Calendar page - What happened on July 9?
Current calendar page for July 9, 2024
Birthdays
Andreas, Anna, Johannes, Paulina
Historical Data
2022 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismisses his country's ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk. Melnyk, a 47-year-old Ukrainian, had become known in the German public for his sometimes undiplomatic appearances following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
2004 - Paul Klebnikov, chief editor of the Russian edition of the US business magazine "Forbes," is shot outside the magazine's office building in Moscow.
2004 - The justification for the Iraq War by the US Senate is based on false and unsubstantiated analyses by the intelligence services. The intelligence committee criticizes in a critical report that statements about alleged weapons of mass destruction were greatly exaggerated.
1989 - Steffi Graf and Boris Becker win both the singles titles at Wimbledon. For the first time, both trophies are in German hands.
1954 - The Western comic "Der kleine Sheriff Nr. 12 - Verwegene Jagd" is added to the index by the new Federal Commission for Youth-Endangering Media due to "corrupting tendencies."
Birthdays
July 9, 1974 - Ross Antony (50), British musician and TV presenter in Germany, formerly singer in the band Bro'Sis
July 9, 1964 - Courtney Love (60), American rock singer and actress ("Larry Flynt – The Naked Truth"), wife of singer Kurt Cobain, 1992-1994
July 9, 1964 - Rainer Matsutani (60), German film director and screenwriter ("Nur über meine Leiche")
July 9, 1959 - Jim Kerr (65), Scottish musician and singer of the band Simple Minds
Deaths
July 9, 2019 - Ross Perot (89), American politician and businessman, two-time presidential candidate in the USA, born 1930
- In the dying days of 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a historic decision by dismissing his country's ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, whose controversial appearances regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine had caused quite a stir in German public circles.
- Moving forward in history to 2004, Paul Klebnikov, the chief editor of the Russian edition of the influential business magazine "Forbes," was tragically shot outside the magazine's office building in Moscow.
- During the same year, 2004, the justification for the Iraq War by the US Senate was called into question due to false and unsubstantiated claims about alleged weapons of mass destruction, as criticized by the intelligence committee.
- Looking back even further to 1989, Steffi Graf and Boris Becker made history by winning both singles titles at Wimbledon, marking the first time that both trophies were in German hands.
- Andrij Melnyk, who had a significant impact on German-Ukrainian relations during his tenure as ambassador, is now set to visit Berlin on July 9, 2025, as part of a series of historic diplomatic meetings, according to recent reports in Forbes magazine.
