April 9
| 193 | In the Balkans, the distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum. | |
| 715 | Constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope. | |
| 1241 | In the Battle of Liegnitz, Mongol armies defeat Poles and Germans. | |
| 1454 | The city states of Venice, Milan and Florence sign a peace agreement at Lodi, Italy. | |
| 1682 | Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi River and all lands that touch it for France. | |
| 1731 | British Captain Robert Jenkins loses an ear to a band of Spanish brigands, starting a war between Britain and Spain: The War of Jenkins' Ear. | |
| 1770 | Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay on the Australian continent. | |
| 1859 | Realizing that France has encouraged the Piedmontese forces to mobilize for invading Italy, Austria begins mobilizing its army. | |
| 1865 | General Robert E. Lee surrenders his rebel forces to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Va. | |
| 1900 | British forces route Boers at Kroonstadt, South Africa. | |
| 1916 | The German army launches its third offensive during the Battle of Verdun. | |
| 1917 | The Battle of Arras begins as Canadian troops begin a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. | |
| 1921 | Russo-Polish conflict ends with signing of the Riga Treaty. | |
| 1940 | Germany invades Norway and Denmark. | |
| 1942 | In the Battle of Bataan, American and Filipino forces are overwhelmed by the Japanese Army. | |
| 1945 | The Red Army is repulsed at the Seelow Heights on the outskirts of Berlin. | |
| 1950 | Comedian Bob Hope makes his first television appearance. | |
| 1963 | Winston Churchill becomes the first honorary U.S. citizen. | |
| 1966 | The statue of Winston Churchill is dedicated at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. | |
| 1968 | Murdered civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is buried. | |
| 1970 | Paul McCartney announces the official break-up of the Beatles. |
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