April 9th in History
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