February 9th, 1648

Born on February 9th, 1648

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 138,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 1648

32

Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

German noble

*September 2nd, 1648, Halle (Saale) †January 7th, 1681, Gotha

81

Michelangelo Tamburini

Superior Geeral of the Society of Jesuits (1648-1730)

*September 27th, 1648, Modena †February 28th, 1730, Rome

85

Gerard Hoet

Dutch painter, writer, and later art dealer (1648-1733)

*August 22nd, 1648, Zaltbommel †December 2nd, 1733, The Hague

74

Anne Henriette of Bavaria

Princess of Condé (1648-1723)

*March 13th, 1648, Paris †February 23rd, 1723, Petit Luxembourg

15

Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans

French princess

*October 13th, 1648, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †January 14th, 1664, Turin

51

Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

Duke of Saxe-Coburg

*May 24th, 1648, Gotha †August 6th, 1699, Coburg

62

Petrus Codde

First Old Catholic bishop

*November 27th, 1648, Amsterdam †December 18th, 1710, Utrecht

72

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway

British Army general

*April 9th, 1648, Paris †September 3rd, 1720, Bangor

73

Grinling Gibbons

Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver (1648-1721)

*April 4th, 1648, Rotterdam †August 3rd, 1721, London

88

Tommaso Ceva

Italian mathematician (1648-1737)

*December 20th, 1648, Milan †February 3rd, 1737, Milan

81

Samuel Strimesius

*February 2nd, 1648, Königsberg †January 28th, 1730, Frankfurt (Oder)

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Public holidays on February 9th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1648 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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