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| Birthday September 09, 1585 Cardinal de Richelieu, chief minister to Louis XIII of France |
| Birthday September 09, 1754 William Bligh, nasty ship's captain |
| Birthday September 09, 1789 William Cranch Bond, American astronomer, codiscover of Hyperion |
| Birthday September 09, 1850 Harishchandra, Indian poet, dramatist, father of modern Hindi |
| Birthday September 09, 1853 Frederick R. Spofforth, Australian cricketer (Demon) |
| Birthday September 09, 1868 Mary Austin, feminist, nature writer |
| Birthday September 09, 1887 Alfred Landon, (R) pres candidate (1932) |
| Birthday September 09, 1893 Cleveland baby born in White House |
| Birthday September 09, 1919 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, lay you 5 to 1 |
| Birthday September 09, 1925 Cliff Robertson, Actor (Charly) |
| Birthday September 09, 1932 Sylvia Miles, in NYC, Actress (Midnight Cowboy, Farewell My Lovely) |
| Birthday September 09, 1946 Billy Preston, singer |
| Birthday September 09, 1949 Joe Theismann, NFL QB (Redskins) |
| Birthday September 09, 1951 Tom Wopat |
| Birthday September 09, 1952 Dave Stewart, Rocker |
| Birthday September 09, 1952 Angela Cartwright, in England (Make Room for Daddy, Lost in Space) |
| Birthday September 09, 1969 Scott DeFreitas, (As The World Turns) |
| History September 09, 1513 Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland. |
| History September 09, 1776 Continental Congress authorizes the name "US" |
| History September 09, 1776 Congress renames the nation United States of America |
| History September 09, 1839 John Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph |
| History September 09, 1850 Territory of New Mexico Territory of Utah created. |
| History September 09, 1850 California becomes the 31st state |
| History September 09, 1850 California becomes the 31st state in record time |
| History September 09, 1863 Yankees capture Chattanooga |
| History September 09, 1867 Luxembourg gains independence. |
| History September 09, 1875 Lotta's Fountain (Kearny & Market) dedicated |
| History September 09, 1880 President Hayes visits SF |
| History September 09, 1892 E.E.Barnard at Lick discovers Amalthea 5th Jupiter moon |
| History September 09, 1910 Alice B. Toklas moves in permanently with Gertrude Stein |
| History September 09, 1914 U.S. Secretary of State Lansing demands recall of Austro-Hungarian ambassador |
| History September 09, 1919 The Boston police department goes on strike |
| History September 09, 1926 NBC created by RCA |
| History September 09, 1927 Tony Lazzeri Day at Yankee Stadium |
| History September 09, 1932 Frank Crosetti ties record strikes out twice in 1 inning |
| History September 09, 1936 Yanks clinch 8th pennant |
| History September 09, 1939 Audiences are treated to surprise preview of Gone with the Wind |
| History September 09, 1942 Japanese bomb U.S. mainland |
| History September 09, 1942 1st bombing on continental US soil Mount Emily Or (WW2) |
| History September 09, 1943 Allies land at Salerno and Taranto |
| History September 09, 1943 Italy surrenders to the Allies |
| History September 09, 1944 Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day). |
| History September 09, 1944 Allied forces liberate Luxembourg. |
| History September 09, 1950 1st use of TV laugh track - Hank McCune |
| History September 09, 1954 Powerful earthquake rocks Algeria |
| History September 09, 1960 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13 Boston 10). |
| History September 09, 1965 Sandy Koufax pitches perfect game |
| History September 09, 1965 Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter a perfect game vs Cubs |
| History September 09, 1966 President Johnson signs the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act |
| History September 09, 1967 Hackney receives Medal of Honor |
| History September 09, 1967 1st successful test flight of a Saturn V.s |
| History September 09, 1969 Ho Chi Minh buried in Hanoi |
| History September 09, 1971 John Lennon releases the "Imagine" album |
| History September 09, 1971 Riot at Attica prison |
| History September 09, 1972 DeBellevue becomes leading American Ace |
| History September 09, 1975 Viking 2 launched toward orbit around Mars soft landing. |
| History September 09, 1976 Chairman Mao dies |
| History September 09, 1976 Chinese communist party chairman Mao TseTung dies at 82 |
| History September 09, 1976 Mao Zedong Dies |
| History September 09, 1977 1st TRS-80 computer sold. |
| History September 09, 1978 The 3rd game of the Boston Massacre Yanks beat Red Sox 7-0 |
| History September 09, 1982 Conestoga I 1st private rocket is launched |