July 9
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[edit] Events
- 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1789 - In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
- 1790 - Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund -In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet.
- 1810 - Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.
- 1816 - Argentina declares independence from Spain.
- 1850 - President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States.
- 1979 - A car bomb destroys a Renault owned by famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility.
[edit] Births
- 1819 - Elias Howe, American inventor (d. 1867)
- 1858 - Franz Boas, German anthropologist (d. 1942)
- 1916 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
- 1929 - King Hassan II of Morocco, (d. 1999)
- 1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, 13th & 21st United States Secretary of Defense
[edit] Deaths
- 1746 - Philip V of Spain (b. 1683)
- 1797 - Edmund Burke, British philosopher and statesman (b. 1729)
- 1850 - Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States (b. 1784)
- 1974 - Earl Warren, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1891)
- 1992 - Eric Sevareid, American reporter (b. 1912)
