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Historical Events on August 9

6 notable historical events happened on August 9 throughout history.

13 famous birthdays on August 9 — including Jean Piaget, P. L. Travers, Tove Jansson

19th Century1 event

1842
politics

Webster–Ashburton Treaty — 1842 border resolution between U.S. and British North American colonies (now Canada)

20th Century2 events

1942
general

The Death Match — 1942 association football match in Kyiv

1945
war

Fat Man — American nuclear bomb

21st Century3 events

2019
war

Turkish military operation in Afrin — Turkish offensive against the SDF in Afrin

2020
politics

2020 Belarusian presidential election — Belarusian presidential election

2020
general

70th Anniversary Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2020