July 9, 2026

Name days: Amandine, Andrée, Hermine

Astrological sign: Cancer (June 22 - July 22)

Every year on July 9:

• International Day for the Destruction of Small Arms
• Argentina Independence Day
• Palau Constitution Day
• South Sudan Independence Day

See also: July 8 - July 10 - All days of 2026

June 11 to July 19: FIFA World Cup, USA, Canada and Mexico

June 24 to July 21: Summer sales in France

June 29 to July 12: Wimbledon Tennis Tournament (Great Britain)

July 3-18: Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland)

July 3-11: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic)

July 4-25: Avignon Festival

July 4-26: Tour de France cycling race

July 6-14: Running of the Bulls (San Fermín) in Pamplona (Spain)

July 9-11: NOS Alive, Lisbon (Portugal)

July 9-19: Jazz à Juan, Juan-les-Pins

July 9, 1776: Insurgents in New York, United States, destroy the statue of George III, King of the United Kingdom, a sign of their desire for independence.

July 9, 1955: Publication in London of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto by Bertrand Russell. Highlighting the dangers of nuclear weapons, it called on states to find a peaceful solution to the Cold War and other international conflicts.

July 9, 2002: The African Union, created following the Sirte Declaration of September 1999, comes into force, replacing the Organisation of African Unity.