Portal:China/Anniversaries/September/September 9

Events

• 1141 – Yelü Dashi, the Liao dynasty general who founded the Qara-Khitai, defeats the Seljuk and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of Qatwan.
• 1945 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China.

Births

• 1920 – Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and physicist (d. 1993)

Deaths

• 1976 – Mao Zedong, Chinese politician (b. 1893)