Born on 9 July 1996

At A Glance

9 July 1996 at a glance

Day of the week

9 July 1996 was a Tuesday.

Irish Chart Song in 1996

The Irish chart song for 1996 was “Firestarter” by Prodigy.

Top Film of 1996

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1996 was Independence Day.

Star sign

The star sign for 9 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 9 July 1996 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 9 July 1996 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 9 July

• 1993 The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.
• 1997 An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall.
• 1999 Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
• 2002 The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
• 2004 The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, casting doubt on the rationale for the Iraq War.

Famous people born on 9 July

• Tom Hanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1956)
• Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (born 1964)
• Lindsey Graham, American lawyer and politician (1955–2026)
• Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1975)

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