This is our day guide for Friday July 9th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
1991 - South Africa is re-admitted into the Olympic movement after being excluded for 30 years.
1980 - A London Underground train sitting at Holborn station is hit by the following train, but nobody except the driver is badly injured.
1937 - British painter David Hockney is born.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, defining United States citizenship and providing that no State should have the right to curtail the rights of any citizen without due process and equal protection under the law.
1867 - An expedition led by ED Young sets out to search (unsuccessfully) for the Scottish missionary and explorer Dr David Livingstone.
