Talk: March 9
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Selected anniversaries entry for this day. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before editing this entry. --mav 23:17, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- 1862 - American Civil War: The ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw.
- 1916 - Pancho Villa led a raid on Columbus, New Mexico, killing 17.
- 1932 - Eamon de Valera became Prime Minister of the Irish Free State.
- 1945 - A bomb raid on Tokyo started a firestorm that killed 100,000.
- 1959 - The world's best-selling doll, Barbie, was first sold in New York City.
Recent days: March 8 - March 7
Moved birth from article:
- (Year unknown) - Walter Mercado, actor, astrologer
It's highly unlikely that the day is correct if the year is unknown. I haven't been able to find out his birthdate. Lupo 09:11, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)
