on this date in 1877 the first wimbeldon competition was held in england, sir edward heath english prime minister was born in 1919, emperor reigen of japan was born in 1654, in 1540 henry VIII divorced his fourth wife anne of cleves, in 1810 napoleon annexed holland to become part of the french empire, in 1816 argentina declared its independence from spain, on this date in history july 9, - www.myinboxnews.com