March 9 in History

Tancred joined his uncle Simon, Prince of Taranto, in invading the palace, detained the king and queen, William I and Margaret, and their two sons, and incited a massacre of Muslims

Joan of Arc meets Charles VII

Joan of Arc meets Charles VII

Public rejoicing at St Paul's Cathedral marks Henry VIII's hope that Pavia will enable a renewed French campaign.

Henry breaks off peace negotiations with France after Francis Is capture at Pavia

After Francis I's capture Henry VIII orders public rejoicing and a mass at St Paul's Cathedral.

Marries Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton

Rizzio is assassinated by Darnley & Ruthven in Marys presence. Darnley says it is because of an affair between Rizzio & Mary

Murdered in Holyrood for allegedly refusing the Earl of Darnley the crown matrimonial

Breaks into Marys supper room & has David Rizzio killed with 56 dagger strokes

Succeeds to the Earldom while still a child, following he death of his older brother James Ruthven

Negotiations begin as Hopton recognises that continued Royalist resistance around Truro is unsustainable.

Parliamentarians approach Truro & Hopton sends out an offer to negotiate peace

Driven back to Truro, Hopton offers peace terms with the Parliamentary forces

Executed at Windsor

Assassinated by Darnley to remove the Queens favourite & gain the throne

Heads a group of armed Lords at the assassination of David Rizzio

Villars captures Kehl and opens a crossing point for French operations east of the Rhine.

Villars captures Kehl and secures a Rhine crossing.

Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations, analysing markets, specialisation and economic growth.

Marries Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie

Marries Napoleon I

Napoleon married Josephine de Beauharnais in Paris shortly before leaving to take command of the Army of Italy.

Barras served as a witness at the civil marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais.

Appointed General of the Infantry

Appointed General of the Infantry

Appointed Chief Minister of Prussia

Publishes an article on local elections of deputies to the provincial assembly.

Under the Treaty of Lahore Britain gains territory beyond the Sutlej River

Under the Treaty of Lahore Britain gains territory beyond the Sutlej River. The Treaty of Lahore ends the 1st Sikh War

The Sikh government of the young Duleep Singh accepts the Treaty of Lahore after defeat in the First Sikh War.

The Treaty of Lahore ends the First Sikh War and requires major territorial and financial concessions from the Sikh state.

Conner's naval force supports Scott's landing near Veracruz

Scott lands an expeditionary army near Veracruz in a major amphibious operation

Succeeds as German Emperor and King of Prussia.

Mahler marries Alma Schindler (1879 -1964), twenty years his junior and the stepdaughter of the noted Viennese painter Carl Moll

Urges greater national economy as wartime expenditure and demands on resources increase.

Nicholas II and his family are placed under guard at the Alexander Palace after the abdication.

The USA recognizes the Provisional Government

The USA recognizes the Provisional Government

Cuts links with the discredited Social Democratic Party. 7th Congress resolution changes the name of the Bolshevik Party to the Communist Party

7th Congress resolution changes the name of the Bolshevik Party to the Communist Party

Cuts links with the discredited Social Democratic Party

Faces nationwide protests after British authorities deport Saad Zaghlul and other nationalist leaders.

Supports party unity against the rebellion.

Addresses the party congress while Petrograd remains under pressure.

Retires from the leadership of the Bolshevik Party after a stroke

Retires from the leadership of the Bolshevik Party after a stroke

Becomes nominal ruler of Japanese-backed Manchukuo.

Takes office as President of the Executive Council after Fianna Fail's election victory.

Manchukuo is founded in Manchuria, the Japanese rule through Emperor Pu Yi

On the orders of Hitler and Wilhelm Frick abolishes the Government of Bavaria and sets up a Nazi regime

Under Hitler's orders von Epp sets up a Nazi regime in Bavaria

Under Hitler's orders von Epp sets up a Nazi regime in Bavaria

Under Hitler's orders von Epp sets up a Nazi regime in Bavaria

Banks are closed, only "sound" institutions associated with the Federal Reserve remain

The Act provides federal procedures for reopening solvent banks and supporting financial institutions.

Banks are closed, only "sound" institutions associated with the Federal Reserve remain

On the orders of Hitler and Wilhelm Frick abolishes the Government of Bavaria and sets up a Nazi regime

The Allies are informed about the existence of a German airforce

The Allies are informed about the existence of a German airforce

The existence of the German Luftwaffe is publicly revealed

Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence

Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence

Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence

Announces a plebiscite will be held in 4 days to determine the sovereignty of Austria

Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence

After weeks of inconclusive winter warfare, the Italians launched a large-scale counterattack across the centre of the front on March 9, 1941, which, despite the superiority of the Italian armed forces, failed. After one week and 12,000 casualties, Mussolini called off the counterattack, and then left Albania twelve days later

Mussolini oversees the opening of a major Italian offensive against Greece, but the attack fails to break the Greek front.

Imamura receives the capitulation of Allied forces on Java, completing the principal Japanese campaign on the island.

Nearly 17 sqr miles of Tokyo are raised to the ground

Advises Truman to allocate $15 million to France for Indochina

Advises Truman to allocate $15 million to France for Indochina

Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term

Resigns due to ill health

Funeral of Joseph Stalin

The Eisenhower Doctrine is supported by a Congressional resolution

Addresses the National Association for Mental Health and argues for replacing large isolated mental hospitals with community-based care.

McCone concluded that intelligence agencies had failed to anticipate the January coup by Nguyen Khanh and questioned whether warning indicators had been properly analyzed.

Signs the Appalachian Regional Development Act, creating a regional development programme for Appalachia.

Stein returns to Celtic as their first non-Catholic manager

Conducts Earth landmark tracking to test navigation methods during Apollo 9.

Healey defends the Public Expenditure White Paper and plans to level off spending after April 1977.

Identifies a volcanic plume above Io in Voyager 1 imagery, revealing active volcanism beyond Earth.

Returns as Taoiseach for a short second administration.

Takes part in a substantial Commons debate on manufacturing industry and unemployment.

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

Two Palestinians blow themselves up outside two Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and kill seven Israeli soldiers and an American, Alisa Flatow, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas take responsibility

Ladykillers reaches the UK Top Thirty and becomes one of Lush's most prominent Britpop-era singles.

Brown introduces a ten-percent starting rate of income tax.

Arif participates in foreign policy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.

Leads Greece as it requests removal of its monetary-union derogation and seeks entry into the euro area.

Currie uses Columbia's robotic arm to release the upgraded Hubble back into orbit.

Porto score a late equaliser at Old Trafford to eliminate Manchester United from the Champions League.

Construction begins on the Panama Canal expansion program

Becomes Taoiseach after the 2011 general election and forms a Fine Gael-Labour government.

Extends lockdown measures across Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Documents the aftermath of the Mariupol maternity hospital strike.

Condemns the Russian strike on a maternity hospital in besieged Mariupol

Russian attack damages a maternity hospital during the Mariupol siege.

Scores a second-half hat-trick as Real Madrid overturn their tie against Paris Saint-Germain.

Becomes President of the Czech Republic.

The electoral college elects Asif Ali Zardari President for a second term.

Birth of Roger Bigod

Birth of Thomas Howard

Birth of Alexandru Averescu

Birth of Hector Jose Campora Demaestre

Birth of Chris Fairbank

Death of David Rizzio, assassinated

Rizzio is assassinated by Darnley & Ruthven in Marys presence. Darnley says it is because of an affair between Rizzio & Mary

Death of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland

Death of James Hamilton, executed

Death of Jules Mazarin, in the castle of Vincennes

On the death of Mazarin assumes complete control

Death od David Riccio, assassinated

Death of Menachem Begin

Charles XII wins a minor action at Holand during the Swedish invasion of Norway.

Wins a minor action during the Norwegian campaign.

Joins Blucher & helps defeat the Napoleonic forces at Laon

After weeks of inconclusive winter warfare, the Italians launched a large-scale counterattack across the centre of the front on March 9, 1941, which, despite the superiority of the Italian armed forces, failed. After one week and 12,000 casualties, Mussolini called off the counterattack, and then left Albania twelve days later

Italy opens a major spring offensive against Greek positions, but the attack fails after heavy casualties and makes little territorial gain.