June 9th, 1659

Born on June 9th, 1659

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 133,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 724 days, exactly on April 26th, 2026, people who were born on June 9th, 1659 will be 134,000 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

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

20

Feodor III of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1676 to 1682

*June 9th, 1661, Moscow †May 7th, 1682, Moscow

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

63

Bernd Siegmund von Blankensee

Prussian military personnel

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

63

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

67

Bernhard Rösler

German entrepreneur

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

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

42

Natalie Portman

Israeli-American actress and filmmaker

*June 9th, 1981, Jerusalem

43

Jouni Kaitainen

Finnish Nordic combined skier

*June 9th, 1980, Lahti

33

Louis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg

Roman Catholic bishop (1660-1694)

*June 9th, 1660, Düsseldorf †May 4th, 1694, Liège

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

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

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

45

Heather Mitts

American soccer player

*June 9th, 1978, Cincinnati

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Born in 1659

36

Henry Purcell

English composer (1659–1695)

*September 10th, 1659, Westminster †November 21st, 1695, Westminster

84

Hyacinthe Rigaud

French painter (1659-1743)

*July 18th, 1659, Perpignan †December 29th, 1743, Paris

49

David Gregory

Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1659-1708)

*June 3rd, 1659, Aberdeen †October 10th, 1708, Maidenhead

65

William Wollaston

English philosopher (1659-1724)

*March 26th, 1659, Staffordshire †October 29th, 1724, London

19

Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg

(1659-1679)

*June 1st, 1659, Merseburg †March 13th, 1679, Eisenberg

55

Charles Ancillon

French jurist/diplomat

*July 28th, 1659, Metz †July 5th, 1715, Berlin

69

Jakob Roggeveen

Dutch Pacific Ocean explorer

*February 1st, 1659, Middelburg †January 31st, 1729, Middelburg

74

Sebastiano Ricci

Italian painter (1659–1734)

*August 1st, 1659, Belluno †May 15th, 1734, Venice

36

Henry Every

English captain and pirate

*August 23rd, 1659, Newton Ferrers †November 30th, 1695, Devon

41

Ferdinand Willem, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt

Dutch general and noble (1659-1701)

*September 12th, 1659, Neuenstadt am Kocher †June 7th, 1701, Sluis

56

Sebastián Durón

Spanish composer (1660-1716)

*November 30th, 1659, Spain †August 3rd, 1716, Cambo-les-Bains

42

Royal Consort Huibin Jang

Royal consort (1659-1701)

*September 19th, 1659, Eunpyeong District †October 10th, 1701, Changgyeonggung

66

Franz Beer

Austrian architect (1659/1660-1726)

*July 3rd, 1659, Au †January 19th, 1726, Bezau

71

Sofia Elisabet Weber

Swedish writer, poet, feminist and salon hostess (1659-1730)

*April 29th, 1659, Stockholm †September 14th, 1730, Stockholm

72

Johann Jänichen

German teacher

*September 29th, 1659, Kamenz †October 10th, 1731, Halle (Saale)

74

Andrea Fantoni

Italian artist (1659-1734)

*August 26th, 1659, Rovetta †July 25th, 1734, Bergamo

38

Sophie Wilhelmine von Ostfriesland

Peerage person ID=6434

*October 17th, 1659, Aurich †February 4th, 1698, Bierutów

59

Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt

Swedish general

*April 15th, 1659, Copenhagen †February 12th, 1719, Moscow

79

Francesco Galli Bibiena

Italian architect (1659-1739)

*December 12th, 1659, Bologna †January 20th, 1739, Bologna

60

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Samurai (1659-1719)

*June 11th, 1659, Saga †November 30th, 1719, Saga Domain

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1659 is a normal year and no leap year.

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