April, 9


April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th if leap year). It 266 days before the end of the year.

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Events

Robert Cavelier de La Salle takes possession of Louisiana

(April, 9 1682)
A former priest turned explorer, the Rouennais Robert Cavelier de La Salle arrived on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and took possession of the lands located between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains. He baptized them Louisiana, in honor of Louis XIV. Coming from a family of wealthy ...

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Astrology

Sign of the Zodiac: 20th day of the astrological sign of Aries.