February 9th, 1479

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Born on February 9th, 1479 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 9th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 9th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1479)

Born on February 9th, 1479

Weekday

Sunday

February 9th, 1479 was a Sunday.

Age

545

People born on February 9th, 1479 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 545 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1479 - February 19th, 1479

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 199,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 865 days, exactly on September 9th, 2026, people who were born on February 9th, 1479 will be 200,000 days old!

199,135 Days

28,447 Weeks

6,542 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 9th?

February 9th, 2020

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.

February 9th, 2016

Two commuter trains collided head-on at Bad Aibling in southeastern Germany, killing 12 people and injuring 85.

February 9th, 2001

The American submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by a high school, sinking the latter ship and killing nine people on board.

February 9th, 1996

Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, first created the chemical element copernicium.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force was formed by the integration of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force.

February 9th, 1971

An earthquake registering 6.6 Mw struck the northern San Fernando Valley near the Los Angeles district of Sylmar, killing 65 people.

February 9th, 1964

As Beatlemania swept the United States, the Beatles (pictured) made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show before a record-breaking audience, beginning a musical phenomenon known as the British Invasion.

February 9th, 1950

U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 employees of the State Department of being communists, sparking a period of strong anti-communist sentiment known as McCarthyism.

February 9th, 1945

World War II: Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førde Fjord, Norway.

February 9th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces declared Guadalcanal secure, ending the Guadalcanal campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied forces fighting Japan in the Pacific War.

February 9th, 1942

The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Kranji as part of their campaign to capture Singapore.

February 9th, 1923

Stanley Bruce became prime minister of Australia as leader of the country's first Coalition government.

February 9th, 1920

The Svalbard Treaty was signed in Paris, recognizing Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

February 9th, 1913

A meteor procession was observed along a great circle arc from Canada to Brazil, leading astronomers to conclude that its source was a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

February 9th, 1907

More than 3,000 women in London participated in the Mud March (pictured), the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 9th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 9th?

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

Andreas Huber

German poolbillard trainer

*February 9th, 1969, Dachau

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

Tom Hiddleston

English actor (born 1981)

*February 9th, 1981, Westminster

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

*February 9th, 1942, Chênée †May 24th, 2017, Saint-Bénézet

Ali-Shir Nava'i

Turkic poet and politician (1441–1501)

*February 9th, 1441, Herat †January 3rd, 1501, Herat

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

Konstantinos XI Palaiologos

Last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453

*February 9th, 1404, Constantinople †May 29th, 1453, Constantinople

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

Rinus Michels

Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

*February 9th, 1928, Amsterdam †March 3rd, 2005, Aalst

Marina Kaye

French singer

*February 9th, 1998, Marseille

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

Sheraldo Becker

Dutch association football player

*February 9th, 1995, Amsterdam

Mia Farrow

American actress

*February 9th, 1945, Los Angeles

Ali Bongo Ondimba

President of Gabon (2009–2023)

*February 9th, 1959, Brazzaville

Zhang Ziyi

Chinese actress and model

*February 9th, 1979, Beijing

Same year
Born in 1479

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

*November 30th, 1479, Ponte da Barca †April 27th, 1521, Mactan

Juana I of Castile

Queen of Castile from 1504 and of Aragon from 1516

*November 6th, 1479, Toledo †April 12th, 1555, Tordesillas

Vasili III of Moscow

Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533

*March 25th, 1479, Moscow †December 3rd, 1533, Moscow

Lazarus Spengler

German hymnwriter

*March 13th, 1479, Nuremberg †September 7th, 1534, Nuremberg

John Gage

English courtier during the Tudor period

*October 28th, 1479, Burstow †April 18th, 1556, Firle Place

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours

Italian nobleman, the third son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1479-1516)

*March 12th, 1479, Florence †March 17th, 1516, Florence

Lisa del Giocondo

Subject of the Mona Lisa

*June 15th, 1479, Florence †July 25th, 1542, Florence

Joan Gascó

Spanish painter (1480-1529)

*November 30th, 1479, Tafalla †November 30th, 1528, Vic

Bogdan III the One-Eyed

Voivode of Moldavia

*March 9th, 1479, Huși †April 20th, 1517, Huși

Guru Amar Das

The third Guru of Sikhism

*May 5th, 1479, Amritsar †September 1st, 1574, Goindwal Sahib

Pompeo Colonna

Catholic cardinal

*May 12th, 1479, Rome †June 28th, 1532, Naples

Catherine of York

English princess

*August 14th, 1479, Eltham Palace †November 15th, 1527, Tiverton

Johann Cochlaeus

German humanist

*January 10th, 1479, Wendelstein †January 11th, 1552, Wrocław

Ippolito d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*March 20th, 1479, Ferrara †September 3rd, 1520, Ferrara

Duke Heinrich V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duke of Mecklenburg

*May 3rd, 1479, Schwerin †February 6th, 1552, Schwerin

Vallabha

Hindu philosopher and founder of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav Hindu sect

*January 1st, 1479, Champaran, Chhattisgarh †January 1st, 1531, Varanasi

Giglio Gregorio Giraldi

Italian poet

*June 13th, 1479, Ferrara †January 31st, 1552, Ferrara

Celio Calcagnini

Italian humanist

*September 17th, 1479, Ferrara †April 24th, 1541, Ferrara

Veit Werner von Zimmern

*June 15th, 1479, Messkirch †April 25th, 1499, Sulz am Neckar

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 9th

Fixed holidays () which are celebrated on February 9th.

February 9 is the earliest day on which Clean Monday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of Great Lent. (Eastern Christianity)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Monday

February 9 is the earliest day on which People's Sunday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent. (Malta)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_Sunday

St. Maroun's Day (public holiday in Lebanon)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Lebanon

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IX.II.MCDLXXIX

9.2.1479

Legend

M = 1000

CD = 400

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1479 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1479

February 1479

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5						1	2
6	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
7	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
8	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
9	24	25	26	27	28