On This Day in History July 9, 2018

Historical Events 1401  Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000 1790  Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund - in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet 1893  Daniel Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia 1917  British battleship HMS Vanguard explodes at Scapa Flow (the result of an internal explosion of faulty cordite), killing 804 1971  Henry Kissinger visits the People's Republic of China to negotiate a detente between the US and China 2002  The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. 2017  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proclaims victory over Islamic State forces in Mosul More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Clarence Campbell (1905 - 1984) Courtney Love 53rd Birthday Michael Graves (1934 - 2015) Tom Hanks 61st Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Alice Paul (1885 - 1977) Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850) More Famous Deaths