August 9th, 1715

Born on August 9th, 1715

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 9th?

August 9th, 2014

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest.

August 9th, 2006

British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada.

August 9th, 2001

A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.

August 9th, 1988

Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history.

August 9th, 1974

On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amidst the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign his office.

August 9th, 1971

The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.

August 9th, 1969

Members of the Manson Family invaded a house and murdered American actress Sharon Tate (pictured) and four guests in Los Angeles, before killing two more people the following night.

August 9th, 1965

The state of Singapore (flag pictured) was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their respective ruling parties.

August 9th, 1960

Led by Albert Kalonji, South Kasai declared its unilateral secession from the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

August 9th, 1945

World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb (replica pictured) on Nagasaki, Japan.

August 9th, 1944

The United States Forest Service authorized the use of Smokey Bear as its mascot to replace Bambi.

August 9th, 1942

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad while the city was under siege by Nazi forces.

August 9th, 1934

The Blue Lotus, the fifth volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and noted for its emphasis on countering negative misconceptions of Chinese people, began serialisation.

August 9th, 1902

In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India.

August 9th, 1877

Nez Perce War: Both the Nez Perce and the United States Army suffered numerous casualties at the Battle of the Big Hole, which ended inconclusively.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 9th?

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

74

Hugo Blümner

German archaeologist and classical philologist

*August 9th, 1844, Berlin †January 1st, 1919, Zürich

37

Robert Adcock

Badminton player

*August 9th, 1986, Leicester

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

97

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

American philanthropist and wife of Alexander Hamilton (1757–1854)

*August 9th, 1757, Albany †November 9th, 1854, Washington, D.C.

84

Maria

Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)

*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, Geneva

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

60

Petra Pau

German politician

*August 9th, 1963, Berlin

38

Anna Kendrick

American actress (born 1985)

*August 9th, 1985, Portland

47

Audrey Tautou

French actress

*August 9th, 1976, Beaumont

47

Jessica Capshaw

American actress (born 1976)

*August 9th, 1976, Columbia

98

Eileen Gray

Irish architect and designer (1878-1976)

*August 9th, 1878, Enniscorthy †October 31st, 1976, 14th arrondissement of Paris

56

Christian Baldauf

German politician (CDU), Member of Parliament in Rhineland-Palatinate

*August 9th, 1967, Frankenthal

68

John Dryden

17th-century English poet and playwright

*August 9th, 1631, Aldwincle †May 1st, 1700, London

65

Robert Aldrich

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1918-1983)

*August 9th, 1918, Cranston †December 5th, 1983, Los Angeles

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

77

Paul Renner

German type designer (1878–1959)

*August 9th, 1878, Wernigerode †April 25th, 1956, Überlingen

28

Justice Smith

American actor

*August 9th, 1995, Los Angeles

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Born in 1715

44

Ewald Christian von Kleist

German poet and noble

*March 7th, 1715, Cybulino, Koszalin County †August 24th, 1759, Frankfurt (Oder)

42

Robert-François Damiens

French domestic servant and attempted assassin

*January 9th, 1715, La Thieuloye †March 28th, 1757, Paris

14

Peter II of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1715-1730)

*October 12th, 1715, Saint Petersburg †January 19th, 1730, Moscow

72

William Watson

English physician and scientist (1715–1787)

*April 3rd, 1715, London †May 10th, 1787, London

56

Claude Adrien Helvétius

French philosopher; (1715-1771)

*January 26th, 1715, rue Sainte-Anne †December 26th, 1771, Paris

65

Christian Gottlob Frege

German merchant (1715-1781)

*November 21st, 1715, Lampertswalde †May 20th, 1781, Leipzig

83

Pierre Charles Le Monnier

French astronomer

*November 20th, 1715, Paris †March 30th, 1799, Les Hérils

73

Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval

French general (1715–1789)

*September 15th, 1715, Amiens †May 9th, 1789, Paris

64

Gennaro Manna

Italian composer (1715-1779)

*December 12th, 1715, Naples †December 28th, 1779, Naples

62

Johann Friedrich Frisch

German author and theologian (1715-1778)

*December 6th, 1715, Brand-Erbisdorf †November 4th, 1778, Leipzig

46

Dorothea Erxleben

Physician (1715-1762)

*November 13th, 1715, Quedlinburg †June 13th, 1762, Quedlinburg

67

James Nares

English composer

*April 19th, 1715, Stanwell †February 10th, 1783, London

75

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

French artist (1715-1790)

*February 22nd, 1715, Paris †April 29th, 1790, Paris

78

Philippe de Noailles

Marshal of France

*November 27th, 1715, Paris †June 27th, 1794, Paris

71

Antonio Casali

Italian cardinal (1715-1787)

*May 25th, 1715, Rome †January 14th, 1787, Rome

77

Johann Philipp Bethmann

German merchant and banker

*November 30th, 1715, Frankfurt †November 27th, 1793, Frankfurt

62

Georg Christoph Wagenseil

Austrian composer

*January 29th, 1715, Vienna †March 1st, 1777, Vienna

70

Jean-Étienne Guettard

French scientist (1715-1786)

*September 19th, 1715, Étampes †January 7th, 1786, Paris

89

Jacob Bryant

British writer

*January 1st, 1715, Plymouth †January 1st, 1804

31

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

French writer, a moralist (1715-1747)

*August 6th, 1715, Aix-en-Provence †May 28th, 1747, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1715 is a normal year and no leap year.

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