On this day — July 9

with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.

Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.

an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.

defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.

The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.

dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.

Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.

a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain.