Historical Events on March 9.

1.  1776, 9th March: Publication of Adam Smith’s famous book on economics, ‘The Wealth of Nations’.

2.  1796, 9th March: Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephina, his first wife.

3.  1945, 9th March: World War II- US B-29 bombers struck Tokyo, Japan. More than 1 lakh people died in it.

4.  1959, 9th March: The Barbie doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.

5.  1961, 9th March: Successful launch of Russian spacecraft Sputnik 9 with a human dummy and a dog.

6.  1992, 9th March: Poet-writer Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan awarded the first Saraswati Award by the Vice President of India at a function organized by the K. K. Birla Pratishthan in New Delhi.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on March 9.

1.  1454: Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian merchant, explorer, and navigator.

2.  1824: Amasa Leland Stanford, an American industrialist, and politician. He is the founder of Stanford University.

3.  1836: Navalram Pandya, a Gujarati critic, playwright, poet, essayist, editor, educationist, and a social reformer.

4.  1934: Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space.

5.  1943: Robert Fischer, an American chess grandmaster.

6.  1951: Ustad Zakir Hussain, an Indian tabla player.

7.  1956: Shashi Tharoor, an Indian politician, writer, and former international diplomat.

8.  1985: Parthiv Patel, an Indian cricketer.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on March 9.

1.  1851: Hans Christian Orsted, a Danish physicist and chemist.

2.  1969: Sir Homi Mody, a noted Indian-Parsi businessman associated with Tata Group and an administrator of India.

3.  1992: Menachem Begin, the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.

4.  1994: Devika Rani, an actress in Indian films.

5.  2012: Joy Mukherjee, an Indian film actor, and director.

9-March-1500

Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.

9-March-1650

Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.

9-March-1836

Navalram Lakshmiram Pandya, famous writer and Gujrati critic , was born.

9-March-1858

Bahadurshah Jafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, was deported to Rangoon under the offence for rising of first Indian Mutiny in 1857.

9-March-1863

Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born.

9-March-1897

Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).

9-March-1902

Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.

9-March-1914

Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.

9-March-1931

The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.

9-March-1931

Karansingh, politician, was born.

9-March-1951

Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.

9-March-1961

Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.

9-March-1961

Kotamaraju Rama Rao, famous journalist, passed away.

9-March-1966

India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state.

9-March-1974

Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.

9-March-1989

Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.

9-March-1990

Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died.

9-March-1990

Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar.

9-March-1993

14 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .

9-March-1993

AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu.

9-March-1994

Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore.

9-March-1996

Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.

9-March-1996

India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad.

9-March-1997

Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.

9-March-1997

Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.

9-March-1997

Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.

9-March-1998

Vishwanathan Anand,Chess legend, wins the Super Grand Master Title.

9-March-1999

Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time.