April 09

Tuesday 09, 2002:

The funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey.

Friday 09, 1999:

Nigerian President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara is assassinated.

Friday 09, 1948:

1948 - Massacre at Deir Yassin.

Sunday 09, 1939:

Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, after having been refused the right to sing at the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall.

Thursday 09, 1682:

Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.