9 days before April 26, 1972

would be

April 17, 1972 (Monday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 108

• Week number: 16

• Leap year: 1972 is a leap year.

• Daylight Saving Time: No

Sunrise, Sunset Times for April 17, 1972 (Monday)

• Sunrise time: 05:52 am

• Sunset time: 07:12 pm

• Day length: 13h 20m

Moon Phase for April 17, 1972 (Monday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

• Illumination: 23%

• Moon Age: 4.74 day(s)

April 17, 1972 Holidays and National Days

1983

In Warsaw, police rout 1,000 Solidarity supporters.

1975

Khmer Rouge forces capture the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh.

1970

Apollo 13–originally scheduled to land on the moon–lands back safely on Earth after an accident.

1969

Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

1964

Jerrie Mock becomes first woman to fly solo around the world.

1961

Some 1,400 Cuban exiles attack the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.

1947

Jackie Robinson bunts for his first major league hit.

1946

The last French troops leave Syria.

1929

Baseball player Babe Ruth and Claire Hodgson, a former member of the Ziegfeld Follies, get married.