What Happened on Apr 9

Marcello Spannochi (Marcellus II) elected Pope

Pope Marcellus II (6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi was Pope from 9 April 1555 to 1 May 1555, succeeding Pope Julius... Read more

Battle of the Saintes

On 12 April, De Grasse bore up with his fleet to protect a dismasted ship that was being chased by four British ships as he made for Guadaloupe.... Read more

Battle of Pleasant Hill - Confederate Attack Fails

Description: By April 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’s Red River Expedition had advanced about 150 miles up Red River. Maj. Gen. Richard... Read more

Battle of Prairie D'Ane

Description: On April 10, Maj. Gen. Fred Steele’s Union forces, combined with Brig. Gen. John M. Thayer’s division, marched south from the... Read more

Battle of Appomattox Court House

The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was the final engagement of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army... Read more

Robert E. Lee Surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Ending the US Civil War

"It would be useless and therefore cruel," Robert E. Lee remarked on the morning of April 9, 1865, "to provoke the further effusion of blood, and I... Read more

The United States Senate Ratifies The Alaska Purchase Treaty

The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became... Read more

Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Is Born

Archibald, nicknamed both "Archie" and "Archikins", was born in Washington, D.C., the fourth child of president Theodore Roosevelt and his second... Read more

Battle of Vimy Ridge

Canadian Corps (1st British Army), 75,000 Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng, Commander 1st Division — Major-General Currio 2d Division —... Read more

Battle of Arras

The Battle of Arras was a British offensive during World War I. From 9 April to 16 May, 1917, British, Canadian, and Australian troops attacked... Read more

Battle Of The Lys

The Battle of the Lys (also known as the Lys Offensive, the Fourth Battle of Ypres, the Third Battle of Flanders (French: 3ème Bataille des... Read more

"Scarface" Is Released

Scarface (also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American gangster film, directed by Howard Hawks and... Read more

Toronto Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup

The 1932 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-five series between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto would win the series in... Read more

Montreal Maroons win Stanley Cup

The 1935 Stanley Cup FinalNHL championship series was contested by the Montreal Maroons and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maroons would win the... Read more

The Norwegian Campaign - first Allied confrontation with Nazi forces

The Norwegian Campaign was the name used by the Allies – United Kingdom and France – for their first direct land confrontation with the military... Read more

Japanese Forces Retreat from Shanggao

On high at about 120 km southwest of Nanchang, the Jinjiang River north, briefly Hunan and Jiangxi Road (Nanchang to Changsha) hub of the east... Read more

German Forces Seize Thessaloniki

On the dawn of April 6, the German armies invaded Greece, while the Luftwaffe began an intensive bombardment of Belgrade. The XL Panzer Corps—which... Read more

Byron Nelson wins the 9th Masters Tournament

The 1942 Masters was the last one before play was suspended due to World War II, so the champion in 1942 held his title until the tournament... Read more

Japanese Attack Allied Harbor at Trincomalee

On 9 April 1942 the Japanese attacked the harbor at Trincomalee at 07:00. The British again had warning of the attack, and Hermes and her escorts... Read more

Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup

The 1946 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the series four... Read more

Glazier–Higgins–Woodward Tornadoes of 1947

The tornadoes began in Texas. Just after the White Deer tornado dissipated, the first tornado of this event formed five miles (8 km) northwest of... Read more

Deir Yassin massacre

The Deir Yassin massacre took place on April 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir... Read more

"The Big Clock" Is Released

The Big Clock is a 1948 film noir thriller directed by John Farrow, based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Fearing. The black-and-white... Read more

Ben Hogan wins the 17th Masters Tournament

Scoring four rounds of 70 or better, Ben Hogan broke the Masters Tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 14-under-par 274. The record... Read more

Frank Lloyd Wright Dies

On April 9, 1959 at age ninety-two, Wright died at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. By the time of his death, he had become internationally recognized... Read more