On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours at Hampton Roads, Va.
On March 9, 1934, Yury Gagarin, the world's first man in space, was born. Following his death on March 27, 1968, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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Historic Birthdays
Yuri Gagarin
3/9/1934 - 3/27/1968
Russian cosmonaut, first space traveler.Go to obituary »
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Modest Mussorgsky 3/9/1839 O.S. - 3/16/1881 O.S. Russian composer who wrote "Boris Godunov" |
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Eddie Foy 3/9/1856 - 2/16/1928 American vaudevillian comedian |
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Gustav Stickley 3/9/1858 - 4/21/1942 American designer and maker of Mission furniture |
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Ernest Bevin 3/9/1881 - 4/14/1951 English statesman and trade unionist |
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Tamara Karsavina 3/9/1885 - 5/26/1978 Russian-English ballerina |
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Robert Eichelberger 3/9/1886 - 9/26/1961 American general during World War II |
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Vita Sackville-West 3/9/1892 - 6/2/1962 English novelist and poet |
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Edward Durell Stone 3/9/1902 - 8/6/1978 American architect |
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Rex Warner 3/9/1905 - 6/24/1986 English novelist, poet and critic |
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Samuel Barber 3/9/1910 - 1/23/1981 American composer |