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Browse Historical Events by Day: What Happened on July 9th?

Discover major events and cultural milestones that happened on this day — organized by year. Dates for earlier events may be approximate.

1536 CE, July 9

Anne Boleyn is executed in England for high treason.

1816 CE, July 9

Argentina declares its independence from Spain.

1982 CE, July 9

Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727 flight from Miami to San Diego, with stops in New Orleans and Las Vegas. crashed in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner after being forced down shortly after takeoff due to wind shear which the pilots were not informed about prior to takeoff. All 145 on board, as well as 8 people on the ground, were killed. More

2011 CE, July 9

South Sudan gains independence from Sudan ending a decades-long civil war and becoming the world's newest country.

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