April 9th in History

1667: First ever public art exhibition opens in Paris
1682: La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France
1770: Capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)
1865: The American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate forces
1940: German forces invade Denmark and Norway during World War 2
1947: Atomic Energy Commission formed
1957: The Suez Canal, Egypt, is cleared and opens to shipping
1980: Israeli troops move into Leanon
1991: Georgia votes to seceede from the USSR

April 9th birthdays

1821: Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, French poet
1879: WC Fields, American actor
1908: Victor Vasarely, Russian painter
1933: Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor