March 9, Russian-Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin born

1919 – Egyptian Revolution against British occupation starts led by Saad Zaghlul.

2003- The International Criminal Court (ICC) is established as first permanent international court which tries war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity and hostility.

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1934 – Russian-Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

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