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| August 9th, 2005 (August 09 2005) | Death | Matthew McGrory, American actor (born in 1973) | |
| August 9th, 2005 (August 09 2005) | Death | Judith Rossner, American novelist (born in 1935) | |
| August 9th, 1995 (August 09 1995) | Death | Jerry Garcia, American musician (Grateful Dead) (born in 1942) | Jerry Garcia Quotes |
| August 9th, 1985 (August 09 1985) | Birth | Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver | |
| August 9th, 1985 (August 09 1985) | Birth | Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer | |
| August 9th, 1985 (August 09 1985) | Birth | JaMarcus Russell, American football player | |
| August 9th, 1985 (August 09 1985) | Death | Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league footballer (born in 1927) | |
| August 9th, 1975 (August 09 1975) | Birth | Mike Lamb, American baseball player | |
| August 9th, 1975 (August 09 1975) | Birth | Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player | |
| August 9th, 1975 (August 09 1975) | Death | Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer (born in 1906) | Dmitri Shostakovich Quotes |
| August 9th, 1965 (August 09 1965) | Event | Singapore seceded from Malaysia and gained independence. | |
| August 9th, 1965 (August 09 1965) | Event | A fire at a Titan missile base near Little Rock, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers. | |
| August 9th, 1955 (August 09 1955) | Birth | John E. Sweeney, American politician | |
| August 9th, 1955 (August 09 1955) | Birth | Peter Schmuck, American sportswriter | |
| August 9th, 1945 (August 09 1945) | Event | World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, "Fat Man", is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. 70,000 people are killed instantly. | Saki Quotes |
| August 9th, 1945 (August 09 1945) | Birth | Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist | |
| August 9th, 1945 (August 09 1945) | Death | Harry Hillman, American athlete (born in 1881) | |
| August 9th, 1945 (August 09 1945) | Death | Robert Hampton Gray, last Canadian Victoria Cross recipient (born in 1917) | |
| August 9th, 1925 (August 09 1925) | Birth | David A. Huffman, creator of Huffman coding (died in 1999) | |
| August 9th, 1875 (August 09 1875) | Birth | Albert Ketelbey, English pianist, conductor and composer (born in 1959) | |
| August 9th, 1845 (August 09 1845) | Birth | Andre Bessette, Canadian religious figure (died in 1937) | |
| August 9th, 1805 (August 09 1805) | Birth | Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (died in 1860) | |
