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The rising sun is visible through the Box Tunnel in Western England on 9 April each year. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Tunnel#Brunel.27s_birthday

Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville recorded the French folksong "Au Clair de la Lune" on April 9, 1860

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The Action of 9 April 1914 was an important turning point in naval and aviation history. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_9_April_1914

The Battle of Vimy Ridge took place from 9 to 12 April 1917
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge

St John's College was established by Charter dated 9 April 1511. 
http://www.astronomy.activeboard.com/t42207051/st-johns-college/

The Roanoke Colony was a late 16th-century attempt to establish a permanent English settlement in Virginia Colony. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640870/roanoke-colony/

The Kamikaze aircraft became famous on April 9, 1937 as the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly from Japan to Europe. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640851/mitsubishi-ki-15/



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NASA announced the selection of seven military pilots - known as the Mercury Seven - as astronauts on 9 April 1959 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury#Astronauts

Soyuz 35 was a 1980 Soviet manned space flight to the Salyut 6 space station.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_35

The GEOS-3 satellite was launched in April 9, 1975 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS-3

STS-59 Shuttle mission was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-59

Progress M-23M was launched at 1526 GMT, 9th April 2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_M-23M



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Timothy Lennart Kopra (born April 9, 1963) is a Colonel in the United States Army and a NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Lennart_Kopra

Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cöckrell (born 9 April 1950) is an American astronaut 
http://is.gd/p8Sv8u

Serena Maria Auñón (born April 9, 1976) is an American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_M._Au%C3%B1%C3%B3n

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 - 15 September 1859), was an English civil engineer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640839/isambard-kingdom-brunel-1806-1859/

Charles-Eugène Delaunay (9 April 1816 - 5 August 1872) was a French astronomer and mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Eug%C3%A8ne_Delaunay

Vincent Wing (1619 - 1668) was an English astrologer and astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Wing

Thomas Henning (born 1956) is a German astrophysicist. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Henning

Jean Le Fèvre (9 April 1652 - Paris, 1706) was a French astronomer and physicist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Le_F%C3%A8vre_(astronomer)

Fabrizio Bernardi (b. 1972) is an Italian astronomer  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrizio_Bernardi

Thomas Johann Seebeck (9 April 1770 - 10 December 1831) was a physicist who discovered the thermoelectric effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Johann_Seebeck

Valerie Singleton OBE (born 9 April 1937) is an English television and radio presenter
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640820/valerie-singleton/



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NGC 3102 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57254269/ngc-3102/

NGC 3246 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th April 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57254259/ngc-3246/

NGC 3386 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th April 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57254252/ngc-3386/

NGC 3543 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57254243/ngc-3543/

NGC 3671 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57254236/ngc-3671/

NGC 4043 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th April 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57254224/ngc-4043/

Messier 68 was discovered by Charles-Joseph Messier on the 9th April 1780.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50224707/messier-68/

NGC 4618 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57254192/ngc-4618/

NGC 4625 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57253723/ngc-4625/

NGC 4655 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57253573/ngc-4655/

NGC 4704 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57253518/ngc-4704/

NGC 5003 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57253507/ngc-5003/

NGC 5023 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252657/ngc-5023/

NGC 5103 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252630/ngc-5103/

NGC 5123 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252616/ngc-5123/

NGC 5145 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252595/ngc-5145/

NGC 5214 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252579/ngc-5214/

NGC 5362 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252566/ngc-5362/

NGC 5383 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252552/ngc-5383/

NGC 5900 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252523/ngc-5900/

NGC 5922 was discovered by William Herschel on the 9th April 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57252515/ngc-5922/



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Asteroid (66) Maja was discovered by Horace Tuttle on April 9, 1861
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66_Maja



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Meteorites

The Hatford (Stone) meteorite fell in England, UK, on the 9th April, 1628.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640670/hatford-meteorite/

The Fisher (L6) meteorite fell in Minnesota, USA, on the 9th April, 1894.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640741/fisher-meteorite/

The Arlington (Iron, IIE-an) meteorite fell on Minnesota, USA, on the 9 April, 1894.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54108707/arlington-meteorite/

The Ottawa (LL6) meteorite fell in Kansas, USA, on the 9th April, 1896.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640733/ottawa-meteorite/

The Ryechki (L5) meteorite fell in Sumy, Ukraine, on the 9th April, 1914.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640710/ryechki-meteorite/

The Cumberland Falls (Aubrite) meteorite fell in Kentucky, USA, on the 9th April, 1919.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640704/cumberland-falls-meteorite/

The Tromøy (H) meteorite fell in Aust-Agder, Norway, on the 9th April, 1950.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48640696/tromy-meteorite/

On April 9, 2009 a bright fireball appeared over Carinthia and the Karavanke Mountains
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t29255239/jesenice/



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