JULY 9 | Birthdays and Events
Famous Birthdays
People born on July 9
Eddie Dean
Died: March 4, 1999
Considered to be the best "Cowboy" singer of his times.
Elias Howe
Died: October 3, 1819
Inventor of the modern lockstitch sewing machine.
Fred Savage
Actor always recognized as his role as Kevin in The Wonder Years.
Lee Embree
Died: January 24, 2008
Photographer who took the first American air-to-air photographs of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Marc Andreessen
Software developer and co-founder of Netscape.
O. J. Simpson
Died: April 10, 2024
Professional football player known as "the Juice." He is considered to be one of the best running backs of all time. His football success was less of an accomplishment after two criminal charges in 1994 of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. he was acquitted on both counts.
Richard Roundtree
Died: October 24, 2023
Actor fondly remembered for his role as Detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft.
Tom Hanks
Critically acclaimed, award-winning actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. A few of his famous works are Sleepless in Seattle, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Captain Phillips ,and the Toy Story franchise.
Historical Events on July 9
Events that occurred on July 9 throughout history
The Declaration of Independence is read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan.
George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for battle.
Financier pays off the national debt accrued during the American Revolution.
Financier James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 the national debt accrued during the American Revolution.
President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk.
President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk. Vice President Millard Fillmore assumed the Presidency.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
The first successful open-heart surgery in the U.S. is performed without anesthesia.
Heart surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery in the U.S. without anesthesia. The surgery performed on a patient who had a stab wound to the heart and a local anesthetic was used.
American forces take Saipan (WWII).
American forces take Saipan, causing the downfall of the Tojo government.
The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the U.S. Senate Select on Intelligence.
The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The report questioned the rationale for the Iraq War.