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 receives a revelation from Jesus 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).
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