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International observance days, weeks, and months for August 9, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
Events that occurred on August 9 throughout history
The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia. English settlers at Jamestown and the Algonquian-speaking Powhatan Confederacy had a conflict from disputes over food, trade, and land control.
Napoleon annexes Westphalia (present-day Germany) as part of the First French Empire. he gave the land to his youngest brother, Jérôme Bonaparte.
The Creek Indian Nation sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson. The treaty gave 22 million acres of land to the U.S. The land loss opened a massive wave of white settlers migrating to Alabama, known as "Alabama Fever".
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains, through the Great Lakes up to the Lake of the Woods.
Philosopher Henry David Thoreau publishes his memoir Walden. The book details his two years, two months, and two days of simple living in a small cabin near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts.
Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. The invention allowed messages to be sent simultaneously in opposite directions on a single wire.
Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the UK of Great, marking the beginning of the Edwardian period.
The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England. The camp ran for 10 days and brought together 20 boys to test outdoor training ideas. The gathering launched the global Scouting movement.
Jesse Owens wins his fourth Olympic gold medal at the games in the 4×100-meter relay.
The U.S. Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the U.S. to resign from office. His resignation was the result of his involvement of the Watergate scandal.
Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game. She has spent 16 combined seasons officiating for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, high school games, and for the Arizona Cardinals Red and White game.
People born on August 9
The first African-American woman to become President of a four-year college (Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina).
American astronomer and geologist who chose the site of the first crewed lunar landing, Apollo 11. She was also the first female astrogeologist.
American boxer and trainer who worked with Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, and Trevor Berbick during his career.
