June 9th, 1679

Born on June 9th, 1679

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 126,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 253 days, exactly on February 25th, 2027, people who were born on June 9th, 1679 will be 127,000 days old!

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What happened on June 9th?

June 9th, 2019

Dominican-American retired baseball player David Ortiz was shot and severely wounded while at a bar in Santo Domingo.

June 9th, 1999

Yugoslav Wars: The Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the Kosovo War the next day.

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 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, German SS and SD troops 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 was legally mandated by Parliament, 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1679

75

Christian Wolff

German philosopher (1679–1754)

*January 24th, 1679, Wrocław †April 9th, 1754, Halle (Saale)

62

Adam Friedrich Zürner

German cartographer and geographer

*August 15th, 1679, Marieney †January 1st, 1742, Dresden

62

Domenico Lalli

Italian librettist and poet (1679-1741)

*March 27th, 1679, Naples †October 9th, 1741, Venice

87

Johann Gottlob Carpzov

German theologian (1679-1767)

*September 26th, 1679, Dresden †April 7th, 1767, Lübeck

67

Carl Gyllenborg

Swedish politician (1679-1746)

*March 7th, 1679, Storkyrkoförsamlingen †December 9th, 1746, Storkyrkoförsamlingen

85

Johann Georg Glume

German sculptor (1679-)

*January 6th, 1679, Wanzleben †January 1st, 1765, Berlin

30

Claude Poullart des Places

French priest (1679-1709)

*February 26th, 1679, Rennes †October 2nd, 1709, Paris

87

Firmin Abauzit

French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher

*November 12th, 1679, Uzès †March 20th, 1767, Geneva

74

Georg Dietloff von Arnim

Prussian minister (1679-1753)

*September 18th, 1679, Uckermark †October 20th, 1753, Berlin

75

Samuel von Cocceji

Prussian politician (1679-1755)

*October 20th, 1679, Heidelberg †October 4th, 1755, Berlin

67

Richard Lestock

Royal Navy admiral (1679-1746)

*February 22nd, 1679, Portsmouth †December 17th, 1746, Portsmouth

60

Jacques Cassard

French naval commander

*September 30th, 1679, Nantes †January 21st, 1740, Ham

51

Antonio Farnese

Duke of Parma

*November 29th, 1679, Parma †January 20th, 1731, Parma

59

James Anderson

Scottish writer and minister born and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland (1680-1739)

*November 30th, 1679, Aberdeen †November 30th, 1738, London

59

Johann Reinhard Rus

*February 24th, 1679, Rod am Berg †April 18th, 1738, Jena

39

Thomas Parnell

Anglo-Irish cleric, writer and poet.

*September 11th, 1679, Dublin †October 24th, 1718, Chester

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1679 is a normal year and no leap year.

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