Radek Dvořák, Czech hockey player
• 1978 - Lucas Neill, Australian footballer
• 1979 - Chingy, American rapper
• 1979 - Melina Perez, WWE Diva
• 1980 - Matthew Gray Gubler, American actor, film director, sketch artist, and former fashion model. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Teodorico Fabi (born March 9, 1955) better known as Teo Fabi, is an Italian former Racing driver. Ornella Muti (born March 9, 1955) is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shashi Tharoor ( Malayalam: ശശി തരൂര്‍ born 9 March 1956 in London) was an Indian Diplomat at the United David Linsay Willetts (born 9 March 1956 is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Havant, in the United Kingdom. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Mark Mancina (born March 9, 1957 in Santa Monica California) is a Composer, primarily for Hollywood Soundtracks such as Faith Daniels ( March 9, 1957, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) became nationally known for her role in anchoring some of America's most popular News Mona Ingeborg Sahlin ˈmoːna saˈlin (born 9 March 1957) is a Swedish Politician and the current leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Fry (born 9 March, 1958, in Manchester) is lead singer of the band ABC. ABC are an English pop band that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990 Jack Kenny (born 9 March 1958) is an American television writer and the creator of the controversial NBC television show The Book Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Linda Fiorentino (born March 9, 1960) Fiorentino is of Italian American Catholic background Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael C Leach (born in Susanville California) is the current Head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Camryn Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American Emmy Award - and Golden Globe Award -winning Actress known primarily Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Furtok (born 9 March, 1962 in Katowice) is a retired Polish football player Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Sean Salisbury (born March 9, 1963) is an American former ESPN football analyst and former NFL and CFL Quarterback Terence John Mulholland (born March 9, 1963 in Uniontown Pennsylvania) is a retired Major League Baseball Pitcher. David Pogue (born March 9 1963) is a technology writer journalist and commentator Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Juliette Binoche (in French ʒylijɛt biˈnɔʃ born 9 March 1964 is an Academy Award -winning French film actress. Phillip F Housley (born March 9, 1964 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a former Ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Herbert Fandel (born March 9, 1964 in Kyllburg) is a German football referee who was in charge of the 2007 UEFA Champions Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Brian Keith Bosworth (also referred to as The Boz) (born March 9, 1965 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former American football Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Brendan Canty (born March 9, 1966 in Teaneck New Jersey) is an American Musician, best known as the Drummer for the band Fugazi are an American alternative / post-hardcore band that formed in Washington D Michael Patrick MacDonald (born March 9, 1966) is an Irish-American activist against crime and violence and author of his memoir All Souls A Family Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a former French Football (soccer player who played as a forward or as Johnny Kelly (born March 9, 1968) is the drummer for the gothic-doom band Type O Negative from Brooklyn, New York, and Type O Negative is a Heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson on March 9, 1969 in Gulfport Mississippi) is an American professional Basketball Stefie Shock (b March 9, 1969) is a Québécois singer-songwriter Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970 is a former Rugby union footballer who represented and captained England and Leicester. Shannon Christopher Leto (born March 9 1970) is an American Drummer and an occasional Actor. 30 Seconds to Mars (or Thirty Seconds to Mars and often abbreviated to 30STM) is an American rock band from Los Angeles California Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Emmanuel Lewis (born March 9, 1971 in Brooklyn New York) is an American actor For the football player of the same name see Corey Miller (football player. Diego Antonio Caccia Torres (born March 9, 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spencer Howson is the "Breakfast" radio presenter on 612 ABC Brisbane, an ABC Local Radio station in Brisbane, Queensland Kerr Van Cleve Smith (born March 9, 1972) is an American Actor, known for playing the Gay High school student Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973 in La Mesa, California) is a major league infielder currently with the Washington Nationals Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudolphus (Roy Antonius Makaay (born March 9, 1975 in Wijchen, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who is a Striker for Juan Sebastián Verón (born 9 March 1975 in La Plata) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a Midfielder. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thor Leonardo Halvorssen Mendoza (born 1976—commonly known as Thor Halvorssen —is a human rights advocate and film producer with contributions in the field of public policy Benedict Martin Paul "Ben" Mulroney (born March 9, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian Television host. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Yamila Díaz-Rahi (born circa 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine model of Lebanese and Spanish descent Radek Dvořák (born March 9 1977 Tábor, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player with the Florida Panthers of the National Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Lucas Edward Neill (born June 30, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer player who is the captain of Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Howard Bailey Jr (born March 9, 1980) better known by his Stage name Chingy, is an American Hip-Hop Recording artist Melina Nava Perez (born March 9 1979 better known simply as Melina, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Gray Gubler (born March 9, 1980) is an American Actor, Film director, sketch artist and former fashion model
• 1981 - Antonio Bryant, American football player
• 1981 - Anders Nøhr, Danish footballer
• 1981 - Clay Rapada, American baseball player
• 1982 - Paul Ballard, English television presenter
• 1983 - Clint Dempsey, American footballer
• 1983 - Maite Perroni, singer in the Latin pop group RBD
• 1983 - Wayne Simien, American basketball player
• 1985 - Parthiv Patel, Indian Cricket Player
• 1984 - Julia Mancuso, American Olympic gold medalist
• 1986 - Brittany Snow, American actress
• 1987 - Bow Wow, American rapper and actor
• 1996 - Darsheel Safary, Youngest Indian actor to win filmfare award for best performance

Deaths

• 1202 - King Sverre of Norway
• 1422 - Jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Antonio Bryant (born March 9, 1981 in Miami Florida) is an American football Wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Anders Nøhr (born March 9 1981) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for the Danish Superliga side Clayton Anthony Rapada (born March 9, 1981 in Portsmouth Virginia) is a Left-handed Relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Paul Ballard may refer to Paul Ballard (rugby league Rugby Player Paul 'Des' Ballard TV Presenter Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey (born March 9 1983 in Nacogdoches Texas) is an American Football (soccer player who plays midfield for Fulham Maite Perroni Beorlegui (born March 9, 1983 in Mexico City Federal District is a Mexican Singer and Actress. RBD is a two times Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teenage-oriented Telenovela Rebelde Wayne Anthony Simien Jr (born March 9, 1983, in Leavenworth Kansas) is an American professional Basketball player currently with Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Parthiv Ajay Patel (born 9 March 1985 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat) is an Indian Cricketer Wicketkeeper - Batsman, and former member Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Julia Mancuso (born March 9, 1984 in Reno Nevada) is an American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist in the Giant slalom Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American television and film actress most known for The Pacifier, John Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9 1987 better known by his Stage name Bow Wow (previously Lil' Bow Wow) is an American Rapper, actor and Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Darsheel Safary (born March 9 1996 is an award winning Indian film actor working in Hindi Bollywood films Sverre Sigurdsson ( Sverrir Sigurðarson, c 1145/1151 &ndash 9 March 1202) was King of Norway from 1184 to 1202 Jan Želivský ( 1380 - 9 March 1422) was a Czech priest and a radical representative of the Hussite reformation The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus or John Huss (c 1380)
• 1440 - St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. Saint Frances of Rome (or Saint Francesca Romana) (1384 – March 9 1440) was born of wealthy Italian parents 1384)
• 1566 - David Rizzio, Italian secretary of Mary I of Scotland (b. David Rizzio, sometimes written as David Riccio or David Rizzo (c 1533)
• 1649 - James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. James Hamilton 1st Duke of Hamilton ( June 19, 1606 &ndash March 9, 1649) Scottish nobleman and Civil war General 1606)
• 1649 - Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (executed) (b. Henry Rich 1st Earl of Holland (baptized August 19, 1590 &ndash March 9, 1649) was the son of Robert Rich 1st Earl of Warwick and 1590)
• 1661 - Jules Cardinal Mazarin, French cardinal and statesman (b. Jules Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino ( July 14 1602 &ndash March 9 1661) was an accomplished French statesman 1602)
• 1709 - Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat
• 1808 - Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ralph Montagu 1st Duke of Montagu (ca 1638 &ndash March 9, 1709) English Diplomatist was the second son of Edward Montagu 2nd Baron Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Bonomi the Elder ( 19 January 1739 - 9 March 1808) was an Italian Architect and draughtsman notable for 1739)
• 1851 - Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist (b. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1777)
• 1888 - William I, German Emperor (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1797)
• 1897 - Sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sondre Norheim, born Sondre Auverson, ( June 10, 1825 &ndash March 9, 1897) was a Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern Skiing 1825)
• 1918 - Frank Wedekind, writer
• 1937 - Paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benjamin Franklin Wedekind ( Hannover July 24, 1864 &ndash Munich March 9, 1918) usually known as Frank Wedekind Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Elmer More ( December 12, 1864 &ndash March 9, 1937) was an American Journalist, critic Essayist and 1864)
• 1954 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs ( August 11, 1912 &ndash March 9, 1954) was a German Astronomer. 1912)
• 1954 - V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Vagn Walfrid Ekman ( May 3, 1874 &ndash March 9, 1954) was a Swedish Oceanographer. 1874)
• 1960 - Jack Beattie, Northern Irish politician (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Beattie (1886 &ndash 9 March 1960) was a politician from Northern Ireland. 1886)
• 1964 - Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck ( March 20, 1870 - March 9, 1964) was a German General, the commander of the German 1870)
• 1966 - Pablo Birger, Argentine racing driver (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Pablo Birger (born 7 January 1924 in Buenos Aires - died 9 March 1966 in Buenos Aires was an Argentine racing driver who 1924)
• 1971 - Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria also called Kyrillos VI, born Azer Youssef Atta ( August 2, 1902 &ndash March 9, 1971 1902)
• 1974 - Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr ( November 19, 1915 &ndash March 9, 1974) was an American pharmacologist and biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1915)
• 1975 - Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gleb W Derujinsky ( August 13, 1888 &ndash March 9, 1975) was a Russian-American sculptor 1888)
• 1983 - Faye Emerson, American actress (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Faye Margaret Emerson ( July 8, 1917 – March 9, 1983) was an American film actress 1917)
• 1983 - Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ulf Svante von Euler ( February 7, 1905 &ndash March 9, 1983) was a Swedish physiologist and Pharmacologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1905)
• 1989 - Robert Mapplethorpe, American artist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Robert Mapplethorpe ( November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American Photographer, known for his large-scale highly 1946)
• 1991 - Jim Hardin, former Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves pitcher (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. James Warren Hardin ( August 6, 1943 – March 9, 1991) was a professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 1943)
• 1992 - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) (מְנַחֵם בְּגִין Mieczysław Biegun Менахем Вольфович Бегин 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992 was the sixth prime minister of the State of Israel The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1913)
• 1993 - C. Northcote Parkinson, British historian and writer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Cyril Northcote Parkinson was a British naval historian and author of some sixty books the most famous of which was his bestseller Parkinson's Law 1909)
• 1993 - Bob Crosby, American bandleader and vocalist (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bob Crosby ( August 23, 1913 Spokane Washington &ndash March 9, 1993 La Jolla California) was an American 1913)
• 1994 - Charles Bukowski, American writer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Henry Charles Bukowski ( August 16 1920 – March 9 1994) was a German American Poet, Novelist, and 1920)
• 1994 - Fernando Rey, Spanish-born actor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Fernando Casado D'Arambillet, better known as Fernando Rey ( September 20, 1917  &ndash March 9, 1994) was a Spanish 1917)
• 1994 - Eddie Creatchman, Canadian wrestler manager (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eddie Creatchman ( February 27, 1928 - March 9, 1994) was a Canadian wrestler-turned-manager who is perhaps most famous for his time in 1928)
• 1996 - George Burns, American actor and singer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor 1896)
• 1997 - The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again 1972)
• 1999 - Harry Somers, Canadian composer (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Harry Stewart Somers, CC ( 11 September 1925 &ndash 9 March, 1999) was the foremost English-Canadian composer of his period 1925)
• 2000 - Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Ivo Robić (born January 29, 1923 in Garešnica, former Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia, died March 9 1923)
• 2003 - Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stan Brakhage ( January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American non-narrative Filmmaker 1933)
• 2003 - Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. HE Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo ( February 14, 1946 &ndash March 9, 2003) was President of the Republic of Nauru. The president of Nauru is elected by Parliament from amongst its members 1946)
• 2004 - Albert Mol, Dutch actor (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Albert Mol ( Amsterdam, January 1, 1917 &ndash Laren, March 9, 2004) was a popular Dutch author actor and TV personality 1917)
• 2004 - Dr. Gerald Deskin, Ph.D., clinical child psychologist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dr Gerald Deskin PhD ( January 10 1929 - March 9 2004) was a clinical child psychologist, marriage and Family therapist 1929)
• 2004 - Robert Pastorelli, American actor (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Pastorelli ( June 21, 1954 &ndash March 8, 2004) was an American actor 1954)
• 2004 - Rust Epique, former Crazy Town guitarist (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Charles Lopez (b February 29, 1968 —d March 9, 2004) better known by his stage name Rust Epique, was an American Crazy Town is an Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. 1968)
• 2005 - Chris LeDoux, American country singer (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris LeDoux ( October 2, 1948 &ndash March 9, 2005) was an American Country music Singer-songwriter, bronze 1948)
• 2005 - Kurt Lotz, German business executive, second postwar CEO of Volkswagen (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Kurt Lotz (born 18 September 1912, died 9 March 2005) was the second Post-war Chief executive officer (CEO of the 1912)
• 2005 - István Nyers, Hungarian footballer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting István Nyers ('iʃtvan ɲerʃ also known as Stefano Nyers ( 25 May 1924 - 9 March 2005) was a Hungarian football 1924)
• 2005 - Jeanette Schmid, Austrian professional whistler; aka Baroness Lips von Lipstrill (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeanette Schmid ( 6 November 1924 - 9 March 2005) was a professional Transsexual whistler Jeanette Schmid ( 6 November 1924 - 9 March 2005) was a professional Transsexual whistler 1924)
• 2006 - John Profumo, British cabinet minister (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. John Dennis Profumo, CBE ( January 30, 1915 Kensington, London, England – March 9, 2006) 1915)
• 2006 - Geir Ivarsøy, Norwegian programmer, co-founder of Opera Software ASA (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Geir Ivarsøy ( June 27, 1957 – March 9, 2006) was the lead programmer at Opera Software. Opera Software ( is a Norwegian corporation primarily known for its Opera family of web browsers 1957)
• 2007 - Brad Delp, American singer (Boston) (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bradley E Delp ( June 12 1951 &ndash March 9 2007) was an American Musician. Boston is an American rock band from Boston Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s 1951)
• 2007 - Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Glen Harmon ( January 2, 1921 in Holland, Manitoba – March 9, 2007 in Mississauga, Ontario 1921)
• 2007 - Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, North Carolina politician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sen Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Jeanne Hopkins Lucas unknown)

Holidays and observances

• Belize - Baron Bliss Day. Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss, commonly known as Baron Bliss ( 16 February, 1869 &ndash 9 March, 1926) was a British

Catholicism Feast day of

• Saint Gregory of Nyssa
• Saint Frances of Rome
• Forty Martyrs of Sebaste

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described Gregory of Nyssa ( Greek: Άγιος Γρηγόριος Νύσσης Latin: Gregorius Nyssenus; Arabic: غريغوريوس النيصي Saint Frances of Rome (or Saint Francesca Romana) (1384 – March 9 1440) was born of wealthy Italian parents The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste or the Holy Forty (Ancient/ Katharevousa Greek Ἃγιοι Τεσσεράκοντα Demotic Άγιοι Σαράντα

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