9 July in history

6 events that happened on 9 July, from 455 to 2011.

  1. 455 CE 1,571 years ago

    Avitus is acclaimed Western Roman Emperor near Arles

    Backed by the Visigoths and the Gallo-Roman nobility, the senator Avitus was acclaimed emperor near Arles. His reign lasted barely a year, a sign of how weak the Western Empire had become.

    Visigoths

  2. ✦ Anniversary of the day

    1776 CE 250 years ago

    New Yorkers topple George III's statue after the Declaration is read

    Washington had the Declaration read to his troops in New York. That evening a crowd pulled down the gilded lead statue of George III on Bowling Green; much of the lead was later cast into musket balls.

    New York

  3. 1810 CE 216 years ago

    Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland to France

    Days after his brother Louis abdicated rather than enforce the blockade of British trade, Napoleon decreed Holland's annexation to the French Empire. Dutch independence was restored only in 1813.

    French EmpireNapoleon

  4. 1868 CE 158 years ago

    The 14th Amendment wins enough states for ratification

    South Carolina's and Louisiana's approval gave the 14th Amendment the three-quarters of states it needed. It guaranteed citizenship to all born in the US and equal protection of the laws.

    Louisiana

  5. 1877 CE 149 years ago

    The first Wimbledon Championships begin

    The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club opened its first lawn tennis championship, with 22 men competing. Spencer Gore won the title ten days later, launching the world's oldest tennis tournament.

    England

  6. 2011 CE 15 years ago

    South Sudan becomes independent

    South Sudan declared independence from Sudan after a referendum, becoming the world's newest internationally recognised state. Independence followed decades of civil war, but a new conflict erupted in 2013.

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