3月9日发生过什么？

Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China

Emperor Wu of Han (156 – 29 March 87 BC) (Chinese: 漢武帝; pinyin: Hàn Wŭdì), personal name Liu Che (Chinese: 劉徹; pinyin: Liú Chè) and courtesy name Tong (Chinese: 通; pinyin: Tōng), was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC. His reign lasted 54 years – a record not broken until the reign of the Kangxi Emperor more than 1,800 years later – and remains the record for ethnic Han emperors.

A crowd attacks Constantine IX during a procession in Constantinople

On March 9, 1044, unrest broke out during Emperor Constantine IX’s procession in Constantinople. Anger centred on his relationship with Maria Skleraina and fears for Empress Zoe and her sister Theodora. The two empresses appeared to reassure the crowd, helping restore order.

The date follows the source’s historical chronology; no conversion to a modern calendar has been applied.

Turkey

Battle of Klokotnitsa

The Battle of Klokotnitsa (Bulgarian: Битката при Клокотница, Bitkata pri Klokotnitsa) occurred on 9 March 1230 near the village of Klokotnitsa (today in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria). As a result, the Second Bulgarian Empire emerged once again as the most powerful state in South-Eastern Europe and the power of the Empire of Thessalonica faded.

Bulgaria

Battle of Beas River

The Battle of Beas River took place between the Chagatai Khanate and the Mamluk Sultanate of Delhi on 9 March 1285. Ghiyas ud din Balban arranged a military defense line across the Beas River as part of his "blood and iron" fortification chain strategy at Multan and Lahore as a countermeasure against the Chagatai Khanate invasion. Balban managed to repulse the invasion.

Cabral’s fleet leaves Lisbon for India

On March 9, 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral’s fleet departed from Lisbon for India. The expedition later reached the coast of what is now Brazil before continuing its voyage east.

This records departure from Lisbon; the arrival in Brazil came in April.

Portugal

Battle of Shimbra Kure

The Battle of Shimbra Kure was fought on 9 March 1529 between the forces of Adal led by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, and the Abyssinian army, under Dawit II (Lebna Dengel). It was the first major battle of the Ethiopian–Adal War. Arab Faqīh states numerous Somalis on the left flank fled while the Abyssinians pursued killing a large number of their men, but the Harla on the right flank held their ground.

Ethiopian–Adal War

The Ethiopian–Adal War, also known as the Abyssinian–Adal War and Futūḥ Al-Ḥabaša (Arabic: فتوح الحبش, lit. 'Conquest of Abyssinia'), was a war fought between the Christian Ethiopian Empire and the Muslim Adal Sultanate from 1529 to 1543. The Christian Ethiopian troops were drawn mainly from Tigray, Gojjam, Begemder, Angot, Qeda,,Gan, Medri Bahri, Gafat, and a certain numbers of Agaw troops At the closing of the war, the Christian forces were supported by the Portuguese Empire with no less than 400 musketeers.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Ethiopia · Eritrea

Battle of Sezawa

The Battle of Sezawa was the first major battle fought by Takeda Shingen in his campaign to gain control of Shinano Province. He took on and defeated a coalition of Shinano daimyō including the leaders of the Suwa, Ogasawara and Murakami clans.

Battle of Bamberg

The Battle of Bamberg took place on 9 March 1632 during the Thirty Years' War. The army of the Catholic League led by Count Tilly surprised and routed the Swedes led by Gustav Horn and captured the city.

Battle of Høland

The Battle of Høland (Swedish: Slaget vid Høland) was two minor skirmishes that were fought on 9 March 1716 in Høland, Norway as a part of the 1716 Swedish invasion of Norway, during the Great Northern War.

Norway

Mapuche uprising of 1723

The Mapuche uprising of 1723 was a rebellion of the Mapuche (an Indigenous people of western South America) against the Spanish Empire and its colonial administration in present-day Chile. It began with the killing of Pascual Delgado by Mapuches and continued until Mapuche factions begun to sue for peace in 1725. The Spanish reinforced the fort of Purén, and most of the Spanish managed to find refuge in the various forts without being intercepted or harassed by Mapuches.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations is published

On March 9, 1776, Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations was published in London by W. Strahan and T. Cadell. The book examined how commercial societies generate wealth and became a foundational work of classical economics.

United Kingdom

Battle of Grand Turk

The Battle of Grand Turk was a battle that occurred on 9 March 1783 during the Anglo-French War. France had seized the Turks and Caicos archipelago, islets of rich salt works, seizing Grand Turk in February 1783. The British responded by deploying 28-gun frigate HMS Albermarle with a force of more than 100 men under the command of Captain Horatio Nelson. Although the mission failed, the islands were restored to Britain in the second Treaty of Paris that formally concluded the war.

Turks and Caicos Islands

1784 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1784 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1784, in order to elect the First President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Former Non-Partisan Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature Meshech Weare won the election as he was the only candidate.

New Hampshire, United States

1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1790, in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Third time Anti-Federalist candidate Josiah Bartlett defeated former Acting President John Pickering, Joshua Wentworth and former delegate to the Continental Congress Nathaniel Peabody.

New Hampshire, United States

1802 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1802 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 9, 1802. to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Federalist candidate and incumbent Governor of New Hampshire John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a ninth term, defeating Democratic-Republic candidate and former Governor and United States Senator John Langdon.

New Hampshire, United States

Battle of Campo Tenese

The Battle of Campo Tenese (9 March 1806) saw two divisions of the French Army of Naples led by Jean Reynier attack the left wing of the Royal Neapolitan Army under Roger de Damas. Though the defenders were protected by field fortifications, a French frontal attack combined with a turning movement rapidly overran the position and routed the Neapolitans with heavy losses.

Italy

Battle of Tacuarí

The Battle of Tacuarí (9 March 1811) was a battle in Southern Paraguay between revolutionary forces under the command of General Manuel Belgrano, member of the Primera Junta government of Argentina, and Paraguayan troops under colonel Manuel Atanasio Cabañas, at the time at the service of the royalists.

Paraguay

Allemand's escape from Lorient

Allemand's escape from Lorient was an episode of the naval operations of the French Navy in 1812. A number of French, warships trapped in Lorient by the British blockade, managed to take to the sea under Zacharie Allemand and sail to Brest. British squadrons sailed in pursuit, but were unable to force the French fleet into action.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

France

1813 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1813 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1813. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor William Plumer was defeated by Federalist nominee John Taylor Gilman.

New Hampshire, United States

1819 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1819 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1819. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor William Plumer did not run for re-election. Democratic-Republican nominee Samuel Bell defeated Federalist nominee William Hale.

New Hampshire, United States

1824 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1824 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1824, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Former Democratic-Republican United States senator from New Hampshire David L. Morril defeated incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Levi Woodbury and former Federalist governor Jeremiah Smith. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Morril was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.

New Hampshire, United States

1830 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1830 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1830. Incumbent Democratic Governor Benjamin Pierce did not stand for re-election. Democratic nominee Matthew Harvey defeated National Republican nominee Timothy Upham with 54.70% of the vote.

New Hampshire, United States

1832 Colombian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada on 9 March 1832. Francisco de Paula Santander was elected president, whilst José Ignacio de Márquez was elected vice president.

Colombia

Battle of Gawakuke

The Battle of Gawakuke was an engagement fought between the Sokoto Caliphate and the Gobir city-state at Gawakuke in northern Nigeria on 9 March 1836. The battle was a victory for Sokoto, and secured the Gobir kingdom's subordination to the caliphate. In 1836, the Gobir kingdom revolted against the powerful Sokoto Caliphate, which had ruled Gobir since its initial conquest in 1808.

Nigeria

1841 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1841 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1841. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Page defeated Whig nominee Enos Stevens with 56.33% of the vote in a re-match of the previous year's election.

New Hampshire, United States

United States v. The Amistad

United States v. Schooner Amistad, 40 U.S. (15 Pet.) 518 (1841), was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of Africans on board the Spanish schooner La Amistad in 1839. It was an unusual freedom suit that involved international diplomacy as well as United States law. The historian Samuel Eliot Morison described it in 1969 as the most important court case involving slavery before being eclipsed by that of Dred Scott v.

This entry records the decision, as dated in the source infobox.

Verdi’s Nabucco premieres at La Scala

On March 9, 1842, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Nabucco received its first performance at La Scala in Milan. The four-act Italian opera used a libretto by Temistocle Solera and was originally titled Nabucodonosor.

Italy

Francisco López finds gold in Placerita Canyon

On March 9, 1842, Francisco López found gold in Placerita Canyon, in present-day California. Gold particles clung to the roots of wild onions he had gathered. The discovery led to a small gold rush several years before the much larger California Gold Rush.

The location is in present-day California, United States; it was part of Mexico in 1842.

United States

Siege of Veracruz

On 9 March 1847, during the Mexican–American War, the United States military made an amphibious landing and besieged the key Mexican seaport of Veracruz. The port surrendered twenty days later. The U.S. forces then marched inland to Mexico City.

Veracruz, Mexico

1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1847, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 3) Jared W. Williams defeated incumbent Whig governor Anthony Colby and Liberty Party nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Nathaniel S.

New Hampshire, United States

Yizhu formally takes the Qing throne as the Xianfeng Emperor

On March 9, 1850, Yizhu formally took the Qing throne following the death of his father, the Daoguang Emperor. He is known as the Xianfeng Emperor.

This records his formal accession, rather than his father’s death or the start of the following calendar year.

China

1852 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1852 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1852, in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Noah Martin defeated Whig nominee Thomas E. Sawyer and Free Soil Party nominee John Atwood.

New Hampshire, United States

Battle of Cooke's Spring

The Battle of Cookes Spring was a skirmish which took place between Apache raiders and the United States Army on March 9, 1857. Apache raiders were tracked through the frontier by a party of U.S. Army cavalry who intercepted the native warriors at Cooke's Spring in the Black Range of New Mexico.

New Mexico, United States

1857 South Australian colonial election

A colonial election was held on 9 March 1857 to elect members to the 1st Parliament of South Australia. All 36 seats in the House of Assembly (the lower house), and all 18 seats in the Legislative Council (the upper house) were up for election. Prior to the election, Boyle Travers Finniss led a government which was formed to administer the election and to establish the first responsible government.

Battle of Celaya (1858)

The Battle of Celaya took place on 8 and 9 March 1858 in Celaya (in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico), an early battle of the Reform War. Fought between elements of the liberal army, under General Anastasio Parrodi, governor of Jalisco, and elements of the conservative army, commanded by General Luis G. Osollo. The victory was won by the conservative side and corresponded to the first liberal defeat.

Celaya, Mexico · Guanajuato, Mexico

1858 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1858 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1858, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican governor William Haile won re-election against Democratic nominee and former United States senator from New Hampshire John S. Wells in a rematch of the previous election.

New Hampshire, United States

Battle of Salamanca (1858)

The Battle of Salamanca took place between 9 and 10 March 1858 in Salamanca (near Guanajuato), during Mexico's War of Reform (1858–1860). Elements of the liberal army, under General Anastasio Parrodi, governor of the Jalisco, fought with Generals Leandro Valle, Santos Degollado, and Mariano Moret, against conservatives, commanded by General Luis G. Osollo. Osollo's army had some 5,000 men, including Generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía, Francisco García Casanova.

Mexico

Battle of Hampton Roads

The Battle of Hampton Roads, also referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or the Battle of Ironclads, was a naval battle during the American Civil War. The battle was fought over two days, March 8 and 9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and Nansemond rivers meet the James River just before it flows into Chesapeake Bay by the city of Norfolk.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1869 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1869 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1869, in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Republican nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Onslow Stearns defeated Democratic nominee John Bedell.

New Hampshire, United States

1875 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1875 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1875, in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Republican nominee and former Mayor of Manchester Person Colby Cheney defeated Democratic nominee Hiram R. Roberts and Temperance nominee Nathaniel White.

New Hampshire, United States

Egyptian–Ethiopian War

The Egyptian–Ethiopian War was a war between the Ethiopian Empire and the Khedivate of Egypt, an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire, from 1874 to 1876. The conflict resulted in victory for Ethiopia and a treaty that guaranteed the country's continued independence in the years immediately preceding the Scramble for Africa.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Ethiopia

1881 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin

The 1881 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin was held in the 34th Wisconsin Legislature between March 9, 1881, and March 10, 1881. The special election was necessary to complete the unexpired term of U.S. Senator Matthew H. Carpenter, who died February 24, 1881. Former U.S. Senator Angus Cameron, who did not seek re-election in 1881 and left office just days before the special election, was elected to succeed Carpenter.

Wisconsin, United States

Battle of Yingkou

The Battle of Yingkou (Japanese: Gyūsō sakusen (牛莊作戦)) was a land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China, fought outside the treaty port town of Yingkou, Manchuria. It is sometimes referred to as the Battle of Niuzhuang or Newchwang.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

City of Wellington by-election, 1898

The City of Wellington by-election was held on 9 March 1898 to decide the next member for that electorate in parliament. The contest was caused by resignation of Robert Stout and was won by former mayor of Wellington John Duthie.

New Zealand

1900 Tasmanian colonial election

The 1900 Tasmanian colonial election was held on 9 March 1900 in the Australian colony of Tasmania to elect 38 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The 1900 election was the second to use the Hare-Clark system (single transferable voting) in a limited way. Hobart and Launceston were given 6 and 4 members respectively, who were elected using STV.

Battle of Vladilovci

The Battle of Vladilovci occurred between Serbian Chetniks, Macedonian committees (IMRO) and Ottoman forces on 9 March 1907, as part of the Macedonian Struggle.

North Macedonia

1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield

The 1907 Sheriff of London Charity Shield was the tenth and final Sheriff of London Charity Shield, Newcastle United convincingly defeated the leading amateur side Corinthian 5–2. It was replaced the next season by the FA Charity Shield. The match was however revived a few times later in the 20th century for fundraising purposes.

Inter Milan is founded

On March 9, 1908, Football Club Internazionale was founded in Milan after a split from the Milan Football and Cricket Club, now AC Milan. Its founders wanted the new club to welcome foreign players as well as Italians.

Italy

Battle of Columbus (1916)

The Battle of Columbus (Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid), March 9, 1916, began as a raid conducted by Pancho Villa's Division of the North on the small United States border town of Columbus, New Mexico, located 3 miles north of the border. The raid escalated into a full-scale battle between Villistas and the United States Army. Villa himself led the assault, only to be driven back into Mexico by elements of the 13th Cavalry Regiment stationed at the town. The attack angered Americans and President Woodrow Wilson ordered the Punitive Expedition in which the US Army invaded Mexico in an unsuccessful attempt to capture General Villa.

New Mexico, United States

Portuguese seizure of Central Powers' ships

The Portuguese seizure of Central Powers' ships in 1916 was a naval operation resulting in the confiscation of 72 Austro-Hungarian and German ships by the First Portuguese Republic. Led by Captain Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego, these actions marked Portugal's entry into World War I.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Portugal · Cape Verde · Angola · Mozambique

First encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet

The first encirclement campaign against the Eyuwan Soviet was an encirclement campaign launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government against the Eyuwan Soviet, a Communist base located in the border region between Hubei, Henan, and Anhui provinces. The Fourth Red Army responded with its first counter-encirclement campaign and successfully defended the soviet. The Nationalist attacks lasted from November 1930 to 9 March 1931.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

People's Republic of China

Emergency Banking Act of 1933

The Emergency Banking Relief Act (E.B.R.A.) (Pub. L. 73–1, 48 Stat. 1, enacted March 9, 1933) was an act passed by the United States Congress in March 1933 in an attempt to stabilize the banking system. The act authorized the Federal Reserve to issue additional currency to banks that were deemed solvent without the requirement that these reserves be backed by gold.

This entry records the signing, as dated in the source infobox.

Batley and Morley by-election, 1939

The Batley and Morley by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 9 March 1939 for the House of Commons constituency of Batley and Morley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

United Kingdom

Operation Creek

Operation Creek, also known as Operation Longshanks, was a covert military operation undertaken by Britain's Special Operations Executive in World War II on 9 March 1943. It involved a nighttime attack by members of the Calcutta Light Horse and the Calcutta Scottish against a German cargo ship, Ehrenfels, which had been transmitting information to U-boats from Mormugão Harbour in neutral Portugal's territory of Goa.

Bombing of Tallinn in World War II

During World War II, the Estonian capital Tallinn suffered from many instances of aerial bombing by the Soviet air force and the German Luftwaffe. The first bombings by Luftwaffe occurred during the Summer War of 1941 as part of Operation Barbarossa. A number of Soviet bombing missions to then German-occupied Tallinn followed in 1942–1944. The most extensive of Soviet aerial bombing campaign in Tallinn occurred on 9–10 March 1944 and is known as the 1944 March bombing (Estonian: 1944 märtsipommitamine).

Battle of Talasea

The Battle of Talasea (6–9 March 1944) was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Japanese and Allied forces. Dubbed "Operation Appease" by the Allies, the battle was part of the wider Operations Dexterity and Cartwheel, and took place on the island of New Britain, Territory of New Guinea, in March 1944 as primarily US forces, with limited Australian support, carried out an amphibious landing to capture the Talasea area of the Willaumez Peninsula, as part of follow-up operations as the Japanese began withdrawing east towards Rabaul following heavy fighting around Cape Gloucester earlier in the year.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Bombing of Tokyo

Tokyo was bombed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in a series of air raids on Japan, primarily launched during the closing campaigns of the Pacific Theatre of World War II in 1944–1945, prior to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The strikes conducted by the USAAF on the night of 9–10 March 1945, codenamed Operation Meetinghouse, constitute the single deadliest and most destructive aerial bombing raid in human history. Sixteen square miles (41 km2; 10,000 acres) of central Tokyo was destroyed, leaving an estimated 100,000 civilians dead and over one million homeless.

Tokyo, Japan

Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina

The Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina, known as Meigō Sakusen (明号作戦, Operation Bright Moon; Chiến dịch Giăng Sáng), was a Japanese operation that took place on 9 March 1945, towards the end of World War II. With Japanese forces losing the war and the threat of an Allied invasion of Indochina imminent, the Japanese were concerned about an uprising against them by French colonial forces.

Granville raid

The Granville raid occurred on the night of 8–9 March 1945 when a German raiding force from the Channel Islands landed in France and brought back supplies, Allied prisoners and former German prisoners of war to their base.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

France

Burnden Park disaster

The Burnden Park disaster was a human crush that occurred on 9 March 1946 at Burnden Park football stadium, then the home of Bolton Wanderers. The crush resulted in the deaths of 33 people and injuries to hundreds of Bolton fans. It was the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history until the Ibrox Park disaster in 1971. The match, an FA Cup Sixth Round second-leg tie between Bolton and Stoke City, was allowed to continue, with the game ending goalless. The disaster brought about the Moelwyn Hughes report, which recommended more rigorous control of crowd sizes.

England, United Kingdom

1946 Finnish presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Finland in 1946. In 1944 the Parliament had passed a law that enabled Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim to serve a six-year term. However, he resigned on 4 March 1946, giving as his reason his declining health and his view that the tasks he had been selected to carry out had been accomplished. An election was held in Parliament to appoint his successor.

Finland

CBS broadcasts Murrow’s report on Senator McCarthy

On March 9, 1954, CBS broadcast the See It Now episode “A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy”. Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly used the programme to examine the senator’s methods during the anti-communist Red Scare.

This is the broadcast date, not McCarthy’s later reply or Senate censure.

United States

The Andreanof Islands earthquake struck Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands, causing more than $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami

The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake occurred at 04:22 local time on March 9 with a moment magnitude estimated at 8.6 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group, which is part of the Aleutian Islands arc. The event occurred along the Aleutian Trench, the convergent plate boundary that separates the Pacific plate and the North American plates near Alaska.

The Scribner shunt is first implanted for long-term dialysis

On March 9, 1960, Clyde Shields became the first patient to receive a Scribner shunt at the University of Washington Medical Center. The device allowed repeated access to the bloodstream for dialysis, making long-term treatment possible.

United States

Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight

Korabl-Sputnik 4 (Russian: Корабль-Спутник 4 meaning Ship-Satellite 4) or Vostok-3KA No.1, also known as Sputnik 9 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft which was launched on 9 March 1961. Carrying the mannequin Ivan Ivanovich, a dog named Chernushka, some mice and the first guinea pig in space, it was a test flight of the Vostok spacecraft.

1967 Glasgow Pollok by-election

The 1967 Glasgow Pollok by-election of 9 March 1967 was held after the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Alex Garrow. The seat was marginal, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election by under 2,000 votes. Until the 1964 general election, the seat had been represented by Unionist MPs (the equivalent of Conservatives) continuously since its creation in 1918.

United Kingdom

TWA Flight 553 collides with a light aircraft over Ohio

On March 9, 1967, a TWA DC-9 operating Flight 553 collided with a Beechcraft Baron near Urbana, Ohio, while descending towards Dayton. All 25 people aboard the DC-9 and the Beechcraft’s sole occupant were killed.

United States

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

The 1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 9 March 1972. These were Meghalaya's first Legislative Assembly elections, following the creation of the state on 21 January 1972. 59 men and one woman, Percylina Marak, were elected.

India

1975 Romanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 March 1975. The Front of Socialist Unity (FUS), dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation that contested the election. No prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's prior approval. The Front won all 349 seats in the Great National Assembly.

Romania

1975 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

The 1975 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was conducted on 9 March 1975 to elect members to the Landtag, the state legislature of Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany. Ahead of this election, the state electoral reform on 4 July 1972 reduced the constituencies from six to four: Constituency One (Wahlkreis 1) was centered around Koblenz and elected 26 members. Constituency Two (Wahlkreis 2) was centered around Trier and elected 24 members.

1976 Cavalese cable car crash

The Cavalese cable car crash is the deadliest cable car crash in history. On 9 March 1976, the steel supporting cable broke as a fully loaded cable car was descending from Mt. Cermis, near the Italian ski resort of Cavalese in the Dolomites, 40 km (25 mi) north-east of Trento. The cause of the disaster was an overlap of the carrier cable with the support cable near the first pylon, which resulted in the carrier shearing the support cable.

1977 Hanafi Siege

On March 9–11, 1977, three buildings in Washington, D.C., were seized by 12 Muslim gunmen, led by Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, who had broken from the Nation of Islam because he blamed them for murder. They took 149 hostages and killed a radio journalist. After a 39-hour standoff, the gunmen surrendered and all remaining hostages were released from the District Building (the city hall; now called the John A.

Washington, D.C., United States

President Soeharto inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java

The Jakarta–Bogor–Ciawi Toll Road (Indonesian: Jalan Tol Jakarta-Bogor-Ciawi) or shortened to Jagorawi Toll Road/Jalan Tol Jagorawi is the first controlled-access toll road in Indonesia. Construction of the highway began in 1973, and it was officially opened on 9 March 1978. The Jagorawi Toll Road links the capital city of Jakarta to the West Javanese cities of Bogor and Ciawi.

1980 Romanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 March 1980. The Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy (FDUS), dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation that contested the election. No prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's prior approval. The Front won all 369 seats in the Great National Assembly.

Romania

1980 Basque regional election

A regional election was held in the Basque Country on 9 March 1980 to elect the 1st Parliament of the autonomous community. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) emerged as the largest party with 25 seats, followed by People's Unity (HB) with 11 seats and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) with nine seats.

Basque Country (autonomous community), Spain

Chrysler agrees to acquire American Motors

On March 9, 1987, Chrysler agreed to acquire Renault’s stake in American Motors and the company’s remaining shares in a deal valued at about $1.5 billion.

This records the acquisition agreement, not the later completion of the transaction.

United States

Hong Kong municipal elections, 1989

The 1989 Urban Council and Regional Council Elections were the municipal elections held on 9 March 1989 for the elected seats of the Urban Council and Regional Council respectively.

Hong Kong

1989 Antiguan general election

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 9 March 1989, the second after it had become an independent Commonwealth realm. The elections were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was reelected as prime minister. Voter turnout was 60.7%. This was Bird's eighth and final election victory. He resigned as prime minister in 1994, just before the subsequent general elections.

Antigua and Barbuda

Big Ass Extreme Bash

Big Ass Extreme Bash was a professional wrestling doubleheader live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on the weekend of March 8 and March 9, 1996. The March 8 card was held in the Lost Battalion Hall in the Queens neighborhood of New York City, New York in the United States, while the March 9 card was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.

New York, United States · New York City, United States · Pennsylvania, United States · Philadelphia, United States

1996 Japanese Super Cup

1996 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 9, 1996. Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship.

Japan

1996 Chinese Football Super Cup

The 1996 Chinese Football Super Cup (Chinese: 1996年中国足球超霸杯赛) was the 2nd Chinese Football Super Cup, contested by Chinese Jia-A League 1996 winners Dalian Wanda and 1996 Chinese FA Cup winners Beijing Guoan. Dalian Wanda beat Beijing Guoan 3–2 at Shenzhen Stadium, thus winning their first Chinese Football Super Cup title.

A solar eclipse reveals Comet Hale–Bopp in the daytime sky

On March 9, 1997, a solar eclipse allowed observers in parts of China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia to see Comet Hale–Bopp during the daytime.

The locations are the reported observation regions, not the comet’s position in space.

China · Mongolia · Russia

Solar eclipse of March 9, 1997

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9, 1997, with a magnitude of 1.042. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9, 1997, with a magnitude of 1.042.

1999 Antiguan general election

General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 9 March 1999. The elections were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party. Lester Bird was re-elected Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout was 63.6%. The elections were extremely close, with the UPP losing five seats by a narrow 554 votes in total, and had the elections been free and fair (the government controlled almost all newspapers as well as television and radio stations), the opposition could have won a majority.

Antigua and Barbuda

2000 South Carolina Democratic presidential caucuses

The 2000 South Carolina Democratic presidential caucuses took place on March 9, 2000, and was the only nominating contest that day during the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The South Carolina caucus was a closed caucus, meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this caucus, and awarded 53 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 43 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucus.

South Carolina, United States

Brest attack

The National Liberation Army (NLA) launched an attack near the village of Brest on 9 March 2001 during the insurgency in Macedonia. The NLA ambushed a Macedonian convoy, after they were defeated and forced to withdraw by KFOR troops in the village of Tanuševci.

North Macedonia

2003 Siirt Province by-election

The 2003 by-election in the Province of Siirt was held on 9 March 2003 in order to elect three Members of Parliament from the eastern Turkish province of Siirt to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The by-election was held four months after the 2002 general election in November, which the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey declared null and void in Siirt due to voting irregularities in the district of Pervari.

Turkey

2004 Orlando mayoral election

The 2004 Orlando mayoral election took place on March 9, 2004. Incumbent Mayor Buddy Dyer, who was first elected in a 2003 special election, ran for re-election to a full term. He faced four opponents, including businessman Ken Mulvaney and retired police captain Sam Ings. Dyer narrowly avoided a runoff election and won a full term, receiving 51 percent of the vote to Mulvaney's 31 percent and Ings's 13 percent.

Florida, United States

2004 Florida Democratic presidential primary

The 2004 Florida Democratic presidential primary was held on March 9 in the U.S. state of Florida as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election.

United States

2004 Texas Democratic presidential primary

A presidential primary for the Democratic Party was held in Texas in 2004 as part of the selection process for the Democratic candidate for the presidential elections that year.

United States

2004 Louisiana Republican presidential primary

The 2004 Louisiana Republican presidential primary was held on March 9 in the U.S. state of Louisiana as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election.

United States

2004 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary

The 2004 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary was held on March 9 in the U.S. state of Louisiana as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election.

United States

2004 Texas Republican presidential primary

The 2004 Texas Republican presidential primary was held on March 9 in the U.S. state of Texas as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election. Incumbent George W. Bush won the primary in a landslide.

United States

Destination X (2008)

Destination X (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on March 9, 2008, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. It was the fourth event under the Destination X chronology and the third event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, two of which involved championships, while one match was held prior to the event. The main event was a Six Man Tag Team match where The Unlikely Alliance (Christian Cage, Kevin Nash, and Samoa Joe) defeated The Angle Alliance (Kurt Angle, A.J.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Spanish general election, 2008

The 2008 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 9 March 2008, to elect the 9th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 264 seats in the Senate. After four years of growing bipolarisation of Spanish politics, the election saw a record result for both ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and opposition People's Party (PP), together obtaining more than 83% of the vote share—over 21 million votes—and 92% of the Congress seats.

Spain

Lower Austrian state election, 2008

The Lower Austrian state election of 2008 was held in the Austrian state of Lower Austria on 9 March 2008. They were contested by the Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party of Austria, The Greens – The Green Alternative and the Freedom Party of Austria, all of whom are in the current Landtag, and a number of smaller parties. The ÖVP had earlier indicated that its preferred date would have been the 20 April 2008, though 13 April 2008 had also been considered a possible date. The newly founded party The Christians contested its first election.

Lower Austria, Austria

New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2008

The 2008 New Progressive Party primaries were the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico, namely the position of Governor, for the 2008 general elections. Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño was selected as the nominee at the primary elections held on March 9, 2008. He would go on to win the 2008 general election as well.

Puerto Rico

Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2008

The 2008 Popular Democratic Party primaries were the primary elections by which voters of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2008 general elections. They were held on March 9, 2008. Incumbent Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá faced no opposition for his candidacy, making him the official candidate for the elections.

Puerto Rico

2008 Andalusian regional election

A regional election was held in Andalusia on 9 March 2008 to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with the 2008 Spanish general election. Incumbent President Manuel Chaves from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE–A) was re-elected for a sixth term in office with a slightly reduced majority.

Space Shuttle Discovery

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, aggregating more spaceflights than any other spacecraft as of December 2024.

Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.

2012 in Bellator MMA

2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so it began with the show on March 9, 2012. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes, including the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions.

Maltese general election, 2013

The Maltese general election took place on Saturday, 9 March 2013. The Labour Party won a majority of seats thus defeating the Nationalist Party, which had been in power for 15 years.

Malta

2013 Latvian Supercup

The 2013 Latvian Supercup was the 1st edition of the Latvian Supercup, an annual football match organised by Latvia and contested by the reigning champions of the two main Latvian club competitions, the Latvian Higher League and the Latvian Football Cup. It was played at the Celtnieks Stadium in Daugavpils, Latvia on 9 March 2013, between the 2012 Latvian Higher League winners Daugava and the 2011–12 Latvian Football Cup winners Skonto.

Latvia

2013 Western Australian state election

The 2013 Western Australian state election was held on Saturday 9 March 2013 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council. The incumbent Liberal–National Coalition government, led by Premier Colin Barnett, won a second consecutive four-year term in government, defeating the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Mark McGowan, in a landslide.

Results of the 2013 Western Australian state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of electoral region results for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 2013 Western Australian state election. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party won their first ever Western Australian Legislative Council seat at this election.

Lockdown (2014)

Lockdown (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on March 9, 2014 at the BankUnited Center in Miami, Florida. It was the tenth event under the Lockdown name and first event in the 2014 TNA PPV schedule. From 2005 to 2012, the tradition of Lockdown events featured every match taking place inside a steel cage. However, in 2013, Lockdown was modified to featuring standard matches and cage matches were reserved only for the high profile bouts. This year Lockdown returned to being an all steel cage event.

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

North Korean parliamentary election, 2014

Parliamentary elections in North Korea, creating the 13th Supreme People's Assembly, were held on 9 March 2014.

North Korea

2014 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 2 February 2014, with a second round held on 9 March since no candidate won an outright majority. The primary candidates were Vice-President Salvador Sánchez Cerén of the FMLN, San Salvador Mayor Norman Quijano of ARENA, and former President Antonio Saca. Saca represented the Grand Alliance for National Unity, the National Coalition Party, and the Christian Democratic Party in the Unity coalition.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

El Salvador

2015 Villa Castelli mid-air collision

On 9 March 2015, two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collided mid-air near Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all ten people on board both aircraft. The helicopters had just departed together from the same spot and collided during the initial climb-out. They were transporting production staff and French sports stars participating in the French reality TV series Dropped. Among the victims were French sailor Florence Arthaud, swimmer Camille Muffat and boxer Alexis Vastine.

Kiribati presidential election, 2016

Presidential elections were held in Kiribati on 9 March 2016. The result was a victory for Taneti Mamau of the Tobwaan Kiribati Party, who received 60% of the vote, with Rimeta Beniamina (United Coalition Party, but nominated by Pillars of Truth) on 38.6% and Tianeti Ioane (also Pillars of Truth) 1.5%.

Kiribati

Battle of Ben Guerdane

The Battle of Ben Guerdane occurred on March 7, 2016, in the city of Ben Gardane in Tunisia on the border with Libya. Islamic State forces attempted to seize the city, but were repulsed by the Tunisian military. The clashes continued also on 8 and 9 March in the area.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Tunisia

Idlib Governorate clashes (January–March 2017)

The Idlib Governorate clashes (January–March 2017), were military confrontations between Ahrar al-Sham and their allies on one side and the al-Qaeda-aligned Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (which disbanded in 28 January and joined Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham) and their allies on the other. After 7 February, the clashes also included Jund al-Aqsa as a third belligerent, which had re-branded itself as Liwa al-Aqsa and was attacking the other combatants.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

2019 Taraba State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent People's Democratic Party Governor Darius Ishaku won re-election for a second term in 12 local government areas, defeating former acting governor and All Progressives Congress's Sani Danladi who won in the remaining four with a margin of 157,69[8] votes, and several minor party candidates. Darius Dickson Ishaku emerged unopposed in the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary as the sole candidate.

Nigeria

2019 Zamfara State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Zamfara State gubernatorial election occurred on 9 March 2019. APC's Mukhtar Shehu Idris polled 67.41% of the total popular votes, defeating PDP's Bello Matawalle who got 23.89% of the total votes and trailed behind by a margin of 345,089 votes, and several minor party candidates. APC swept the entire 14 LGAs of the state, winning in all.

Nigeria

2019 Enugu State House of Assembly election

The 2019 Enugu State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Enugu State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Enugu State House of Assembly. PDP won all the 24 available seats.

Nigeria

2019 Kwara State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Kwara State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. APC's AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq polled 73.12% of the total votes, ahead of PDP's Razak Atunwa who got 25.31% of votes trailing behind by a margin of 216,792 votes, and several minor party candidates. APC won in all 16 LGAs of the state. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq from Kwara Central senatorial district emerged winner at the gubernatorial primary after defeating Yammah Abdullahi.

Nigeria

2019 Ogun State House of Assembly election

The 2019 Ogun State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Ogun State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 26 seats were up for election in the Ogun State House of Assembly. APC won 15 seats, APM won 7 seats, ADC won 3 seats, while PDP won 1 seat.

Nigeria

2019 Sokoto State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Sokoto State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on March 9, 2019. Incumbent Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal won re-election for a second term, defeating Ahmad Aliyu of the APC and several minor party candidates. Aminu Tambuwal was returned as the PDP candidate with Manir Dan Iya as his running mate. Ahmad Aliyu was the APC candidate with Faruk Malami Yabo as his running mate. 51 candidates contested in the election.

Nigeria

2019 Delta State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Delta State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa won re-election for a second term, defeating APC's Great Ovedje Ogboru, and several minor party candidates. Okowa won in 23 LGAs with a total of 80.17% of popular vote, while Ogboru won in the other two of the state's 25 LGAs with a total of 18.71% of popular vote having 709,336 votes less than Okowa.

Nigeria

2019 Niger State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Niger State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019, in Nigeria. The APC nominee Abubakar Sani Bello won the election, defeating Umar Nasko of the PDP. Abubakar Sani Bello emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after he was returned as the sole candidate. He retained his deputy Ahmed Muhammad Ketso as his running mate. Umar Nasko was the PDP candidate with Mohammed Ndayako as his running mate. 31 candidates contested in the election.

Nigeria

2019 Abia State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Abia State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Okezie Ikpeazu won re-election for a second term, defeating APC's Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, and several minor party candidates. The major contenders for the race signed a peace accord agreement in January 2019. Ikpeazu won in 11 LGAs with a total of 60.26% of popular vote, while Ogah won in four of the state's 17 LGAs with a total of 22.98% of popular vote.

Nigeria

2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Plateau State gubernatorial election in Nigeria occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent APC Governor Simon Lalong won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Jerry Useni and several minor party candidates. Simon Lalong emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Sonni Gwanle Tyoden as his running mate.

Nigeria

2019 Katsina State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 March 2019. Incumbent APC Governor Aminu Bello Masari won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Garba Yakubu Lado and 16 other party candidates. Aminu Bello Masari emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 5,562 votes and defeating his closest rival, Abubakar Isa, who received 8 votes. He picked Mannir Yakubu as his running mate.

Nigeria

2019 Kebbi State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on March 9, 2019. Incumbent APC Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu won re-election for a second term, defeating Isa Galaudu of the PDP. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu won the primary election after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Manasseh Daniel Jatau as his running mate.

Nigeria

2019 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. APC candidate Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai defeated main opposition party PDP's candidate, Isah Ashiru, to emerge winner of the contest. APC was said to have won 14 LGAs, PDP nine. Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai emerged winner in the APC gubernatorial primary election unopposed. His running mate was Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe.

Nigeria

2019 Adamawa State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on March 9, 2019. PDP candidate Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri won the election, defeating Bindo Jibrilla of the APC. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 1,656 votes and defeating his closest rival, Mohammed Jameel who received 465 votes. He picked Martins Babale as his running mate.

Nigeria

2019 Oyo State House of Assembly election

The 2019 Oyo State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Oyo State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 32 seats were up for election in the Oyo State House of Assembly. PDP won 26 seats, APC won 5 seats, while ADP won 1 seat.

Nigeria

2019 Enugu State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Enugu State gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 2019. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who won his party (PDP) primaries unopposed, got re-elected for office, Choosing Hon Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo as his deputy. His rival and major opposition party the All Progressives Congress had series of court orders and counter count orders disrupting its election performance after the emergence of Ayogu Eze as its candidate, Aggrieved members formed a faction of the party which led to the party having multiple candidates in the election.

Nigeria

2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 March 2019, the APC nominee Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya won the election, defeating Usman Bayero Nafada of the PDP. Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 859 votes and defeating his closest rival, Mohammed Jibrin Barde who received 463 votes. He picked Manasseh Daniel Jatau as his running mate.

Nigeria

2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election

The 2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election was held on 9 March 2019, to elect members of the Lagos State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 40 seats were up for election in the Lagos State House of Assembly. APC won all the 40 available seats.

Nigeria

2019 Imo State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Imo State gubernatorial election in Nigeria occurred on 9 March 2019. PDP's Emeka Ihedioha polled 38.29% of the total votes, defeating AA's Uche Nwosu who got 26.66% of popular votes, and several minor party candidates. Out of 27 LGAs, Ihedioha won in 11, while Nwosu won in 10. Ihedioha emerged winner at the gubernatorial primary after defeating Samuel Anyanwu. His running mate was Gerard Iroha.

Nigeria

2019 Cross River State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Cross River State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Benedict Ayade won re-election for a second term, defeating APC's John Owan Enoh, and several minor party candidates. Ayade won in all 18 LGAs of the state with a total of 73.04% of popular vote, while Enoh with no win in any LGA was his closest contestant with a total of 25.11% of popular vote having 250,323 votes less than Ayade.

Nigeria

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos (also known as UFC Fight Night 146 or UFC on ESPN+ 4) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 9, 2019 at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

Kansas, United States

2019 Jigawa State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Jigawa State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent APC Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar won re-election for a second term, defeating Aminu Ibrahim Ringim of the PDP and several minor party candidates. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 3,123 votes and defeating his closest rival, Ubale Hashim, who received 54 votes. He picked Umaru Namadi as his running mate.

2019 Yobe State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Yobe State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019, the APC nominee Mai Mala Buni won the election, defeating Umar Iliya Damagum of the PDP. Mai Mala Buni emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,797 votes and defeating his closest rival, Sidi Karasuwa who received 23 votes. He picked Idi Barde Gubana as his running mate.

2019 Benue State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Benue State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Samuel Ortom won re-election for a second term, defeating APC Emmanuel Jime and several minor party candidates. Samuel Ortom emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,210 votes and defeating his closest rival, John Tondo, who received 475 votes. He picked Benson Abounu as his running mate.

2019 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019, the APC nominee Abdullahi Sule won the election, defeating David Ombugadu of the PDP. Abdullahi Sule emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 926 votes and defeating his closest rival, Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, who received 519 votes. He picked Emmanuel Akabe as his running mate. David Ombugadu was the PDP candidate with Ogoshi Onawo as his running mate.

2019 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Dave Umahi won re-election for a second term, defeating APC Sonni Ogbuoji and several minor party candidates. Dave Umahi emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate unopposed. He picked Eric Kelechi Igwe as his running mate. Sonni Ogbuoji was the APC candidate with Justin Mbam Ogodo as his running mate. 37 candidates contested in the election.

2019 Kano State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. APC candidate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Abba Kabir Yusuf and other 53 candidates. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje emerged APC's candidate in the primary election as the sole candidate. He chose Nasir Yusuf Gawuna as his running mate. Abba Kabir Yusuf emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election, scoring 2,421 votes to defeat five other candidates.

2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019, the PDP nominee Seyi Makinde won the election, defeating Adebayo Adelabu of the APC. Seyi Makinde emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,772 votes and defeating his closest rival, Ayo Adeseun, who received 21 votes. He picked Rauf Olaniyan as his running mate. Adebayo Adelabu was the APC candidate with Samuel Egunjobi as his running mate.

2019 Borno State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019, the APC nominee Babagana Umara Zulum won the election, defeating Mohammad Imam of the PDP. Babagana Umara Zulum emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 4,432 votes and defeating his closest rival, Idris Durkwa, who received 115 votes. He picked Umar Usman Kadafur as his running mate.

2019 Lagos State gubernatorial election

The 2019 Lagos gubernatorial election was conducted on 9 March to choose the Governor of Lagos State. The election was held concurrently with various state level elections. Incumbent APC Governor Akinwunmi Ambode lost to the APC flag bearer Babajide Sanwo-Olu at a direct primary election in October 2018 and hence ineligible to run for second term under APC.

Nigeria

2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election

The election for Governor of Ogun State took place on 9 March (postponed from 2 March). The election was held concurrently with various state-level elections. All Progressive Congress candidate Dapo Abiodun, who is a former senatorial aspirant and chairman of CAC, defeated Allied Peoples Movement candidate Adekunle Akinlade, African Democratic Congress candidate Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, Peoples Democratic Party candidate Buruji Kashamu and Action Democratic Party candidate Dimeji Bankole.

2020 Sahrawi legislative election

Legislative elections were held in the Sahrawi Republic on 8–9 March 2020 to elect 52 of the 53 members of the Sahrawi National Council, the unicameral parliament of the SADR. More than 100,000 Sahrawis were registered to vote, with 145 candidates contesting the elections.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Orange County Board of Supervisors

The Orange County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of Orange County, California, along with being the executive of the county.

The sixth special election used to fill a vacancy on the Orange County Board of Supervisors was held on March 9, 2021.

2022 South Korean presidential election

Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 9 March 2022. Under the South Korean constitution, presidents are restricted to a single five-year term, meaning that incumbent president Moon Jae-in was ineligible to run for a second term. Opposition candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party won the election, defeating candidate Lee Jae Myung of the incumbent Democratic Party.

South Korea

Battle of Irpin

As part of the Russian offensive on Kyiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a battle took place for control of the city of Irpin. The combatants were elements of the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian Ground Forces. By 28 March 2022, Ukrainian forces recaptured the city. The battle was part of a larger operation to encircle Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Ukraine

2022 Sangdang by-election

A by-election was held on 9 March 2022 for the National Assembly seat for Sangdang.

South Korea

2023 Nepalese presidential election

The fourth presidential election of Nepal, to elect the country's third president since the abolition of the monarchy, was held on 9 March 2023. The term of the incumbent president, Bidya Devi Bhandari, first elected in 2015, was set to expire on 13 March 2023. She was term-limited and could not seek re-election, with the Constitution of Nepal barring her from doing so.

Nepal

2023 Hamburg shooting

On 9 March 2023, a mass shooting occurred at a Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the Alsterdorf quarter of Hamburg, Germany. The shooter, identified as 35-year-old Philipp Fusz, entered the building after a service was held there and opened fire, killing six people and injuring eight others, before killing himself minutes later. One of the fatalities was pregnant, leading to the foetus's loss.

Germany

2024 Pakistani presidential election

Presidential Elections were held in Pakistan on 9 March 2024 to select the 14th President of Pakistan, who is the country's head of state. Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People's Party was elected as 14th President of Pakistan, defeating Mahmood Khan Achakzai of the PTI-backed Sunni Itehad Council (SIC) alliance. Former President Arif Alvi was eligible for re-election but did not contest for a second term.

Pakistan

UFC 299

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 9, 2024, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, United States.

Miami, United States

Glory holds its heavyweight Grand Prix in Arnhem

On March 9, 2024, Glory held its heavyweight Grand Prix kickboxing event in Arnhem, Netherlands.

Netherlands

ONE Fight Night 20

ONE Fight Night 20: Todd vs. Phetjeeja was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on March 9, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

From February 26 to March 9, 2025, members of the Liberal Party of Canada voted on a successor for Justin Trudeau after he announced his intent to resign as the party leader and prime minister of Canada. Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, won the ranked-choice voting (RCV) election with over 85% of the first-preference vote and points, as well as a majority in all 343 ridings.

Canada