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This is a list of selected April 9 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

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; Bataan Day in the Philippines lots of {{cn}} tags
1241 – A combined force of Poles and Germans attempted to halt the Mongol invasion of Europe at the Battle of Legnica near present-day Legnica, Poland. multiple issues
1413Henry V, who is featured in three plays by William Shakespeare, was crowned King of England. refimprove
1865Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House near the Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. refimprove section
1918World War I: Aníbal Milhais's actions during the Battle of the Lys made him the only person to be awarded Portugal's highest military honour, the Order of the Tower and Sword, directly on the battlefield. close paraphrasing, unreliable source (see talk page)
1939 – After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African American singer Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. refimprove section
1940World War II: Nazi Germany began Operation Weserübung, invading Denmark and Norway. refimprove and refimprove section
1989 – An anti-Soviet demonstration in Tbilisi, Georgia, was quashed by the Soviet army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. unreferenced section
2003Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled. Battle: unreferenced sections; Statue: multiple issues
François Rabelais (d. 1553) Birth date and death date uncertain

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April 9: Paschal Triduum begins (Western Christianity, 2020); first day of Passover (Judaism, 2020); Vimy Ridge Day in Canada (1917); Day of National Unity in Georgia (1989)

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