March 9th, 1738

Born on March 9th, 1738

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What happened on March 9th?

March 9th, 1891

Kaʻiulani (pictured) was appointed the heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

March 9th, 1977

Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in two deaths.

March 9th, 1967

Svetlana Alliluyeva, the daughter of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, defected to the United States.

March 9th, 1927

Former Royal Air Force officer Vivian Stranders (pictured) was convicted of industrial espionage by a French court.

March 9th, 1959

The popular fashion doll Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.

March 9th, 1957

The Andreanof Islands earthquake struck Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands, causing more than $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami.

March 9th, 1956

In Tbilisi, Georgia, soldiers suppressed mass demonstrations against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's policy of de-Stalinization.

March 9th, 1946

Thirty-three people were killed in a human crush at Burnden Park, a football stadium in Bolton, England.

March 9th, 1945

World War II: In a coup d'état, Imperial Japanese Army officers ousted the government of French Indochina.

March 9th, 1944

World War II: As part of the Battle of Narva, the Soviet Air Forces heavily bombed Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800 people, mostly civilians.

March 9th, 1933

U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt submitted the Emergency Banking Act to the United States Congress, the first of his New Deal policies.

March 9th, 1932

Éamon de Valera (pictured), a dominant political figure in 20th-century Ireland, became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

March 9th, 1925

The Royal Air Force began a bombardment and strafing campaign against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan, present-day Pakistan.

March 9th, 1862

American Civil War: In the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia.

March 9th, 1847

Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces.

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

Same year
Born in 1738

83

William Herschel

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

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

81

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

56

Cesare Beccaria

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

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

43

Túpac Amaru II

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

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

77

John Singleton Copley

American painter (1738-1815)

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

77

Gottlieb Christoph Harless

German classical scholar

*June 21st, 1738, Kulmbach †November 2nd, 1815, Erlangen

27

Thomas Abbt

German philosopher, mathematician and writer (1738-1766)

*November 25th, 1738, Ulm †November 3rd, 1766, Bückeburg

77

Paul-Gabriel Le Preux

French physician

*November 30th, 1738, Paris †May 19th, 1816, Paris

66

Betje Wolff

Dutch writer

*July 24th, 1738, Vlissingen †November 5th, 1804, The Hague

84

Jonathan Hunt

American politician

*September 12th, 1738, Northampton †June 1st, 1823, Vernon

85

Joachim Nettelbeck

German writer (1738-1824)

*September 20th, 1738, Kołobrzeg †January 29th, 1824, Kołobrzeg

78

Bonaventura Furlanetto

Italian composer (1738-1817)

*May 27th, 1738, Venice †April 6th, 1817, Venice

54

Leopold Hofmann

Austrian composer

*August 14th, 1738, Vienna †March 17th, 1793, Vienna

78

Fryderyk Józef Moszyński

Polish noble and general

*March 14th, 1738, Dresden †January 21st, 1817, Kyiv

79

Tristram Dalton

American politician (1738-1817)

*May 28th, 1738, Newburyport †May 30th, 1817, Boston

65

Ernst Gottfried Baldinger

Physician (1738-1804)

*May 13th, 1738, Großvargula †January 21st, 1804, Marburg

77

Friedrich August I, Duke of Nassau

Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1803-1806), Duke of Nassau (1806-1816)

*April 23rd, 1738, Usingen †March 24th, 1816, Biebrich

65

Jacques Gamelin

French painter (1738-1803)

*October 3rd, 1738, Carcassonne †October 12th, 1803, Carcassonne

58

Nathaniel Gorham

American businessman and politician 1738-1796

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

51

Ethan Allen

American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)

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

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Leap year

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

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