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Events on September 9

• 1409 In a bull, Pope Alexander V approves the establishment of the University of Leipzig.
• 1543 Maria Stuart is crowned Queen of Scotland at the age of nine months.
• 1668 The Miser, a comedy in five acts by Molière, is premiered in Paris.
• 1878 On the acropolis of Pergamon, Carl Humann begins excavating. Among the significant finds after several years of work is the Pergamon Altar.
• 1923 As a result of inflation, Berlin's tram service must be completely suspended.
• 1962 French President Charles de Gaulle gives his speech to the German youth in the courtyard of Ludwigsburg Palace, which is regarded as a decisive step on the way to the Franco-German Friendship Treaty.
• 1964 The Council of Ministers of the GDR grants citizens of the GDR one trip per year to visit relatives in the West.
• 1976 ZDF begins broadcasting the animated series The Adventures of Maya the Bee.
• 1986 The German Bundestag holds its first session in the former Bonn waterworks because the parliament building requires renovation.
• 1993 In Trier, during excavation work for an underground car park near the Roman Bridge, a treasure containing 2,558 Roman gold coins is found. It is estimated to be worth 2.5 million euros.
• 1999 The American mystery thriller Eyes Wide Shut opens in German cinemas.
• 2016 The collaborative album Palmen aus Plastik by Bonez MC and RAF Camora is released and sets new standards in German hip-hop.

Born on September 9

• 1873 Max Reinhardt, Austrian theatre director
• 1885 Paul Henckels, German actor
• 1890 Harland D. Sanders, American entrepreneur and company founder (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
• 1900 James Hilton, English writer
• 1941 Otis Redding, American musician and soul singer
• 1941 Dennis Ritchie, American computer pioneer and programmer
• 1942 Ted Herold, German singer
• 1960 Hugh Grant, British actor
• 1980 Steffen Hofmann, German footballer
• 1980 Michelle Williams, American actress

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Source of events and birthdays: German Wikipedia article „9. September“, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, selected, shortened and translated by Birthday Paper.

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