August 9th, 1722

Born on August 9th, 1722

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What happened on August 9th?

August 9th, 1821

The statue of A'a from Rurutu was presented to members of the London Missionary Society on the south Pacific island of Ra'iatea.

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

Second Intifada: 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 amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign.

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 ruling parties; the day is now celebrated as Singapore's National Day.

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 (pictured) 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.

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

Born on August 9th, 1722

91

Jacques-Louis de Pourtalès

Private banker, merchant, slave trader and industrialist from Geneva and Neuchâtel

*August 9th, 1722, Geneva †March 20th, 1814, Neuchâtel

Same year
Born in 1722

84

Andreas Weiß

Organ builder

*June 11th, 1722, Nabburg †February 16th, 1807, Nabburg

81

Raphael Cohen

Rabbi

*November 4th, 1722, Livonia †November 11th, 1803, Altona

68

Juan Ramos de Lora

Spanish teacher

*June 23rd, 1722, Los Palacios y Villafranca †November 9th, 1790, Mérida

59

Philipp Friedrich Rieger

German military personnel

*October 1st, 1722, Stuttgart †May 15th, 1782, Asperg

84

Josef Georg Hörl

Austrian politician (1722-1806)

*August 22nd, 1722, Vienna †December 9th, 1806, Vienna

71

Nicolas Luckner

Marshal of France

*January 12th, 1722, Cham †January 4th, 1794, Paris

87

Benjamin Chew

American politician 1722-1810

*November 19th, 1722, Anne Arundel County †January 20th, 1810, Cliveden

82

Teodoro de Almeida

Portuguese priest, writer, and philosopher

*January 7th, 1722, Lisbon †April 18th, 1804, Lisbon

81

Joseph Wilton

English sculptor

*July 16th, 1722, London †November 25th, 1803, London

75

Richard Brocklesby

British doctor; (1722-1797)

*August 11th, 1722, Minehead †December 11th, 1797, London

61

Jacob Reinbold Spielmann

French chemist and pharmacist

*March 31st, 1722, Strasbourg †September 9th, 1783, Strasbourg

81

Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana

Catholic cardinal (1722-1804)

*September 22nd, 1722, León †April 14th, 1804, Rome

86

Regina Mingotti

Italian singer and opera singer

*February 6th, 1722, Naples †October 1st, 1808, Neuburg an der Donau

71

Pietro Nardini

Italian composer and violinist

*April 12th, 1722, Livorno †May 7th, 1793, Florence

58

Gerhard Schøning

Norwegian historian

*May 2nd, 1722, Lofoten †July 18th, 1780, Copenhagen

73

Johann Christian Brand

Austrian painter and engraver (1722-1795)

*March 6th, 1722, Vienna †June 12th, 1795, Vienna

73

Georg Benda

Czech composer

*June 30th, 1722, Benátky nad Jizerou †November 6th, 1795, Bad Köstritz

69

Otto Hermann von Vietinghoff

German geheimrat and writer (1722-1792)

*December 3rd, 1722, Riga †June 24th, 1792, Saint Petersburg

47

Charles Yorke

British politician and Lord Chancellor; (1722-1770)

*December 30th, 1722, London †January 20th, 1770, London

52

John Pitcairn

British Marine officer during the American Revolutionary War

*December 28th, 1722, Fife †June 17th, 1775, Boston

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1722 is a normal year and no leap year.

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