WHAT HAPPENED ON 9. JULY
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470 prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence (9. July 1821)

U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore succeeds him as 13th President of the United States. (9. July 1850)

Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Persia. (9. July 1850)

American Civil War: the Siege of Port Hudson ends. (9. July 1863)

The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law. (9. July 1868)

Outbreak of the Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. (9. July 1875)

The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins. (9. July 1877)

William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (9. July 1896)

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Royal Assent to an Act creating Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government. (9. July 1900)

Boxer Rebellion: The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. (9. July 1900)

Future Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin is exiled to Siberia for three years. (9. July 1903)

Great Train Wreck of 1918: in Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history. (9. July 1918)

Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. (9. July 1922)

The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution. (9. July 1932)

World War II: Operation Husky – Allied forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily. (9. July 1943)

World War II: Battle of Normandy – British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France. (9. July 1944)

World War II: Battle of Saipan – American forces take Saipan in the Mariana Islands. (9. July 1944)

World War II: Battle of Tali-Ihantala – Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. (9. July 1944)

The Russell–Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London, England, United Kingdom. (9. July 1955)

Lituya Bay is hit by a megatsunami. The wave is recorded at 524 meters high, the largest in recorded history. (9. July 1958)