📰 TODAY IN HISTORY

📆 July 9
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📜 Events
🌉 1357 — Emperor Charles IV lays the foundation stone of the historic Charles Bridge in Prague, today one of the greatest symbols of the Czech Republic.
👑 1762 — Catherine the Great ascends the throne of Russia after deposing her husband, Peter III, in a coup d'état.
🇦🇷 1816 — Argentina officially declares its independence from Spain. 🎉
❤️ 1893 — Daniel Hale Williams performs, in the United States, one of the first successful open-heart surgeries in medical history.
⚔️ 1932 — The Constitutionalist Revolution begins, as São Paulo rises against the Federal Government demanding a new Constitution.
🪖 1943 — The Allies begin the invasion of Sicily in World War II, a campaign that would contribute to the fall of Benito Mussolini.
🌍 2011 — South Sudan achieves independence, becoming the world's youngest country.
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⭐ Births
👨‍⚕️ 1878 — Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and scientist, discoverer of Chagas disease.
📚 1929 — Elon Lages Lima, Brazilian mathematician.
🎤 1935 — Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer.
🎬 1956 — Tom Hanks, American actor.
🩰 1956 — Ana Botafogo, Brazilian ballerina.
🥁 1960 — Charles Gavin, Brazilian musician.
🎸 1964 — Courtney Love, American singer, songwriter and actress.
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🕊️ Deaths
🎨 1441 — Jan van Eyck, one of the greatest painters of the Northern Renaissance.
🧪 1856 — Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist who gave his name to Avogadro's constant.
🎼 1980 — Vinícius de Moraes, poet, composer and one of the creators of Bossa Nova.
🎙️ 2011 — Facundo Cabral, Argentine singer and composer.
✝️ 2012 — Dom Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal.
💼 2019 — Ross Perot, American businessman and politician.
⚽ 2023 — Luis Suárez Miramontes, former Spanish footballer and winner of the 1960 Ballon d'Or.
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📍 Holidays and Commemorative Dates
🇧🇷 Brazil
🪖 Day of the Constitutionalist Soldier.
🎗️ Oncologist Day.
🏛️ Magna Date of the State of São Paulo (state holiday in memory of the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution).
🏙️ Municipal holiday in: • Boa Vista (RR) • Glória do Goitá and Cabo de Santo Agostinho (PE) • Junqueiro (AL) • Fátima do Sul (MS) • Uauá (BA) • Corumbá de Goiás (GO) • Fontoura Xavier and Paraí (RS)
🌎 International
🕊️ International Day for Disarmament.
🇦🇷 Argentina Independence Day.
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