Historical Events on August 9

23 significant historical events occurred on August 9. August 9 has been the date of several important historical events. In 1842, the Webster–Ashburton Treaty was signed, resolving border disputes between the United States and British North American colonies. In 1942, the Death Match football game occurred in Kyiv during wartime. On the same date in 1945, the atomic bombing of Nagasaki took place with the Fat Man bomb. More recently, the Belarusian presidential election was held in 2020.