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TODAY IN HISTORY

August 9

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Day 220 of 2026 | Week 32 | 139 days until Christmas πŸŽ…

HISTORIC EVENTS

1
2024

Voepass Linhas AΓ©reas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, SΓ£o Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.

2
2021

The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.

3
2014

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.

4
2013

Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.

5
2012

Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.

6
2007

Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.

7
2006

At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.

8
1999

Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.

9
1995

Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.

10
1993

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

2002 California Angels)

born in Fontana

1972 Elizabeth Vassey

American actress (All My Children

1972 Robert Peal

American dance skater (with Margot Contois)

1972 Silvia Ramon-Cortes

Spanish tennis star (1994 Futures-Vigo)

1971 Davide Rebellin

Italian road cyclist

1971 James Kim

American technology reporter for TechTV

1970 Arion Salazar

American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life")

1970 Chris Cuomo

American TV journalist (CNN

1970 Chris Gedney

American NFL tight end

1970 Rod Brind'Amour

Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2006 Carolina Hurricanes captain; NHL All Star 1992; Selke Trophy 2006

1970 Thomas Lennon

American actor

1969 Troy Percival

American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1996

1968 Eric Bana

Australian actor (Hulk)

1968 Gillian Anderson

American actress (The X-Files

1968 Peter Docter

American animator

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