August 9

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August 9 is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

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Events

48 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.

378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.

1173 – Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.

1329 – Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.

1500 – Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.

1610 – The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.

1810 – Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.

1814 – Indian Wars: the Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.

1842 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

1854 – Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden.

1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.

1877 – Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army

1892 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.

1902 – Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

1907 – The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.

1914 – Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.

1925 – A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India

1930 – Betty Boop makes her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.

1936 – Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.

1942 – Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement.

1942 – World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.

1944 – The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.

1944 – Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.

1945 – World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. 35,000 people are killed outright, including 23,200-28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.

1945 – The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.

1965 – Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.

1969 – Followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.

1971 – The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed.

1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.

1991 – The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government’s case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.

1993 – The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.

1999 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.

2006 – At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.

2013 – Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.

2014 – Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.

Births

1201 – Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (d. 1274)

1537 – Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1604)

1544 – Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1606)

1603 – Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1669)

1631 – John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1700)

1653 – John Oldham, English poet and translator (d. 1683)

1674 – František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect, designed the Veltrusy Mansion (d. 1766)

1696 – Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)

1722 – Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)

1726 – Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (d. 1778)

1757 – Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American humanitarian; wife of Alexander Hamilton (d. 1854)

1757 – Thomas Telford, Scottish architect and engineer, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (d. 1834)

1776 – Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (d. 1856)

1783 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)

1788 – Adoniram Judson, American missionary and lexicographer (d. 1850)

1797 – Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and surveyor (d. 1855)

1805 – Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (d. 1860)

1845 – André Bessette, Canadian saint (d. 1937)

1847 – Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, French-Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1876)

1861 – Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (d. 1942)

1867 – Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist (d. 1920)

1872 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria (d. 1962)

1874 – Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)

1875 – Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1959)

1881 – Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince (d. 1918)

1890 – Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (d. 1958)

1896 – Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (d. 1980)

1896 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (d. 1980)

1899 – P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (d. 1996)

1901 – Charles Farrell, American actor and singer (d. 1990)

1902 – Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991)

1902 – Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician (d. 1984)

1909 – Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic (d. 1992)

1909 – Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (d. 1944)

1911 – William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1996)

1911 – Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (d. 2001)

1911 – John McQuade, Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 1984)

1913 – Wilbur Norman Christiansen, Australian astronomer and engineer (d. 2007)

1914 – Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (d. 1963)

1914 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator (d. 2001)

1914 – Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (d. 1990)

1915 – Mareta West, American astronomer and geologist (d. 1998)

1918 – Kermit Beahan, American colonel (d. 1989)

1918 – Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright (d. 1966)

1918 – Albert Seedman, American police officer (d. 2013)

1919 – Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1987)

1919 – Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)

1920 – Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (d. 2007)

1921 – Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author

1921 – J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska (d. 2005)

1922 – Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist (d. 1985)

1924 – Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (d. 2012)

1924 – Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (d. 2013)

1925 – David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (d. 1999)

1926 – Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer (d. 2001)

1927 – Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (d. 2014)

1927 – Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1978)

1928 – Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach

1928 – Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator

1928 – Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (d. 2010)

1929 – Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (d. 1979)

1930 – Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout (d. 2013)

1930 – Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (d. 2015)

1931 – Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer

1931 – James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (d. 2014)

1931 – Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (d. 2014)

1931 – Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach

1932 – Tam Dalyell, Scottish academic and politician (d. 2017)

1932 – John Gomery, Canadian lawyer and jurist

1933 – Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress, talk show host, and author

1935 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (d. 2008)

1936 – Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player

1936 – Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1938 – Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine

1938 – Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach

1938 – Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager

1939 – Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer

1939 – Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist (d. 1997)

1939 – The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2014)

1939 – Billy Henderson, American singer (d. 2007)

1939 – Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter

1939 – Romano Prodi, Italian academic and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy

1939 – Butch Warren, American bassist (d. 2013)

1940 – Linda Keen, American mathematician and academic

1942 – Tommie Agee, American baseball player (d. 2001)

1942 – Jack DeJohnette, American drummer, pianist, and composer

1942 – David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1943 – Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (d. 2013)

1944 – George Armstrong, English footballer (d. 2000)

1944 – Patrick Depailler, French race car driver (d. 1980)

1944 – Sam Elliott, American actor and producer

1944 – Patricia McKissack, American soldier, engineer, and author

1944 – John Simpson, English journalist and author

1945 – Barbara Delinsky, American author

1945 – Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater and sportscaster (d. 2012)

1945 – Zurab Sakandelidze, Georgian basketball player (d. 2004)

1945 – Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator

1946 – Jim Kiick, American football player

1947 – Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager

1947 – John Varley, American author

1948 – Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach

1949 – Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist and author

1949 – Ted Simmons, American baseball player and coach

1951 – James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host

1951 – Steve Swisher, American baseball player and manager

1952 – Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai activist and politician

1953 – Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater

1953 – Jean Tirole, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

1953 – Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer

1954 – Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach

1954 – Pete Thomas, English drummer

1955 – John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician

1957 – Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer

1958 – Amanda Bearse, American actress, comedian and director

1958 – James Lileks, American journalist and blogger

1958 – Calie Pistorius, South African engineer and academic

1959 – Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor

1959 – Michael Kors, American fashion designer

1961 – Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and sportscaster

1961 – John Key, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand

1962 – Louis Lipps, American football player and radio host

1962 – Kevin Mack, American football player

1962 – John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (d. 2015)

1963 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (d. 2012)

1963 – Jay Leggett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

1963 – Barton Lynch, Australian surfer

1964 – Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

1964 – Hoda Kotb, American journalist and television personality

1966 – Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach

1966 – Linn Ullmann, Norwegian journalist and author

1967 – Deion Sanders, American football and baseball player

1968 – McG, American director and producer

1968 – Gillian Anderson, American actress and director

1968 – Eric Bana, Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

1968 – Sam Fogarino, American drummer

1969 – Troy Percival, American baseball player and coach

1970 – Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1970 – Chris Cuomo, American lawyer and journalist

1973 – Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer and manager

1973 – Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and director

1973 – Gene Luen Yang, American author and illustrator

1974 – Derek Fisher, American basketball player and coach

1974 – Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor, singer, director, and screenwriter

1974 – Matt Morris, American baseball player

1974 – Kirill Reznik, American lawyer and politician

1974 – Raphaël Poirée, French biathlete

1975 – Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producer

1975 – Valentin Kovalenko, Uzbek football referee

1975 – Mike Lamb, American baseball player

1975 – Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player

1976 – Rhona Mitra, English actress and singer

1976 – Audrey Tautou, French model and actress

1977 – Jason Frasor, American baseball player

1977 – Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player

1977 – Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbek football referee

1977 – Adewale Ogunleye, American football player

1977 – Ime Udoka, American basketball player and coach

1977 – Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer

1978 – Dorin Chirtoacă, Moldavian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Chișinău

1978 – Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress and producer

1979 – Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player

1979 – Lisa Nandy, English lawyer and politician

1979 – Tony Stewart, American football player

1981 – Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player

1981 – Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player

1982 – Joel Anthony, American basketball player

1982 – Tyson Gay, American sprinter

1982 – Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist

1982 – Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belorussian cyclist

1983 – Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player

1983 – Alicja Smietana, Polish-English violinist

1984 – Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer

1985 – Luca Filippi, Italian race car driver

1985 – Anna Kendrick, American actress

1985 – Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer

1985 – JaMarcus Russell, American football player

1985 – Chandler Williams, American football player (d. 2013)

1986 – Michael Lerchl, German footballer

1986 – Daniel Preussner, German rugby player

1986 – Tyler "Telle" Smith, American singer-songwriter and bass player

1987 – Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter

1988 – Anthony Castonzo, American football player

1988 – Willian, Brazilian footballer

1988 – Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer

1989 – Jason Heyward, American baseball player

1989 – Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer

1989 – Kento Ono, Japanese actor and model

1990 – İshak Doğan, Turkish footballer

1990 – Stuart McInally, Scottish rugby player

1990 – Brice Roger, French skier

1991 – Alice Barlow, English actress

1991 – Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler

1999 – Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater

Deaths

378 – Traianus, Roman general

378 – Valens, Roman emperor (b. 328)

803 – Irene of Athens (b. 752)

833 – Al-Ma'mun, Iraqi caliph (b. 786)

1048 – Pope Damasus II

1107 – Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)

1173 – Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician

1211 – William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, exiled Anglo-Norman baron (b. 1144/53)

1260 – Walter of Kirkham, Bishop of Durham

1296 – Hugh, Count of Brienne, French crusader

1341 – Eleanor of Anjou, queen consort of Sicily (b. 1289)

1354 – Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (b. 1332)

1420 – Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (b. 1351)

1516 – Hieronymus Bosch, Early Netherlandish painter (b. circa 1450)

1534 – Thomas Cajetan, Italian cardinal and philosopher (b. 1470)

1580 – Metrophanes III of Constantinople (b. 1520)

1601 – Michael the Brave, Romanian prince (b. 1558)

1634 – William Noy, English lawyer and judge (b. 1577)

1720 – Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (b. 1678)

1744 – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (b. 1673)

1816 – Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (b. 1771)

1861 – Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (b. 1781)

1886 – Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (b. 1810)

1910 – Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)

1919 – Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)

1932 – John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)

1942 – Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)

1943 – Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)

1945 – Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)

1945 – Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)

1946 – Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)

1948 – Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)

1949 – Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)

1957 – Carl Clauberg, German physician (b. 1898)

1962 – Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)

1963 – Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, American son of John F. Kennedy (b. 1963)

1967 – Joe Orton, English author and playwright (b. 1933)

1969 – Wojciech Frykowski, Polish-American actor and author (b. 1936)

1969 – Sharon Tate, American model and actress (b. 1943)

1969 – C. F. Powell, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)

1972 – Sıddık Sami Onar, Turkish lawyer and academic (b. 1897)

1974 – Bill Chase, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1934)

1975 – Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1906)

1978 – James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1903)

1979 – Walter O'Malley, American businessman (b. 1903)

1979 – Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founded the Crips (b. 1953)

1980 – Jacqueline Cochran, American pilot (b. 1906)

1981 – Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (b. 1904)

1985 – Clive Churchill, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1927)

1988 – Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer and poet (b. 1905)

1990 – Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (b. 1914)

1992 – Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer and actor (b. 1938)

1995 – Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)

1996 – Frank Whittle, English soldier and engineer, invented the jet engine (b. 1907)

1999 – Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian journalist and politician (b. 1910)

2000 – John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

2000 – Nicholas Markowitz, American murder victim (b. 1984)

2002 – Paul Samson, English guitarist (b. 1953)

2003 – Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (b. 1929)

2003 – Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945)

2003 – Gregory Hines, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1946)

2003 – R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (b. 1931)

2004 – Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1908)

2004 – Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (b. 1918)

2004 – David Raksin, American composer and educator (b. 1912)

2005 – Judith Rossner, American author (b. 1935)

2006 – Philip E. High, English author (b. 1914)

2006 – James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (b. 1914)

2007 – Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (b. 1922)

2008 – Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1957)

2008 – Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (b. 1941)

2010 – Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (b. 1926)

2010 – Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)

2012 – Carl Davis, American record producer (b. 1934)

2012 – Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (b. 1927)

2012 – Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (b. 1934)

2012 – David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (b. 1964)

2012 – Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican-American actress (b. 1930)

2012 – Mel Stuart, American director and producer (b. 1928)

2013 – Harry Elliott, American baseball player and coach (b. 1923)

2013 – Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (b. 1923)

2013 – William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1947)

2014 – J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1929)

2014 – Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1958)

2014 – Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (b. 1930)

2014 – Ed Nelson, American actor (b. 1928)

2015 – Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1930)

2015 – John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1929)

2015 – Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (b. 1977)

2015 – David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (b. 1935)

2015 – Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1915)

2015 – Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (b. 1926)

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:

Candida Maria of Jesus

Edith Stein

Firmus and Rusticus

Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))

John Vianney (1950s - currently August 4)

Mary Sumner (Church of England)

Nath Í of Achonry

Romanus Ostiarius

Secundian, Marcellian and Verian

August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations)

National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.

National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada)

National Women's Day (South Africa)

Remembrance for Radbod, King of the Frisians (The Troth)

References

August 9 Wikipedia

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