March 9
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1974
The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars.
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Forty-two people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster, the deadliest cable car accident in history.
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The Hanafi Siege: In a 39-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings.
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President Soeharto inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java.
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Chrysler announces its acquisition of American Motors Corporation.
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Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
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Nupedia, a multi-language online encyclopedia, is launched.
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Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
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A truce between the Salvadoran government and gangs in the country goes into effect when 30 gang leaders are transferred to lower security prisons.
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Two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collide in mid-air over Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all 10 people on board both aircraft, including French athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, as well as producers and guests for the French TV show Dropped.
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Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world.
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A shooting in the Alsterdorf quarter of Hamburg, Germany, kills eight people and injures another eight.
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2003Sunisa Lee, American gymnast
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2002Usman Garuba, Spanish basketball player
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2001Jeon Somi, South Korean-Canadian singer
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2000Khaby Lame, Senegalese-Italian social media personality
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1999Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Finnish ice hockey player
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1998Najee Harris, American football running back
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1997Nadeo Argawinata, Indonesian footballer
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1997Chika, American rapper
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1995Cierra Ramirez, American actress and singer
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1994Morgan Rielly, Canadian ice hockey player
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1993George Baldock, Greek footballer (died 2024)
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1993Miikka Salomäki, Finnish ice hockey player
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