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On This Day, July 9
- 2025: Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.
- 2011: South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
- 2011: A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.
- 2006: One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
- 2006: Italy win their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.