A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
March 9: Day of the Week
March 9, 2024 was the 69th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 297 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 9 Historical Event(s)
141 BC
Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han Dynasty of China.
1009
First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.
1841
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
1842
The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
1847
Mexican-American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz.
1862
American Civil War: The USS Monitor and Ship CSS fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
1925
Pink’s War: The first Royal Air Force operation conducted independently of the British Army or Royal Navy begins.
1954
McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, “A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy”, produced by Fred Friendly.
1961
Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a human dummy nicknamed Ivan Ivanovich, and demonstrating that Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight.
1990
Dr. Antonia Novello is sworn in as Surgeon General of the United States, becoming the first female and Hispanic American to serve in that position.
Who were born on March 9?
1454
Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer and cartographer (d. 1512)
1814
Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet (d. 1861)
1934
Marlene Streit, Canadian golfer
1942
Mark Lindsay, American musician (Paul Revere & The Raiders)
1952
Bill Beaumont, English rugby player
1962
Jan Furtok, Polish footballer
1968
Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer
1970
David Guido Pietroni, Italian director and producer
1971
C-Murder, American rapper
1985
Jesse Litsch, American baseball player
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