Template:On this day/August 9

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

August 9:

• 1862 – Cain Hawkins was born into slavery in the community of Millington.
• 1900 – Dr. R. W. Nelson told City Council the city’s sanitation was poor, citing filth, open privies, and rising typhoid cases due to neglect and failure to connect to sewers.
• 1973 – A major fire in Downtown Charlottesville destroyed several businesses, including McCrory's department store. Fire crews battled the blaze for over four hours.