April 9
People born on this day are Aries.
- 1989
Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
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An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR.
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An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 over Gadsden, Alabama, killing both of the Cessna's occupants.
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Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
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Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-59.
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Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
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In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.
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Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.
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A 6.1–magnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.
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Soyuz MS-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying the Expedition 62/63 crew to the International Space Station.
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Burmese military and security forces commit the Bago massacre, during which at least 82 civilians are killed.
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Soyuz MS-18 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying three members of the Expedition 64 crew to the International Space Station.
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2004TommyInnit, English YouTuber and streamer
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2003Hwang Do-yun, South Korean footballer
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2001Nika Mühl, Croatian basketball player
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2000Tiago Djaló, Portuguese footballer
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2000Jackie Evancho, American singer
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1999Stanley Nsoki, French footballer
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1999Lil Nas X, American rapper
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1998Elle Fanning, American actress
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1997Luis Arráez, Venezuelan baseball player
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1996Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player
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1996Giovani Lo Celso, Argentine footballer
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1995Robert Bauer, German-Kazakhstani footballer
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