Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 9
This is a list of selected August 9 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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August 9: Tisha B'Av begins at sunset (Judaism, 2008); National Day for Singapore; National Women's Day in South Africa
- 48 BC – Julius Caesar and the Populares defeated Pompey and the Optimates at the Battle of Pharsalus, solidifying his control over the Roman Republic.
- 1173 – The construction of a campanile, which would eventually become the Leaning Tower of Pisa (pictured), began.
- 1945 – World War II: USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped an atomic bomb named "Fat Man", devastating Nagasaki, Japan.
- 1969 – Followers of cult leader Charles Manson brutally murdered pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others in her Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles home.
- 1974 – The Watergate scandal: Richard Nixon became the first (and to date only) President of the United States to resign from office.