June 9th, 1718

Born on June 9th, 1718

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 464 days, exactly on October 27th, 2027, people who were born on June 9th, 1718 will be 113,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 1718

62

Mariana Victoria of Spain

Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal

*March 31st, 1718, Madrid †January 15th, 1781, Palace of Ajuda

69

Bernhard Friedrich Quistorp

German theologian

*April 11th, 1718, Rostock †January 4th, 1788, Greifswald

72

Robert Henry

Scottish minister and historian (1718-1790)

*February 18th, 1718, St. Ninians †November 24th, 1790, Edinburgh

73

Søren Abildgaard

Naturalist, writer and illustrator (1718-1791)

*February 18th, 1718, Flekkefjord Municipality †July 2nd, 1791, Copenhagen

76

Leopold August Abel

Violinist, composer

*March 24th, 1718, Köthen †August 25th, 1794, Ludwigslust

80

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

*September 1st, 1718, Châlons-en-Champagne †October 5th, 1798, Paris

57

Matthew Maty

Dutch physician

*May 17th, 1718, Montfoort †March 21st, 1776, London

71

Jacob Christian Schäffer

German inventor, professor, botanist, entomologist and ornithologist (1718-1790)

*May 30th, 1718, Querfurt †January 7th, 1790, Regensburg

89

Francis Willis

British physician (1718-1807)

*August 17th, 1718, Lincoln †December 5th, 1807, Bourne

77

Otto Jacob Zöge von Manteuffel

Swedish military personnel

*April 22nd, 1718, Stockholm †February 6th, 1796, Stockholm

65

Benjamin Kennicott

British theologian

*April 4th, 1718, Devon †September 18th, 1783, Cornwall

75

Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa

Dutch pastor, preacher and theologian (1718-1793)

*August 25th, 1718, Zwolle †September 23rd, 1793, Haarlem

69

Pasquale Acquaviva d'Aragona

Italian cardinal

*November 3rd, 1718, Naples †February 29th, 1788, Rome

72

Joseph von Spaur

Austrian priest (1718-1791)

*September 23rd, 1718, Innsbruck †May 26th, 1791, Brixen

82

Hugh Blair

British philosopher

*April 7th, 1718, Edinburgh †December 27th, 1800, Edinburgh

48

Empress Nara

Qing dynasty empress (1718-1766)

*March 11th, 1718, Beijing †July 14th, 1766, Beijing

61

Thomas Chippendale

British cabinet-maker

*June 5th, 1718, Otley †November 13th, 1779, London

58

Élie Catherine Fréron

French writer (1718-1776)

*January 20th, 1718, Quimper †March 10th, 1776, Montrouge

69

Ambrosio de Benavides

Spanish colonial governor

*January 20th, 1718, Granada †April 27th, 1787, Cauquenes

72

Christian Georg Schütz

German painter and engraver (1718-1791)

*September 24th, 1718, Flörsheim am Main †January 1st, 1791, Frankfurt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1718 is a normal year and no leap year.

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