1276 – Augsburg became an Imperial Free City on the 9th March 1276..

1796 – Napoléon Bonaparte married his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais on the 9th March 1796.

1943 ~ Keith McGowan the Australian radio presenter was born in Melbourne, Australia on the 9th March 1943 (22nd December 2013 aged 70).

1958 – Martin Fry the English singer-songwriter from ABC was born on the 9th March 1958.

1959 – The Barbie doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on the 9th March 1959.

1971 – Emmanuel Lewis the American actor was born on the 9th March 1971.