September 9 holidays in 2019

Historical Events on September 9

• 1543: Mary Stuart – who would later become known as Queen of Scots – is crowned Queen in Stirling, Scotland.
• 1739: One of the largest slave uprisings to occur before the American Revolution, happens near Charleston, South Carolina. It will become known as the Stono Rebellion.
• 1776: The Continental Congress finally decides to officially name its conglomeration of states the United States of America.
• 1791: The seat of political power in the United States, the capital, is named Washington, D.C after President George Washington – the first President of the United States.
• 1839: The first photograph taken using a glass plate is taken by John Herschel on this day.
• 1850: California officially becomes the 31^st state of the United States of America.
• 1855: Russian forces abandon the city of Sevastopol and thereby end the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
• 1863: Union forces enter the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee during the American Civil War.
• 1939: During WWII, the Battle of Hel starts.
• 1940: The first remote operation of a computer is pioneered by George Stibitz.
• 1942: During WWII, Japan commissions a float plane which drops incendiary bombs on Oregon on this day.
• 1943: The Allies invade Italy and land at Taranto and Salerno, Italy during World War II.
• 1945: Japan formally surrenders to China on this day.
• 1947: A moth is found lodged in a relay of the Mark II Computer at Harvard University. From this day on, any computer problem would be known as a computer bug.
• 1965: The United States creates the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development on this day.
• 1966: United States’ President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Acts into law.

Famous Birthdays on September 9

• American paleontologist Joseph Leidy is born in 1823.
• Russian author and playwright Leo Tolstoy is born in 1828.
• English Author Joseph Henry Shorthouse is born in 1834.
• American author Leon Edel is born in 1907.
• Italian author and poet Cesare Pavese is born in 1908.
• Japanese admiral Shigekazu Shimazaki is born in 1908.
• American actress Jane Greer is born in 1924.
• Native American educator, poet and author Louise Albeita is born in 1926.
• British actor Hugh Grant is born in 1960.
• American author Kimberly Willis Holt is born in 1960.
• American golfer Skip Kendall is born in 1964.