April 9th (1917) was a Monday. It's the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 267 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th April, 1917
» World War I: The Battle of Arras (1917) e.g Battle of Arras the battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
Famous Birthdays on April 9 in 1917
» Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965)
» Ron Burgess (footballer) called Ronnie Burgess, Welsh footballer (d. 2005)
» Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)
April 9th Famous Deaths for 1917
» James Hope Moulton, English philogist and scholar (b. 1863)
April 9th Holidays in History
» Bataan Day or 'Araw ng Kagitingan' (Philippines)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
» Saint Gaucherius named Gaucherius
» Saint Materiana known as Materiana
» Waltrude
» April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Kosovo known as Constitution Day (Kosovo)
» Public holidays in Georgia called Day of National Unity (Georgia (country) known as Georgia)
» Mikael Agricola Agricola as a rector and an ordinarius named Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)
» Public holidays in Denmark known as Occupation of Denmark (Denmark)
» Vimy Ridge Day, commemorating the Battle of Vimy Ridge. (Canada)