August 9th, 1537

Born on August 9th, 1537

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 177,000 days old!

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What happened on August 9th?

August 9th, 2014

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest.

August 9th, 2006

British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada.

August 9th, 2001

A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.

August 9th, 1988

Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history.

August 9th, 1974

On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amidst the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign his office.

August 9th, 1971

The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.

August 9th, 1969

Members of the Manson Family invaded a house and murdered American actress Sharon Tate (pictured) and four guests in Los Angeles, before killing two more people the following night.

August 9th, 1965

The state of Singapore (flag pictured) was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their respective ruling parties.

August 9th, 1960

Led by Albert Kalonji, South Kasai declared its unilateral secession from the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

August 9th, 1945

World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb (replica pictured) on Nagasaki, Japan.

August 9th, 1944

The United States Forest Service authorized the use of Smokey Bear as its mascot to replace Bambi.

August 9th, 1942

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad while the city was under siege by Nazi forces.

August 9th, 1934

The Blue Lotus, the fifth volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and noted for its emphasis on countering negative misconceptions of Chinese people, began serialisation.

August 9th, 1902

In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India.

August 9th, 1877

Nez Perce War: Both the Nez Perce and the United States Army suffered numerous casualties at the Battle of the Big Hole, which ended inconclusively.

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

Born on August 9th, 1537

67

Francesco Barozzi

Italian mathematician (1537-1604)

*August 9th, 1537, Heraklion †November 23rd, 1604, Venice

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

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

37

Robert Adcock

Badminton player

*August 9th, 1986, Leicester

74

Hugo Blümner

German archaeologist and classical philologist

*August 9th, 1844, Berlin †January 1st, 1919, Zürich

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

84

Maria

Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)

*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, Geneva

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

60

Petra Pau

German politician

*August 9th, 1963, Berlin

38

Anna Kendrick

American actress (born 1985)

*August 9th, 1985, Portland

61

Lorenzo Priuli

Italian cardinal and politician

*August 9th, 1538, Venice †January 21st, 1600, Venice

47

Audrey Tautou

French actress

*August 9th, 1976, Beaumont

47

Jessica Capshaw

American actress (born 1976)

*August 9th, 1976, Columbia

68

John Dryden

17th-century English poet and playwright

*August 9th, 1631, Aldwincle †May 1st, 1700, London

97

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

American philanthropist and wife of Alexander Hamilton (1757–1854)

*August 9th, 1757, Albany †November 9th, 1854, Washington, D.C.

56

Christian Baldauf

German politician (CDU), Member of Parliament in Rhineland-Palatinate

*August 9th, 1967, Frankenthal

98

Eileen Gray

Irish architect and designer (1878-1976)

*August 9th, 1878, Enniscorthy †October 31st, 1976, 14th arrondissement of Paris

65

Robert Aldrich

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1918-1983)

*August 9th, 1918, Cranston †December 5th, 1983, Los Angeles

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

28

Justice Smith

American actor

*August 9th, 1995, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1537

54

John III of Sweden

Swedish king

*December 20th, 1537, Stegeborg Castle †November 17th, 1592, Stockholm

15

Edward VI of England

King of England (1547–1553)

*October 12th, 1537, Hampton Court Palace †July 6th, 1553, Greenwich

16

Lady Jane Grey

English noblewoman and deposed Queen regnant of England

*September 30th, 1537, Bradgate House †February 12th, 1554, Tower of London

48

Willem IV van den Bergh

Dutch politician (1537-1586)

*December 24th, 1537, Huis Bergh †November 6th, 1586, Castle of Ulft

59

Ashikaga Yoshiaki

15th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1568–1573)

*December 15th, 1537, Kyoto †October 9th, 1597, Osaka

47

Richard Gwyn

Welsh Catholic martyr and bard

*January 1st, 1537, Llanidloes †October 15th, 1584, Wrexham

35

Longqing Emperor

13th Emperor of the Ming dynasty

*March 4th, 1537, Beijing †July 5th, 1572, Beijing

67

Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg

German noble (1537-1604)

*May 27th, 1537, Kassel †October 9th, 1604, Marburg

55

Albert of Nassau-Weilburg

Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1559-1593) and Nassau-Ottweiler (1574-1593)

*December 26th, 1537, Weilburg †November 11th, 1593, Ottweiler

63

Jacob Horst

16th-century physician

*May 1st, 1537, Torgau †May 21st, 1600, Helmstedt

54

Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg

Titular duke of Mecklenburg, and administrator of Ratzeburg

*July 30th, 1537, Augsburg †March 4th, 1592, Monastery in Tempzin

59

Johannes Posthius

German author

*October 15th, 1537, Germersheim †June 24th, 1597, Mosbach

49

Arnold Mercator

German cartographer

*August 31st, 1537, Leuven †July 6th, 1587, Duisburg

53

Pedro Téllez-Girón, 1st Duke of Osuna

Spanish duke (1537-1590)

*July 29th, 1537, Osuna †September 13th, 1590, Madrid

73

Jacob Flach

Botanist (1537-1611)

*November 4th, 1537, Jena †July 19th, 1611, Jena

57

Elisabeth Magdalene von Brandenburg

(1537-1595)

*November 6th, 1537, Old Cölln †September 1st, 1595, Old Cölln

66

Arnaud d'Ossat

Catholic cardinal

*July 20th, 1537, France †March 13th, 1604, Rome

65

Anton Maria Salviati

Catholic cardinal (1537-1602)

*January 21st, 1537, Florence †April 26th, 1602, Rome

16

João Manuel, Prince of Portugal

Portuguese prince

*June 3rd, 1537, Évora †January 2nd, 1554, Lisbon

47

Guido Luca Ferrero

Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

*May 18th, 1537, Turin †May 16th, 1585, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1537 is a normal year and no leap year.

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