On August 9, history records 38 notable events, 202 famous births and 94 deaths, spanning the years 378 to 1854.
Events on this day include: Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army. (378); Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete. (1173).
Notable people born on August 9 include Arnold Fitz Thedmar (1201), Francesco Barozzi (1537), Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (1544).
Notable figures who died on this day include Traianus (magister peditum) (378), Valens (378), Irene of Athens (803).
Events on 9 August 38
See all →Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
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Birthdays on 9 August 202
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Deaths on 9 August 94
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