July 9

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on July 9, include:

• Black Women's Equal Pay Day - July 9, 2024
• Call of the Horizon Day 
  
• Chick-fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day - July 9, 2024 (Second Tuesday in July)
• Cow Appreciation Day - July 9, 2024 (Second Tuesday in July)
• Fashion Day
• International Sister Cities Day - July 9, 2024
• Martyrdom of the Bab - July 9, 2024
• National Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day 
• National No Bra Day - (also on October 13th)
• National Sugar Cookie Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include July 9, are:

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Days - July 3 - August 15
• Be Nice to New Jersey Week - July 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week in July)
• Creative Maladjustment Week - July 7-14 
  
• Dog Days of Summer - July 3 - August 11
• Freedom Week - July 4-10
  
• National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee Week - July 7-14, 2024 (8 Day Starting the First Sunday in July) (In Australia)
  
• National Farriers Week - July 7-13, 2024 (First Full Week of July
• Nude Recreation Weekend - July 8-14, 2024
• Operation Safe Driver Week - July 7-13, 2024
  
• Therapeutic Recreation Week - July 7-13, 2024 (Second Full Week of July)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include July 9, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our July Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of July.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Tour de France - June 29 - July 21, 2024 - this is the world's most high profile bicycle race.
• Wimbledon - July 1-14, 2024 held at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in Southwest London, England.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for July 9 is Cancer.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for July is:

• Rubies which are said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love

Famous Birthdays

• 1945 - Dean Koontz - American author and screenwriter
• 1957 - Kelly McGillis - American actress (Witness, Top Gun)
• 1964 - Courtney Love, American singer, songwriter, actress, and writer, married Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain
  

Famous Deaths

• 1850 - Zachary Taylor, American General and Politician who became the 12th President of the United States (b. 1784)
• 1932 - King Camp Gillette, American businessman who founded the Gillette Company (b. 1855)
• 2014 - Eileen Ford, American businesswoman who co-founded Ford Models (b. 1922)
• 2019 - Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (b. 1930)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1540 - King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves
• 1952 - TV host (Mister Rogers Neighborhood), Presbyterian Minister and educator, Fred Rogers marries Sara Joanne Byrd
• 1952 - Country singer June Carter marries singer Carl Smith

Quote of the Day

No means NO, and only Yes means YES!  It's that simple!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

“If you’re like most women, you probably rate your eating habits, somewhere between “really good” and “pretty good”. According to a Gallup poll conducted by Weight Watchers, and the American Dietetic Association, 90 percent of women think their diets are reasonably healthy.

Almost all of them are delusional.” That is a direct quote from the first paragraph in the book “10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman’s Diet” by Elizabeth Somer. That quote has had a profound effect on me in the last 3 years. Are we delusional, as she suggests?

Check out the Diet Statistics that Kerry put together on her Healthy Diet Habits and see if you agree!

This Day in History

• 1776 - Per orders from George Washington, the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan
• 1790 - One third of the Russian Baltic fleet is captured by the Swedish Navy
• 1816 - Argentina declares their independence from Spain
• 1850 - U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk and contacting cholera morbus. Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the next U.S. President
• 1863 - The Union gets complete control of the Mississippi River after the Siege of Port Hudson ends
• 1868 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship. Also gives all persons in the U.S. due process of law.
• 1893 - Daniel Hale Williams, an American heart surgeon performs the first successful open-heart surgery in the U.S. without anesthesia
• 1918 - The deadliest rail accident in U.S. history occurs in Nashville, Tennessee when an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people
• 1944 - During World War II, American forces take Saipan
• 1958 - A 7.9 Mw strike-slip earthquake occurs in Alaska which causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami which kills five people
• 1982 - Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing 145 on board and eight more on the ground
• 2006 - S7 Airlines Flight 778, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions in Sibera, killing 125 people
• 2011 - South Sudan gains their independence and secedes from Sudan

This Day in Music

• 1955 - Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets becomes the first Rock song to hit #1 on the Pop Chart
• 1968 - The Beatles release Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
• 1969 - The Beatles start recording Maxwell's Silver Hammer
• 1977 - Jet Airliner by The Steve Miller Band hits #8 in the US
• 1977 - Undercover Angel by Alan O'Day hits #1
• 1995 - Hootie & the Blowfish play the first concert at the Meadows Music Theater in Hartford, Connecticut
• 2019 - Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart reunite for the Love Alive tour which features all female support arts like Joan Jett, Sheryl Crow and Elle King

What About Love? by Heart

This Day in Sports

• 1877 - The first ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins for men's singles only
• 1914 - Babe Ruth's contract is purchased from the minor league Baltimore Orioles by the Boston Red Sox
• 1922 - Johnny Weissmuller breaks the world swimming record and the minute barrier in the 100 meters freestyle with a time of 58.6 seconds
• 1932 - The Washington Redskins team is formed
• 1963 - The All star MVP is Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants
• 1966 - Jack Nicklaus wins the British Open Men's Golf
• 1989 - Steffi Graf wins the Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open when she beats Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
• 1991 - The All star MVP is Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!