March 9th (1500) was a Friday. It's the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 297 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th March, 1500
» The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas.