February 9th, 1738

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Born on February 9th, 1738 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 9th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 9th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1738)

Born on February 9th, 1738

Weekday

Sunday

February 9th, 1738 was a Sunday.

Age

286

People born on February 9th, 1738 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 286 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1738 - February 19th, 1738

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 456 days, exactly on August 3rd, 2025, people who were born on February 9th, 1738 will be 105,000 days old!

104,544 Days

14,934 Weeks

3,434 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on February 9th?

February 9th, 2020

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.

February 9th, 2016

Two commuter trains collided head-on at Bad Aibling in southeastern Germany, killing 12 people and injuring 85.

February 9th, 2001

The American submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by a high school, sinking the latter ship and killing nine people on board.

February 9th, 1996

Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, first created the chemical element copernicium.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force was formed by the integration of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force.

February 9th, 1971

An earthquake registering 6.6 Mw struck the northern San Fernando Valley near the Los Angeles district of Sylmar, killing 65 people.

February 9th, 1964

As Beatlemania swept the United States, the Beatles (pictured) made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show before a record-breaking audience, beginning a musical phenomenon known as the British Invasion.

February 9th, 1950

U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 employees of the State Department of being communists, sparking a period of strong anti-communist sentiment known as McCarthyism.

February 9th, 1945

World War II: Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førde Fjord, Norway.

February 9th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces declared Guadalcanal secure, ending the Guadalcanal campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied forces fighting Japan in the Pacific War.

February 9th, 1942

The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Kranji as part of their campaign to capture Singapore.

February 9th, 1923

Stanley Bruce became prime minister of Australia as leader of the country's first Coalition government.

February 9th, 1920

The Svalbard Treaty was signed in Paris, recognizing Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

February 9th, 1913

A meteor procession was observed along a great circle arc from Canada to Brazil, leading astronomers to conclude that its source was a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

February 9th, 1907

More than 3,000 women in London participated in the Mud March (pictured), the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies.

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

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

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

Andreas Huber

German poolbillard trainer

*February 9th, 1969, Dachau

Tom Hiddleston

English actor (born 1981)

*February 9th, 1981, Westminster

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

*February 9th, 1942, Chênée †May 24th, 2017, Saint-Bénézet

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

Rinus Michels

Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

*February 9th, 1928, Amsterdam †March 3rd, 2005, Aalst

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

Marina Kaye

French singer

*February 9th, 1998, Marseille

Sheraldo Becker

Dutch association football player

*February 9th, 1995, Amsterdam

Mia Farrow

American actress

*February 9th, 1945, Los Angeles

Ali Bongo Ondimba

President of Gabon (2009–2023)

*February 9th, 1959, Brazzaville

Ōsumi Yoshinori

Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )

*February 9th, 1945, Fukuoka

Maria Elisabeth of Saxony

German Princess of Saxony

*February 9th, 1736, Warsaw †December 24th, 1818, Dresden

Same year
Born in 1738

William Herschel

German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

*November 15th, 1738, Hanover †August 15th, 1822, Slough

George III of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820

*May 24th, 1738, Norfolk House †January 29th, 1820, Windsor Castle

Túpac Amaru II

Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781)

*March 10th, 1738, Tinta †May 18th, 1781, Cuzco

John Singleton Copley

American painter (1738-1815)

*July 3rd, 1738, Boston †September 9th, 1815, London

Ethan Allen

American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)

*January 21st, 1738, Litchfield †February 12th, 1789, Burlington

Thomas Nelson

4th Governor of Virginia 1738-1789

*December 26th, 1738, Yorktown †January 4th, 1789, Hanover County

Isaac Motte

American politician (1738-1795)

*December 8th, 1738, Charleston †May 8th, 1795, Charleston

Nathaniel Gorham

American businessman and politician 1738-1796

*May 27th, 1738, Charlestown †June 11th, 1796, Charlestown

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

French physician (1738-1814)

*May 28th, 1738, Saintes †March 26th, 1814, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

Arthur Phillip

British naval officer and first Governor of New South Wales (1738-1814)

*October 11th, 1738, London †August 31st, 1814, Bath

Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz

*December 14th, 1738, Gdańsk †February 2nd, 1781, Chernobyl

Juraj Papánek

Slovak historian and roman catholic priest

*April 1st, 1738, Kuklov †April 11th, 1802, Olasz

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

British general, colonial official, diplomat (1738–1805)

*December 31st, 1738, Grosvenor Square †October 5th, 1805, Ghazipur

Gottfried Ludolf Graßmann

*January 1st, 1738, Gorzów Wielkopolski †January 1st, 1798

Cesare Beccaria

Jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy (1738-1794)

*March 15th, 1738, Milan †November 20th, 1794, Milan

William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

British politician and prime minister (1738–1809)

*April 14th, 1738, Nottinghamshire †October 30th, 1809, Buckinghamshire

Benjamin West

18th- and 19th-century English painter

*October 10th, 1738, Springfield Township †March 11th, 1820, London

Mary Katharine Goddard

American printer and publisher

*June 16th, 1738, Connecticut †August 12th, 1816, Baltimore

Franz Anton Xaver Hauser

German sculptor (1738-1819)

*February 8th, 1738, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 25th, 1819, Freiburg im Breisgau

Joachim Wilhelm von Brawe

German playwright

*February 4th, 1738, Weißenfels †April 7th, 1758, Dresden

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 9th

Fixed holidays () which are celebrated on February 9th.

February 9 is the earliest day on which Clean Monday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of Great Lent. (Eastern Christianity)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Monday

February 9 is the earliest day on which People's Sunday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent. (Malta)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_Sunday

St. Maroun's Day (public holiday in Lebanon)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Lebanon

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IX.II.MDCCXXXVIII

9.2.1738

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1738 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1738

February 1738

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5						1	2
6	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
7	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
8	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
9	24	25	26	27	28

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February 9th, 1738

Born on February 9th, 1738

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 104,000 days old!

104,544 Days

14,934 Weeks

3,434 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 9th?

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.

Two commuter trains collided head-on at Bad Aibling in southeastern Germany, killing 12 people and injuring 85.

The American submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by a high school, sinking the latter ship and killing nine people on board.

Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, first created the chemical element copernicium.

The Australian Defence Force was formed by the integration of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force.

An earthquake registering 6.6 Mw struck the northern San Fernando Valley near the Los Angeles district of Sylmar, killing 65 people.

As Beatlemania swept the United States, the Beatles (pictured) made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show before a record-breaking audience, beginning a musical phenomenon known as the British Invasion.

U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 employees of the State Department of being communists, sparking a period of strong anti-communist sentiment known as McCarthyism.

World War II: Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førde Fjord, Norway.

World War II: Allied forces declared Guadalcanal secure, ending the Guadalcanal campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied forces fighting Japan in the Pacific War.

The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Kranji as part of their campaign to capture Singapore.

Stanley Bruce became prime minister of Australia as leader of the country's first Coalition government.

The Svalbard Treaty was signed in Paris, recognizing Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

A meteor procession was observed along a great circle arc from Canada to Brazil, leading astronomers to conclude that its source was a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

More than 3,000 women in London participated in the Mud March (pictured), the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies.

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

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

Same year Born in 1738

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 9th

Alto of Altomünster

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Ansbert of Rouen

Apollonia

Bracchio

Einion the King (Western Orthodoxy)

Blessed Leopold of Alpandeire

Maron (Maronite Church)

Miguel Febres Cordero

Nebridius

Sabinus of Canosa

Teilo (Wales)

February 9 is the earliest day on which Clean Monday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of Great Lent. (Eastern Christianity)

February 9 is the earliest day on which People's Sunday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent. (Malta)

St. Maroun's Day (public holiday in Lebanon)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

9.2.1738

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