April 9th (2003) was a Wednesday. 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, 2003
» 2003 invasion of Iraq: Baghdad falls to American forces; Iraqis turn on symbols of their former leader Saddam Hussein, pulling down a grand statue of him and tearing it to pieces.
April 9th Famous Deaths for 2003
» Jerry Bittle, American cartoonist (b. 1949)
» Earl Bramblett, American murderer (b. 1942)
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)