Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in two deaths.
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A shooting in the Alsterdorf quarter of Hamburg, Germany, kills eight people and injures another eight.
Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world.
Two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collide in mid-air over Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all 10 people on board both aircraft, including French athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, as well as producers and guests for the French TV show Dropped.
A truce between the Salvadoran government and gangs in the country goes into effect when 30 gang leaders are transferred to lower security prisons.
Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
One highlighted entry is from 1977: Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in two deaths.
People listed for March 9 include Sunisa Lee (2003), Usman Garuba (2002), and Jeon Somi (2001).
Observances listed for March 9 include Christian feast day: Catherine of Bologna, Christian feast day: Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, and Christian feast day: Frances of Rome.
