The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins. The **Wimbledon Championships** are the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, first held in **1877** at the…
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9 July 1762
Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III Catherine the Great, originally born as Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in…
9 July 1763
The Mozart family grand tour of Europe began, lifting the profile of son Wolfgang Amadeus. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential Austrian composer…
9 July 1877
The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins. The Wimbledon Championships is one of the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world. It is held annually…
9 July 1540
King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
9 July 1816
Argentina declares independence from Spain. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Declaration_of_Independence’]
9 July 1877
The first Wimbledon Tennis Championships begins. On 9 July, 1877 the first Championships began at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon….
9 July 1877
The first Wimbledon Tennis Championships starts. On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at…