Events which occurred on the 9th of August.
Events[]
- 1173
- Construction begins on the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
- 1516
- Artist Hieronymus Bosch dies.
- 1571
- Personnel from the time-displaced Federation space station Deep Space Station K-13 set up a camp on Draconis III. (STO - Agents of Yesterday short story: "Tales from K13")
- 1945
- The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. (TOS novel: Spock's World)
- 1974
- Richard Nixon officially resigns the presidency of the United States. (TOS - Assignment: Earth comic: "Too Many Presidents")
- 1985
- The United States Coast Guard cutter Polar Sea arrives in Tuktoyaktuk, Canada, delayed by having found a spacecraft on a glacier the previous day. Her crew is debriefed, and an SR-71 Blackbird makes a photographic pass over the alien vessel. Calling the investigatory mission Project Cygnus, Majestic 12 personnel depart for the site. (TOS novel: Elusive Salvation)
- 2006
- Van Allen belt discoverer James Van Allen dies.
- 2058
- During an experiment to create a stable subspace field, the six Earth L-5 Colonies vanish. The Vanguard colony travels 200 light years, with 827 colonists surviving. (TLE novel: The Sundered)
- 2155
- On the 97th anniversary of their displacement, a spacial disturbance transports the Vanguard colony 210,000 light years into the Small Magellanic Cloud. (TLE novel: The Sundered)
- 2384
- Vennor Sikran confesses his involvement in the raid of the Eridian Vault to DTI agents Meyo Ranjea and Teresa Garcia, but has no means of communicating with ringleader Daiyar. (DTI novel: Time Lock)
Appendices[]
Calendar of publication and production[]
- 1969
- TOS comic: "Skin Deep" concludes with the 8th installment, in Joe 90: Top Secret, Issue 30.
- 1980
- The 42nd installment of TOS comic: "Aberration on Abaris" is published in daily newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 1981
- The 19th installment of TOS comic: "Quarantine" is published.
- 1982
- The 23rd installment of TOS comic: "The Nogura Regatta" is published.
- 1983
- The 32nd installment of TOS comic: "Terminally Yours" is published.
- 2023
- TOS - The Motion Picture: Echoes comic: "Issue 4" is released by IDW Publishing.
External link[]
- 9 August article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.