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On This Day In History for July 9, 2025
This is the 190th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 175 days remaining in 2025.
- It was on this date in 1763, that The Mozart family started their grand tour of Europe, lifting the profile of their son Wolfgang Amadeus.
- 132 years ago today, Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performed the first successful open-heart surgery in the United States without anesthesia.
- Also on July 9, 1937, The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation were destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
- It was also this date in 1955 that The Russell-Einstein Manifesto called for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
- It was on this date in 1958, that A 7.8 magnitude strike-slip earthquake in Alaska caused a landslide that produced a megatsunami. The run-up from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed.
- July 9, 1962, Starfish Prime tested the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
- American inventor, the man who invented the sewing machine, Elias Howe, born on this date in 1819.
- Italian composer and conductor Ottorino Respighi was born 146 years ago today.
- John Archibald Wheeler, the American physicist and author was born 114 years ago today.
- Dutch mathematician and academic, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn was born 107 years ago today.
- Kathleen Booth, the British computer scientist and mathematician was born 103 years ago today.
- American computer scientist and graphic artist, Janice Lourie is 95 today.
- American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Tom Hanks, born on this date in 1956.
- American software developer, co-founded Netscape, Marc Andreessen is 54 today.
- American actor, director, and producer, Fred Savage, born on this date in 1976.
Listener Birthdays
- 10 – KHD a.k.a. The Devin
- 11 – Steven Truax (rednecktech)
- 12 – Shadowbird712 of Shadowbird Studios (http://shadowbirdsrandomcrap.blogspot.com/) (Sorry for the cheap plug, y’all)
- 12 – François Pominville nickname: Bookaroo (Year: 11110110001, Canada)
- 13 – Ben Ragunton of TGGeeks
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 9, 2025
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News
- Controversy Erupts As Scientists Start Work To Create Artificial Human DNA
- Mosquito-sized drone is designed for Chinese spy missions — military robotics lab reveals incredibly tiny bionic flying robots | Tom’s Hardware
- A Strange Mark Just Appeared on the Moon — NASA Satellite Captures Startling Lunar Disruption
Hacks & Strange Stories
- Whack-A-Disk | Hackaday
- ‘Antiques Roadshow’ guest says ‘holy money’ after expert revealed the value of his Batman painting
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