July 9th
1850
Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S., died after only 16 months in office.
1868
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
1872
The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Me.
1993
NBC aired "A Different World" for the last time.
1995
The Grateful Dead played their last concert, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia died the following month.)
1997
Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.
2002
Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a tie after 11 innings. Both sides had run out of pitchers.
Birthdays
82 Ed Ames Actor, singer
77 Donald Rumsfeld Former defense secretary
73 James Hampton Actor
71 Brian Dennehy Actor
67 Richard Roundtree Actor
64 Dean Koontz Author
62 O.J. Simpson Football Hall of Famer
58 Chris Cooper Actor
57 John Tesh Musician, TV personality
56 David Ball Country singer
55 Debbie Sledge R&B singer (Sister Sledge)
54 Lisa Banes Actress
54 Jimmy Smits Actor
53 Tom Hanks Actor
52 Marc Almond Rock singer (Soft Cell)
52 Kelly McGillis Actress ("Top Gun")
50 Jim Kerr Rock singer (Simple Minds)
50 Kevin Nash Professional wrestler
45 Courtney Love Rock singer
44 Frank Bello Rock musician (Anthrax)
44 David O'Hara Actor
41 Xavier Muriel Rock musician (Buckcherry)
38 Scott Grimes Actor
36 Enrique Murciano Actor ("Without a Trace")
34 Jack White Rock musician (The White Stripes)
33 Dan Estrin Rock musician (Hoobastank)
33 Fred Savage Actor ("The Wonder Years")
31 Pat Allingham Country musician
29 Megan Parlen Actress
23 Kiely Williams Actress, R&B singer (3lw)
18 Mitchel Musso Actor ("Hannah Montana")
14 Georgie Henley Actress ("The Chronicles of Narnia")
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48 Thomas Davenport 7/9/1802 - 7/6/1851 American inventor; developed successful electric motor
48 Elias Howe 7/9/1819 - 10/3/1867 American inventor of the sewing machine
33 Bon Scott 7/9/1946 - 2/19/1980 Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980