March 9

The ninth day of March.

Events

 * 1114: Gherardo Caccianemici dal Orso elected Pope Lucius II.
 * 1508: Martin Luther receives his Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies.
 * 1513: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici elected Pope Leo X.
 * 1521: {{Martin Luther]] preaches his (Invocavit Sermons) for eight days against the Anabaptists.
 * 1833: According to Mormons, Joseph Smith Jr. receives a revelation from Jesus Christ about the validity of the Old Testament Apocrypha. This becomes Section 91 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Births

 * 1930: Stephen Fumio Cardinal Hamao of Japan, retired President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants.

Deaths

 * 1907: Scottish clergyman John Alexander Dowie.

Feast days

 * Last possible day for Shrove Tuesday (movable feast).
 * Ash Wednesday in 2011 (movable feast).