February 9th, 1640

Born on February 9th, 1640

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 141,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 897 days, exactly on November 21st, 2028, people who were born on February 9th, 1640 will be 142,000 days old!

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What happened on February 9th?

February 9th, 1975

The spacecraft and crew of the Soviet Soyuz 17 mission returned to earth after 29 days in orbit at the Salyut 4 station.

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

Breaking a seventeen-month ceasefire, the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a powerful truck bomb in the London Docklands, killing two people and injuring more than a hundred others.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force (ensign pictured) 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1640

48

Aphra Behn

British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)

*July 10th, 1640, Canterbury †April 16th, 1689, London

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

66

Madame de Montespan

French noble, mistress of Louis XIV; (1640-1707)

*October 5th, 1640, Lussac-les-Châteaux †May 27th, 1707, Bourbon-l'Archambault

74

Pu Songling

Chinese writer (1640–1715)

*June 5th, 1640, Zichuan District †February 25th, 1715, Zichuan District

62

Gérard Audran

French engraver (1640-1703)

*August 2nd, 1640, Lyon †July 26th, 1703, Paris

55

Peter Müller

(1640-1696)

*July 19th, 1640, Nordhausen †May 31st, 1696, Gera

70

Gerard de Lairesse

Painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands

*September 11th, 1640, Liège †July 28th, 1711, Amsterdam

68

Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland

English royal mistress from the Villiers family (1640-1709)

*November 27th, 1640, St Margaret's Church, Westminster †October 9th, 1709, Chiswick

78

Philippe de La Hire

French mathematician and astronomer (1640-1718)

*March 18th, 1640, Paris †April 21st, 1718, Paris

75

Jacques d'Agar

French painter (1640-1715)

*March 9th, 1640, Paris †November 16th, 1715, Copenhagen

85

Pierre II Mignard

French architect (1640-1725)

*February 20th, 1640, Avignon †April 10th, 1725, Avignon

83

Mariana Alcoforado

Portuguese nun and writer

*April 22nd, 1640, Beja †July 28th, 1723, Beja

91

Charles-René d'Hozier

French historian (1640-1732)

*February 24th, 1640, Paris †February 13th, 1732, Paris

82

Claude Fleury

French historian

*December 6th, 1640, Paris †July 14th, 1723, Paris

55

Robert Plot

English scientist

*December 13th, 1640, Sutton Baron And Sutton Baron Hall †April 30th, 1696, Kent

56

Georg Mohr

Danish mathematician

*April 1st, 1640, Copenhagen †January 26th, 1697, Sławnikowice

64

Benjamin Keach

British writer and theologian

*February 29th, 1640, Buckinghamshire †June 18th, 1704

84

Jonathan Singletary Dunham

American settler (1640-1724)

*January 17th, 1640, Newbury †September 6th, 1724

72

Philipp Müller

*August 24th, 1640, Sangerhausen †March 15th, 1713, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 9th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1640 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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