Historical Events
Appointment of Interest
Chiang Kai-shek appointed to national-revolutionary supreme commander in China
- Coup under General Sinel de Cordes in Portugal
Famous Birthdays
- Ben Roy Mottelson, American-Danish physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1975 for work on structure of the atomic nucleus), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022) [1]
- Mathilde Krim, American medical researcher and founding chairman of amfAR (Foundation for AIDS Research), born in Como, Italy (d. 2018)
- Murphy Anderson, American comic artist (DC Comics), born in Asheville, North Carolina (d. 2015)
Famous Deaths
- Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, American nun and daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne (founded Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne), dies at 75
Died in 1926 1926 Highlights
About July 9, 1926
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 97 years, 9 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Cancer
