July 09

Sunday 09, 1995:

Musical group The Grateful Dead perform the last concert of their 30-year career at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Friday 09, 1943:

Allied forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily.

Tuesday 09, 1918:

Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.

Tuesday 09, 1793:

Act Against Slavery passed in Upper Canada and importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited.

Wednesday 09, 1541:

Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlockmen and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to assist the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire.