The ephemeris of July 9: in 1877, the opening of the first Wimbledon tournament

On July 9, 1877, the oldest tennis tournament in the world opened in London, United Kingdom: the Wimbledon Championships (or "The Championships").

Created by the AELTC (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club), this grass-court tournament is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, alongside the Australian Open (Melbourne), Roland Garros (Paris), and the US Open (New York). Wimbledon generally takes place from late June to mid-July.

Wimbledon opened its doors to professional players in 1968. Since then, the court has seen many players win, such as Roger Federer in singles (between 2003 and 2017), Todd Woodbridge in doubles (between 1993 and 2004), Martina Navrátilová in singles (between 1978 and 1990), as well as Billie Jean King in doubles (between 1961 and 1979). In 2024, the very famous Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz ( who triumphed this year at Roland Garros ) won this tournament.

In 1977, on the front page of “Sud Ouest”

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Saint Amandine , a Franciscan missionary, was murdered by the Boxers on July 9, 1900, in China. The Amandines are intelligent and original. Their color : orange. Their numbers : 6 and 7.

The saying of the day: "We only know if July is good after the harvest."

It happened on July 9th

1986 Bomb explosion in an annex of the Paris Police Prefecture (one dead, 22 injured). 1991 After 21 years of suspension due to apartheid, South Africa is reinstated in the Olympic movement. 2018 Signing between Eritrea and Ethiopia of a "joint declaration of peace and friendship" after twenty years of state of war. 2022 The Dame de Brassempouy museum celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its creation in 2002. 2024 The president of the jury of the Vendanges du 7e art 2024 opened the festival at the Eden cinema on Tuesday, July 9, in the presence of actress Marie Gillain and guitarist Thibault Cauvin .

Pierre Perret, French singer (1934). William Sheller, French singer (1946). Tom Hanks, American actor (1956).

Courtney Love, American singer and actress (1964). Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer (1991).