On this day: April 9
Events
Battle of LegnicaApril 9, 1241 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Appomattox Court HouseApril 9, 1865 · Wars & Conflicts
Operation WeserübungApril 9, 1940 – June 10, 1940 · Wars & Conflicts
Norwegian CampaignApril 9, 1940 – June 10, 1940 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Nashville SkylineApril 9, 1969 · Music
- Release of Summer of '42April 9, 1971 · Film
Founding of Groupe PSAApril 9, 1976 · Companies- Release of Long Live Rock 'n' RollApril 9, 1978 · Music
- Release of Jump Up!April 9, 1982 · Music
- Release of Betty BlueApril 9, 1986 · Film
April 9 tragedyApril 9, 1989 · World History- Release of BeethovenApril 9, 1992 · Film
1992 United Kingdom general electionApril 9, 1992 · Politics- Release of BlooddrunkApril 9, 2008 · Music
Release of Fearless (Taylor's Version)April 9, 2021 · Music
Born on this day
Johann CrügerApril 9, 1598 – February 23, 1662 · Music
George PeacockApril 9, 1791 – November 8, 1858 · Science
Theobald BoehmApril 9, 1794 – November 25, 1881 · Technology
Isambard Kingdom BrunelApril 9, 1806 – September 15, 1859 · Culture
Charles-Eugène DelaunayApril 9, 1816 – August 5, 1872 · Science
Eadweard MuybridgeApril 9, 1830 – May 8, 1904 · Technology
Edmond LaguerreApril 9, 1834 – August 14, 1886 · Science
Francesco Paolo TostiApril 9, 1846 – December 2, 1916 · Music
Josef HellmesbergerApril 9, 1855 – April 26, 1907 · Music
Charles Proteus SteinmetzApril 9, 1865 – October 26, 1923 · Technology
Élie CartanApril 9, 1869 – May 6, 1951 · Science
Marcel GrossmannApril 9, 1878 – September 7, 1936 · Science
Florence PriceApril 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953 · Music
Théodore MonodApril 9, 1902 – November 22, 2000 · Exploration
Victor VasarelyApril 9, 1906 – March 15, 1997 · Art
Antal DoratiApril 9, 1906 – November 13, 1988 · Music
Robert HelpmannApril 9, 1909 – September 28, 1986 · Film
Rafael Arnaiz BarónApril 9, 1911 – April 26, 1938 · Art- Jørn UtzonApril 9, 1918 – November 29, 2008 · Culture
Mary JacksonApril 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005 · Science
Ernst NeizvestnyApril 9, 1925 – August 9, 2016 · Art
Tom LehrerApril 9, 1928 – July 26, 2025 · Science
F. Albert CottonApril 9, 1930 – February 20, 2007 · Science
Heisuke HironakaApril 9, 1931 – March 18, 2026 · Science
Carl PerkinsApril 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998 · Music
Tony CraggApril 9, 1949 – present · Art
Kenneth CockrellApril 9, 1950 – present · Space
Christine KorsgaardApril 9, 1952 – present · Culture
Dominique PerraultApril 9, 1953 – present · Culture
Dennis QuaidApril 9, 1954 – present · Film
Isabel CoixetApril 9, 1960 – present · Film
Timothy KopraApril 9, 1963 – present · Space
Paulina PorizkovaApril 9, 1965 – present · Film
Sam HarrisApril 9, 1967 – present · Culture
RedOneApril 9, 1972 – present · Music
Jenna JamesonApril 9, 1974 – present · Film
Fabrizio MoroApril 9, 1975 – present · Film
David Gordon GreenApril 9, 1975 – present · Film
Serena M. Auñón-ChancellorApril 9, 1976 – present · Space
Gerard WayApril 9, 1977 – present · Music
Vesna PisarovićApril 9, 1978 – present · Music
Keshia Knight PulliamApril 9, 1979 – present · Film
Albert Hammond, Jr.April 9, 1980 – present · Music
Jay BaruchelApril 9, 1982 – present · Film
Mason EwingApril 9, 1982 – present · Film
Linda ChungApril 9, 1984 – present · Music
Tomohisa YamashitaApril 9, 1985 – present · Music
Tim BendzkoApril 9, 1985 – present · Music
Leighton MeesterApril 9, 1986 – present · Music
Jazmine SullivanApril 9, 1987 – present · Music
Kristen StewartApril 9, 1990 – present · Film
Elle FanningApril 9, 1998 – present · Film