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On This Day: April 9
UpdatedApril 9, 2014,8:54 am
On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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On April 9, 1903, Gregory Pincus, the American scientist whose discoveries led to the development of the first birth-control pills, was born. Following his death on Aug. 22, 1967, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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On This Date
By The Associated Press
| 1939 | Black singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after she was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because of her race. |
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| 1940 | Germany invaded Denmark and Norway during World War II. |
| 1942 | American and Philippine defenders on Bataan capitulated to Japanese forces during World War II. |
| 1959 | NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton. |
| 1969 | The album "Nashville Skyline" by Bob Dylan was released. |
| 1992 | Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted in Miami of eight drug and racketeering charges. |
| 2001 | American Airlines' parent company acquired bankrupt Trans World Airlines. |
| 2003 | Jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in downtown Baghdad. |
| 2005 | Britain's Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall. |
Historic Birthdays
Gregory Pincus4/9/1903 - 8/22/1967American endocrinologist; helped develop the birth control pill.Go to obituary »| 82 | John Bacon 4/9/1738 - 10/25/1820 American clergyman, legislator and judge; advocate of civil and religious liberty |
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| 53 | Isambard Brunel 4/9/1806 - 9/15/1859 English civil and mechanical engineer; designed the first transatlantic steamer |
| 46 | Charles Baudelaire 4/9/1821 - 8/31/1867 French poet, translator and literary critic |
| 66 | Emily Hobhouse 4/9/1860 - 6/8/1926 English reformer and social worker |
| 78 | Leon Blum 4/9/1872 - 3/30/1950 French politician; first Socialist and Jewish premier of France (1936-37) |
| 86 | Frank King 4/9/1883 - 6/24/1969 American comic-strip artist; created "Gasoline Alley" |
| 86 | Sol Hurok 4/9/1888 - 3/5/1974 Russian-born impresario; popularized classical ballet and music in America |
| 78 | Paul Robeson 4/9/1898 - 1/23/1976 American singer, actor and black activist |
| 67 | Curly Lambeau 4/9/1898 - 6/1/1965 American football coach and founder of the Green Bay Packers |
| 90 | J. William Fulbright 4/9/1905 - 2/9/1995 American senator |
| 82 | Antal Dorati 4/9/1906 - 11/13/1988 Hungarian-born American conductor |
