President Soeharto inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java. Date: March 9, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)

Chrysler announces its acquisition of American Motors Corporation. Date: March 9, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)

Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day. Date: March 9, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)

Nupedia, a multi-language online encyclopedia, is launched. Date: March 9, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. Date: March 9, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

A truce between the Salvadoran government and gangs in the country goes into effect when 30 gang leaders are transferred to lower security prisons. Date: March 9, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

Two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collide in mid-air over Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all 10 people on board both aircraft, including French athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, as well as producers and guests for the French TV show Dropped. Date: March 9, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…

Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world. Date: March 9, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)

A shooting in the Alsterdorf quarter of Hamburg, Germany, kills eight people and injures another eight. Date: March 9, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)

French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license. Date: March 8, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)