August 9th, 1630

Born on August 9th, 1630

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What happened on August 9th?

August 9th, 1821

The statue of A'a from Rurutu was presented to members of the London Missionary Society on the south Pacific island of Ra'iatea.

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

Second Intifada: 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 amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign.

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 ruling parties; the day is now celebrated as Singapore's National Day.

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 (pictured) 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1630

83

Sophia of Hanover

Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701

*October 14th, 1630, The Hague †June 8th, 1714, Hanover

60

Wolf Caspar von Klengel

German builder, architect and officer

*June 8th, 1630, Dresden †January 10th, 1691, Dresden

67

Jacob Boreel

Dutch diplomat and politician (1630-1697)

*April 1st, 1630, Amsterdam †August 21st, 1697, Velsen

70

Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten

Dutch painter (1630-1700)

*January 1st, 1630, Haarlem †January 1st, 1700, London

63

Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde

Dutch painter

*January 27th, 1630, Haarlem †November 23rd, 1693, Haarlem

75

Michael Willmann

German painter (1630-1706)

*September 27th, 1630, Königsberg †August 26th, 1706, Lubiąż

90

Pierre Daniel Huet

French churchman and scholar (1630–1721)

*February 8th, 1630, Caen †January 26th, 1721, Paris

31

Guru Har Rai

The seventh guru of sikh

*January 16th, 1630, Kiratpur Sahib †October 6th, 1661, Kiratpur Sahib

65

Lambert van Haven

Danish architect (1630-1695)

*April 16th, 1630, Bergen †May 9th, 1695, Copenhagen

83

Lucas van de Poll

Dutch university teacher (1630-1713)

*February 6th, 1630, Utrecht †November 24th, 1713, Utrecht

56

Eleonora Gonzaga

Austrian queen

*November 18th, 1630, Mantua †December 6th, 1686, Vienna

63

Maria van Oosterwijck

Dutch Golden Age painter (1630-1693)

*August 20th, 1630, Nootdorp †November 12th, 1693, Uitdam

70

Silvestro Valiero

Doge of Venice (1630-1700)

*March 28th, 1630, Venice †July 7th, 1700, Venice

78

Salomon Adler

German painter (1630-1709)

*March 3rd, 1630, Gdańsk †January 11th, 1709, Milan

54

John Rogers

English academic in early Colonial America, born 1630

*January 11th, 1630, Coggeshall †July 12th, 1684, Massachusetts

72

Olaus Rudbeck

Swedish architect (1630-1702)

*September 13th, 1630, Västerås †December 12th, 1702, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

74

John Howe

English Puritan theologian

*May 17th, 1630, Loughborough †April 2nd, 1705, London

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