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1973 53 years ago Historical Events August 9

Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.

On August 9, in the year 1973, Mars 7 is launched from the USSR. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of August 9, one of 411 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Mars 7, also known as 3MP No.51P was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1973 to explore Mars. A 3MP bus spacecraft which comprised the final mission of the Mars programme, it consisted of a lander and a coast stage with instruments to study Mars as it flew past. Due to a malfunction, the lander failed to perform a maneuver necessary to enter the Martian atmosphere, missing the planet and remaining in heliocentric orbit along with the coast stage.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on August 9, 1973 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 29 April 2026.

On This Date in History 411

Type Year Date Event
Historical Events 2024 Aug 9 Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
Notable Deaths 2024 Aug 9 Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (born 1968)
Notable Deaths 2023 Aug 9 Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1943)
Historical Events 2021 Aug 9 The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.
Notable Deaths 2021 Aug 9 Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2021 Aug 9 Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (born 1998)
Notable Deaths 2021 Aug 9 Zairaini Sarbini, Malaysian voice actress (born 1972)
Selected Events 2018 Aug 9 A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi Arabia killing at least 40 children under 15.
Notable Deaths 2016 Aug 9 Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (born 1977)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (born 1926)
Historical Events 2014 Aug 9 Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police…
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 9 J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 9 Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (born 1958)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 9 Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (born…
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 9 Ed Nelson, American actor (born 1928)
Selected Events 2014 Aug 9 Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri,…
Historical Events 2013 Aug 9 Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 9 Harry Elliott, American baseball player and coach (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 9 Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 9 William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1947)
Historical Events 2012 Aug 9 Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Carl Davis, American record producer (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican-American actress (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Mel Stuart, American director and producer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 9 Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 9 Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 9 Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (born 1957)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 9 Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (born 1941)
Historical Events 2007 Aug 9 Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
Notable Deaths 2007 Aug 9 Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (born 1922)
Historical Events 2006 Aug 9 At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United…
Notable Deaths 2006 Aug 9 Philip E. High, English author (born 1914)
Notable Deaths 2006 Aug 9 James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (born 1914)
Selected Events 2006 Aug 9 British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling…
Notable Births 2005 Aug 9 Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player
Notable Deaths 2005 Aug 9 Judith Rossner, American author (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 9 Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (born 1908)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 9 Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 9 David Raksin, American composer and educator (born 1912)
Notable Births 2003 Aug 9 Kazuha, Japanese singer and dancer
Notable Deaths 2003 Aug 9 Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2003 Aug 9 Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (born 1945)

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