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THIS DAY IN HISTORY Thursday, 9 July 2020

	1816 Argentina declared its independence from Spain.

	1877 The first Wimbledon lawn tennis championship was held.

	1887 Paper napkins were introduced by a British stationery manufacturer, John Dickenson.

	1901 English novelist Barbara Cartland was born.

	1918 The boat Eagle, a fast submarine-chaser was launched by Henry Ford.

	1925 Guru Dutt (d. 1964), film director, producer and actor known for classics like Pyaasa and Kaagaz Ke Phool was born in Bangalore.

	1938 Gas masks were issued to the civilian population in Britain, as German air strikes were anticipated during World War II.

	1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska was hit by a mega-tsunami, registering a 524-metre-high wave - the largest in recorded history.

	2006 Italy won the FIFA World Cup after beating France in a Berlin stadium.

	2011 South Sudan gained independence and seceded from Sudan.