June 9th, 1566

Born on June 9th, 1566

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 167,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 757 days, exactly on May 28th, 2026, people who were born on June 9th, 1566 will be 168,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 9th?

June 9th, 1982

Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, successfully suppressing Syrian air defenses in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.

June 9th, 1973

The racehorse Secretariat, of Meadow Stables (racing colors pictured), won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, achieving the first American Triple Crown victory in a quarter of a century.

June 9th, 1965

Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the Vietnam War.

June 9th, 1954

During the hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army lawyer Joseph N. Welch asked McCarthy, "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"

June 9th, 1944

World War II: In reprisal for successful French Resistance attacks, the SS and SD hanged 99 men in the town of Tulle.

June 9th, 1928

Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew landed the Southern Cross in Brisbane, completing the first transpacific flight.

June 9th, 1915

Unhappy with U.S. president Woodrow Wilson's handling of the RMS Lusitania sinking, William Jennings Bryan resigned as Secretary of State.

June 9th, 1863

American Civil War: Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Brandy Station, the largest cavalry engagement to take place on American soil.

June 9th, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic.

June 9th, 1856

The first company of Mormon handcart pioneers left Iowa City for Salt Lake City, Utah.

June 9th, 1549

The first Book of Common Prayer is legally mandated, introducing a fully vernacular Protestant liturgy to the Church of England.

June 9th, 1523

Parisian printer Simon de Colines was fined for printing biblical commentary by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples without obtaining prior approval from theologians.

June 9th, 2008

Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.

June 9th, 1999

Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.

June 9th, 1995

Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four.

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

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

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

63

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

36

Yuka Kusunose

Badminton player

*June 9th, 1987, Kōchi Prefecture

30

Lucas Corvée

Badminton player

*June 9th, 1993, Alençon

29

Bastian Kersaudy

Badminton player

*June 9th, 1994, Rennes

67

Bernhard Rösler

German entrepreneur

*June 9th, 1906, Essen †December 2nd, 1973, Düsseldorf

74

Daniel Heinsius

Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)

*June 9th, 1580, Ghent †February 25th, 1655, The Hague

42

Natalie Portman

Israeli-American actress and filmmaker

*June 9th, 1981, Jerusalem

64

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia

*June 9th, 1640, Vienna †May 5th, 1705, Vienna

43

Jouni Kaitainen

Finnish Nordic combined skier

*June 9th, 1980, Lahti

63

Bernd Siegmund von Blankensee

Prussian military personnel

*June 9th, 1693, Schlagenthin †February 8th, 1757, Magdeburg

62

Michael J. Fox

Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist with a film and television career

*June 9th, 1961, Edmonton

48

Otto Addo

Ghanaian footballer, coach and scout

*June 9th, 1975, Hamburg

45

Matt Bellamy

English singer-songwriter, member of Muse

*June 9th, 1978, Cambridge

45

Heather Mitts

American soccer player

*June 9th, 1978, Cincinnati

39

Wesley Sneijder

Dutch association football player

*June 9th, 1984, Utrecht

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

Same year
Born in 1566

58

James VI and I

King of Scotland (1566–1625), England and Ireland (1603–25)

*June 19th, 1566, Edinburgh †March 27th, 1625, Theobalds House

37

Mehmed III

13th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603

*May 26th, 1566, Manisa †December 22nd, 1603, Constantinople

67

Isabel Clara Eugenia of Spain

Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria (1566-1633)

*October 12th, 1566, Palace of Valsain †December 1st, 1633, Brussels metropolitan area

65

Sigismund III Vasa

King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 until 1632 and King of Sweden from 1592 until 1599

*June 20th, 1566, Gripsholm Castle †April 30th, 1632, Warsaw

50

Anna von Kettler

(1567-1617)

*November 30th, 1566, Jelgava †September 19th, 1617, Tykocin

58

Francesco Contarini

Doge of Venice

*November 28th, 1566, Venice †December 6th, 1624, Venice

41

Magdalena de Pazzi

Italian Carmelite mystic and saint (1566-1607)

*April 2nd, 1566, Florence †May 25th, 1607, Florence

54

Jan Jesenius

Czech philosopher, doctor, politician and science writer (1566-1621)

*December 27th, 1566, Wrocław †June 21st, 1621, Old Town Square

47

Carlo Gesualdo

Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613)

*March 8th, 1566, Venosa †September 8th, 1613, Gesualdo

33

Julien Perrichon

French composer

*November 6th, 1566, Paris †January 1st, 1600, Paris

60

Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess Consort of Saxe-Lauenburg (1566-1626)

*January 13th, 1566, Schladen †August 13th, 1626, Lauenburg/Elbe

58

Giuseppe Biancani

Italian mathematician and selenographer

*March 8th, 1566, Bologna †June 7th, 1624, Parma

63

John Heminges

English actor

*November 25th, 1566, Droitwich Spa †October 10th, 1630, London

68

Daniel Colonius

Dutch theologian

*September 27th, 1566, Ghent †August 16th, 1635, Leiden

60

Edward Alleyn

English actor (1566–1626)

*September 1st, 1566, City of London †November 25th, 1626, London

70

Alessandro Piccinini

Italian lutenist and composer

*December 30th, 1566, Bologna †November 30th, 1637, Bologna

52

Marie of the Incarnation

French Discalced Carmelite beatified nun

*February 1st, 1566, Tours †April 18th, 1618, Pontoise

70

Philipp Uffenbach

German artist (1566-1636)

*January 15th, 1566, Frankfurt †April 6th, 1636, Frankfurt

75

Bartholomäus Anhorn der Ältere

Swiss historian

*July 1st, 1566, Fläsch †January 29th, 1642, Gais

55

Anna Juliana Gonzaga

Italian-born Archduchess of Austria and Religious Sister

*January 17th, 1566, Mantua †August 3rd, 1621, Innsbruck

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1566 is a normal year and no leap year.

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