February 9th, 1639

Born on February 9th, 1639

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 140,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 299 days, exactly on February 25th, 2025, people who were born on February 9th, 1639 will be 141,000 days old!

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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?

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

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

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

43

Tom Hiddleston

English actor (born 1981)

*February 9th, 1981, Westminster

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

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

31

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

52

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

75

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

84

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

77

Rinus Michels

Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

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

64

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

26

Marina Kaye

French singer

*February 9th, 1998, Marseille

72

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

29

Sheraldo Becker

Dutch association football player

*February 9th, 1995, Amsterdam

79

Mia Farrow

American actress

*February 9th, 1945, Los Angeles

65

Ali Bongo Ondimba

President of Gabon (2009–2023)

*February 9th, 1959, Brazzaville

79

Ōsumi Yoshinori

Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )

*February 9th, 1945, Fukuoka

45

Zhang Ziyi

Chinese actress and model

*February 9th, 1979, Beijing

61

Yves Ciampi

Film director

*February 9th, 1921, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 5th, 1982, 8th arrondissement of Paris

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Born in 1639

59

Jean Racine

French dramatist (1639–1699)

*December 22nd, 1639, La Ferté-Milon †April 21st, 1699, Paris

33

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond

Scottish-English nobleman (1639-1672)

*March 7th, 1639, London †December 12th, 1672, Helsingør

70

Ivan Mazepa

Hetman of Cossacks (1639-1709)

*March 20th, 1639, Bila Tserkva †September 21st, 1709, Bender

52

Paul Mignard

French painter and printmaker

*January 1st, 1639, Avignon †October 5th, 1691, Lyon

75

Marie Mancini

Mistress of the King of France (1639-1715)

*August 28th, 1639, Rome †May 8th, 1715, Pisa

48

Laura Martinozzi

Italian noble (1639-1687)

*May 27th, 1639, Fano †July 19th, 1687, Rome

52

Daniel Georg Morhof

Writer from Germany

*February 6th, 1639, Wismar †July 30th, 1691, Lübeck

58

Willem de Vlamingh

Dutch explorer

*November 30th, 1639, Oost-Vlieland †January 1st, 1698

70

Gaspar Sanz Celma

Spanish guitarist and composer

*November 30th, 1639, Calanda †January 1st, 1710, Madrid

61

Conrad Tiburtius Rango

German theologian (1639-1700)

*August 9th, 1639, Kołobrzeg †December 3rd, 1700, Greifswald

69

Vincent Minutoli

(1639-1709)

*December 5th, 1639, Geneva †April 25th, 1709, Geneva

84

Increase Mather

Puritan minister, academic, activist (1639-1723)

*June 21st, 1639, Dorchester †August 23rd, 1723, Boston

54

Johann Christoph Pezel

German violinist, trumpeter and composer (1639-1694)

*December 5th, 1639, Kłodzko †October 13th, 1694, Bautzen

57

Caspar Herrmann Sandhagen

German theologian

*October 22nd, 1639, Borgholzhausen †June 17th, 1697, Kiel

83

Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse

Grandmother of George II of Great Britain and great-grandmother of Frederick the Great

*February 3rd, 1639, Niort †February 5th, 1722, Celle

86

Hans Herr

American bishop (1639-1725)

*September 17th, 1639, Zürich †October 17th, 1725, West Lampeter Township

72

Martin Lister

English naturalist and physician (1639–1712)

*April 12th, 1639, Buckinghamshire †February 2nd, 1712, Epsom

52

Johann König

Organ builder (1639-1691)

*April 29th, 1639, Solothurn †October 15th, 1691, Ingolstadt

75

Shibukawa Shunkai

Japanese astronomer

*December 27th, 1639, Kyōto †November 1st, 1715, Edo

65

Olof Bromelius

Swedish botanist (1639-1707)

*May 24th, 1639, Örebro †February 5th, 1705, Gothenburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1639 is a normal year and no leap year.

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