On this day: Italy defeated France to win the World Cup in 2006

World historyon this day On this day: Italy defeated France to win the World Cup in 2006 000 Dv90996 Relevant News Things to do on Thursday, July 9 9 July 2026 On this day: Italy defeated France to win the World Cup in 2006 9 July 2026 How a Palestinian town is defending itself from Israeli settler attacks 9 July 2026 newsroom 9 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Following are some of the major events to have occurred on July 9: 1900 – Commonwealth of Australia founded. 1932 – King Camp Gillette, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of the safety razor, died. 1993 – British scientists using genetic fingerprinting identified the bones of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and members of his family, executed by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg in 1918. 1997 – The American heavyweight Mike Tyson was banned from boxing for a year and fined $3 million for biting opponent Evander Holyfield’s ear during a world title fight. 2002 – The African Union was launched by at least 40 of the continent’s 53 presidents and monarchs. 2005 – Danny Way becomes first person to jump over the Great Wall of China on a skateboard. 2005 – Former rebel chief John Garang took his place in the Sudanese leadership, swearing the oath of office as first vice president. He was killed in a helicopter crash six months later. 2006 – A Russian airliner crashed on landing and burst into flames in Siberia, killing up to 128 people. 2006 – Italy defeats France to win soccer World Cup in Berlin. 2011 – South Sudan formally declares independence from north. 2015 – U.S. Army announces 40,000 troop reduction. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Things to do on Thursday, July 9 How a Palestinian town is defending itself from Israeli settler attacks Malaysia’s deputy minister denies Jho Low’s secret return Drunk driver crashes into garden after fleeing police chase in Paphos FIFA refereeing chief rejects claims of bias in Argentina’s win over Egypt China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years €533 million ‘Land of Tomorrow’ project to transform former Larnaca refinery site Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.