Year 1867
A proposal to buy Alaska from Russia was approved by the United States.
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9 April: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 9 April.
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Konkani Day (Vishwa Konkani Dis) will be celebrated in Goa on April 9, 2016.
Year 1953
Warner Bros. released the first 3D film titled ‘House of Wax’.
Year 1980
The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein killed philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
Year 1991
Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union.
Year 1994
The R D Birla National Award awarded to Scientist P. M. Bhargava for outstanding achievements in microbiology.
Year 1995
Lata Mangeshkar received Avadhratna and Sahuratna award by the governor of Uttar Pradesh
Year 2005
Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.
Born 1336
Timur, a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire.
Born 1770
Thomas Seebeck, a Baltic German physicist.
Born 1806
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, an English civil engineer.
Born 1893
Rahul Sankrityayan, the Father of Indian Travelogue Travel literature.
Born 1925
Linda Goodman, an American astrologer, and poet.
Born 1926
Hugh Hefner, an American magazine publisher.
Born 1929
Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian sarod player and scholar (d. 2008)
Born 1948
Jaya Bachchan, an Indian film actress, and politician.
Born 1954
Jairam Ramesh, an Indian economist, and politician.
Born 1988
Swara Bhaskar, an Indian actress.
Born 1990
Kristen Stewart, an American actress, and filmmaker.
Died 1626
Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, and statesman.
Died 1994
Chandra Rajeshwara Rao, an Indian freedom fighter.
Died 2001
Behram Contractor, an Indian journalist, and humourist.
Died 2009
Shakti Samanta, an Indian film director, and producer
Died 2014
Aelay Narendra, Indian politician (b. 1946)