August 9 in History

9 August in History – 50 years ago

Counterculture Revolution

North America 1974: Counterculture Revolution

Outside the Americas, the US had been fighting communism in Vietnam since the early 1960s.... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of North America 1974: Counterculture Revolution
North America 1974
Counterculture Revolution
Outside the Americas, the US had been fighting communism in Vietnam since the early 1960s....
Historical Atlas of Southern Asia 1919: Anglo-Persian Agreement
Southern Asia 1919
Anglo-Persian Agreement
Only one day after accepting Afghan independence, Britain forced Persia, still under occupation...
Historical Atlas of Northwest Europe 1808: Evacuation of La Romana’s division
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Northwest Europe 1808
Evacuation of La Romana’s division
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Historical Atlas of Europe 378: Battle of Adrianople
Europe 378
Battle of Adrianople
Determined to put an end to the threat of the Tervingi and Greuthungi Goths in Thrace, the...
 

Starting on 9 August 1999

Vladimir Putin gains power in Russia

All Events on 9 August

starts   1999
Vladimir Putin gains power in Russia
ends   1976
Bougainville attempts to secede from PNG
  1974
Nixon resigns
  1965
Independence of Singapore
starts   1965
Tupamaros urban guerrillas in Uruguay
  1960
South Kasai secedes from the Congo
starts   1949
Communists capture Lanzhou, breaking into NW China
  1945
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
starts   1945
Soviets invade Manchuria, defeating Japanese
ends   1940
Soviet Union annexes Baltic states
  1937
Oyama Incident
  1922
Sun Yatsen flees Guangdong after Chen Jiongming turns against him.
  1919
Anglo-Persian treaty signed
starts   1889
Franceville independent in New Hebrides
  1848
Austria & Sardinia sign armistice
ends   1810
British seize control of Moluccas
ends   432
Aetius defeats Salian Franks*
starts   388
Romans clash with Franks on Rhine*
ends   378
Valens rules Roman East
  378
Goths defeat and kill Valens at Adrianople
ends   232
Taurinius leads mutiny in Mesopotamia*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 9 August for purposes of Omniatlas

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