Updated March 9, 2012, 1:28 PM
On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va.
On March 9, 1934, Yury Gagarin, the world's first man in space, was born. Following his death on March 27, 1968, his obituary appeared in The Times.
| 1796 | Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais. |
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| 1862 | The ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va., during the Civil War. |
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| 1916 | Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, N.M., killing more than a dozen people. |
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| 1945 | U.S. B-29 bombers launched incendiary bomb attacks against Japan during World War II, causing widespread devastation. |
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| 1954 | CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's anti-Communism campaign on "See It Now." |
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| 1959 | Mattel's Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. |
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| 1981 | Dan Rather made his debut as principal anchorman of "The CBS Evening News;" he signed off for the last time on the same date in 2005. |
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| 1992 | Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin died at age 78. |
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| 1996 | Comedian George Burns died at age 100. |
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| 1997 | Gangsta rapper The Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at age 24. |
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| 2007 | Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller acknowledged the FBI improperly used the Patriot Act to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. |
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| 2009 | President Barack Obama lifted limits on using federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research that President George W. Bush had put in place. |
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| 2011 | Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in his state and commuting the sentences of all remaining death row inmates. |
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Actress Juliette Binoche turns 48 years old today.
AP Photo/Mark Mainz
Actress Brittany Snow ("American Dreams") turns 26 years old today.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg
| 1934 | Joyce Van Patten, Actress, turns 78 |
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| 1936 | Mickey Gilley, Country singer, turns 76 |
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| 1936 | Marty Ingels, Actor, comedian, turns 76 |
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| 1943 | Charles Gibson, Broadcast journalist, turns 69 |
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| 1945 | Robin Trower, Rock musician (Procol Harum), turns 67 |
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| 1951 | Michael Kinsley, Broadcast journalist, turns 61 |
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| 1960 | Linda Fiorentino, Actress, turns 52 |
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| 1971 | Emmanuel Lewis, Actor ("Webster"), turns 41 |
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| 1980 | Chingy, Rapper, turns 32 |
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| 1987 | Bow Wow, Rapper, turns 25 |
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Historic Birthdays
Yuri Gagarin3/9/1934 - 3/27/1968Russian cosmonaut, first space traveler.Go to obituary »
| 42 | Modest Mussorgsky 3/9/1839 O.S. - 3/16/1881 O.S.
Russian composer who wrote "Boris Godunov" |
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| 71 | Eddie Foy 3/9/1856 - 2/16/1928
American vaudevillian comedian |
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| 84 | Gustav Stickley 3/9/1858 - 4/21/1942
American designer and maker of Mission furniture |
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| 70 | Ernest Bevin 3/9/1881 - 4/14/1951
English statesman and trade unionist |
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| 93 | Tamara Karsavina 3/9/1885 - 5/26/1978
Russian-English ballerina |
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| 75 | Robert Eichelberger 3/9/1886 - 9/26/1961
American general during World War II |
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| 70 | Vita Sackville-West 3/9/1892 - 6/2/1962
English novelist and poet |
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| 76 | Edward Durell Stone 3/9/1902 - 8/6/1978
American architect |
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| 81 | Rex Warner 3/9/1905 - 6/24/1986
English novelist, poet and critic |
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| 70 | Samuel Barber 3/9/1910 - 1/23/1981
American composer |
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