August 9th, 1726

Born on August 9th, 1726

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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, 1726

52

Francesco Cetti

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1726, Mannheim †November 20th, 1778, Sassari

Same year
Born in 1726

66

Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*September 21st, 1726, Vienna †February 23rd, 1793, Erlangen

74

William Gibbons

American lawyer and revolutionary from Georgia (1726-1800)

*April 8th, 1726, Charleston County †September 27th, 1800, Savannah

69

Antonio Zucchi

Italian painter (1726-1795)

*May 1st, 1726, Venice †December 26th, 1795, Rome

71

Lewis Morris

American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York (1726-1798), Signer of the Declaration of Independence

*April 8th, 1726, Morrisania †January 22nd, 1798, Morrisania

79

Gabriel François Doyen

French painter (1726-1806)

*May 20th, 1726, Paris †March 13th, 1806, Saint Petersburg

61

Daniel Beat Ludwig Funk

Swiss watchmaker

*January 1st, 1726, Bern †May 1st, 1787, Bern

69

William Prescott

Continental army soldier (1726-1795)

*February 20th, 1726, Groton †October 13th, 1795, Pepperell

65

Benjamin Harrison V

American planter and merchant (1726-1791)

*April 5th, 1726, Charles City County †April 24th, 1791, Charles City County

80

José Solano y Bote

Spanish admiral (1726-1806)

*March 6th, 1726, Zorita †March 24th, 1806, Madrid

88

Charles Burney

English music historian (1726-1814)

*April 7th, 1726, Shrewsbury †April 12th, 1814, Chelsea

95

Ambroise-François Germain

French politician and goldsmith

*January 20th, 1726, Paris †December 15th, 1821, Paris

32

Louise Henriette de Bourbon

Duchess of Orléans (1726-1759)

*June 20th, 1726, Paris †February 9th, 1759, Paris

78

Christian Felix Weiße

German writer and pedagogue (1726–1804)

*January 28th, 1726, Annaberg-Buchholz †December 16th, 1804, Stötteritz

78

Joseph Roos

Austrian painter (1726-1805)

*October 9th, 1726, Vienna †August 25th, 1805, Vienna

68

Abraham Clark

American politician (1726-1794)

*February 15th, 1726, Elizabeth †September 15th, 1794, Rahway

64

James Bowdoin

American leader during the American Revolution (1726-1790)

*August 7th, 1726, Boston †November 6th, 1790, Boston

80

José Clavijo y Fajardo

Spanish naturalist, journalist and publicist (1726-1806)

*May 19th, 1726, Teguise †November 3rd, 1806, Madrid

66

Johann Ludwig Schmidt

German law scholar (1726-1792)

*April 22nd, 1726, Quedlinburg †August 2nd, 1792, Jena

66

Johann Philipp Kahler

(1726-1792)

*June 9th, 1726, Rinteln †October 13th, 1792, Rodenberg

29

Gerard Majella

Italian Redemptorist lay brother and saint (1729-1755)

*April 6th, 1726, Muro Lucano †September 30th, 1755, Caposele

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1726 is a normal year and no leap year.

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