July 9th, 1763

Born on July 9th, 1763

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 9th, 1763?

July 9th, 1763

The Mozart family grand tour of Europe began, lifting the profile of son Wolfgang Amadeus.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_family_grand_tour

July 9th, 1763

The Mozart family grand tour began, presenting child prodigies Maria Anna and Wolfgang (both pictured) in Western Europe.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_family_grand_tour

What else happened on July 9th?

July 9th, 1995

Sri Lankan Civil War: After advising civilians to take shelter in places of worship, the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a church in Navaly, killing at least 147 people.

July 9th, 1981

Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong (cabinet pictured), which featured the debut of Mario, one of the most famous characters in video-game history.

July 9th, 1962

In a seminal moment for pop art, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.

July 9th, 1958

An earthquake struck Lituya Bay, Alaska; the subsequent megatsunami, the largest in modern times, reached an elevation of 1,720 ft (524 m).

July 9th, 1955

Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell (pictured) and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, calling for a conference to assess the dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction.

July 9th, 1937

Nitrate film being stored in a 20th Century Fox facility spontaneously combusted, destroying more than 40,000 reels of negatives and film prints.

July 9th, 1896

Politician William Jennings Bryan made his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism, considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history.

July 9th, 1877

The inaugural Wimbledon Championship, the world's oldest tennis tournament, began in London.

July 9th, 1868

The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, was ratified by the minimum required twenty-eight states.

July 9th, 1850

Following Zachary Taylor's death, Millard Fillmore became president of the United States, the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office.

July 9th, 1811

British explorer David Thompson posted a notice at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington state, U.S.), claiming the area for Great Britain.

July 9th, 1790

Russo-Swedish War: During the Battle of Svensksund in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured a third of the Russian fleet.

July 9th, 1745

War of the Austrian Succession: French victory at the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent from the Austrian Netherlands.

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

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

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

58

Ann Radcliffe

English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764-1823)

*July 9th, 1764, Holborn †February 7th, 1823, London

23

Mxmtoon

American singer-songwriter and YouTuber

*July 9th, 2000, Oakland

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

39

Ave Pajo

Estonian badminton and football player

*July 9th, 1984, Estonia

72

Johannes S. Andersen

Norwegian criminal, businessman and resistance fighter during the Second World War

*July 9th, 1898, Oslo †July 29th, 1970, Horten

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

98

Barbara Cartland

English writer and media personality (1901-2000)

*July 9th, 1901, Edgbaston †May 21st, 2000, Hatfield

45

Linda Park

South Korean actress

*July 9th, 1978, Seoul

82

Oliver Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

*July 9th, 1933, Willesden †August 30th, 2015, Greenwich Village

73

Viktor Yanukovych

Ukrainian politician and the 4th President of Ukraine, ousted from office during the Revolution of Dignity in 2014

*July 9th, 1950, Yenakiieve

79

Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)

*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887

57

Pamela Adlon

American actress

*July 9th, 1966, Albany

81

Brian Dennehy

American actor (1938–2020)

*July 9th, 1938, Bridgeport †April 15th, 2020, New Haven

80

Michael Graves

American architect and designer of consumer products

*July 9th, 1934, Indianapolis †March 12th, 2015, Princeton

70

Wim Duisenberg

Dutch politician and economist

*July 9th, 1935, Heerenveen †July 31st, 2005, Faucon

47

Elliot Cowan

British actor

*July 9th, 1976, London

42

Matthew Gregory Lewis

English novelist and dramatist (1775–1818)

*July 9th, 1775, London †May 14th, 1818, Atlantic Ocean

57

Amélie Nothomb

Belgian Francophone writer

*July 9th, 1966, Kobe

72

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock

Royal Navy admiral (1753-1825)

*July 9th, 1753, England †August 20th, 1825, London

Same year
Born in 1763

50

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)

*June 23rd, 1763, Les Trois-Îlets †May 29th, 1814, Rueil-Malmaison

41

Claude Chappe

French inventor

*December 25th, 1763, Brûlon †January 23rd, 1805, Paris

66

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Swiss-born French clarinettist (1763-1829)

*March 6th, 1763, Lausanne †November 9th, 1829, Paris

68

Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron

French general in the service of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1763-1831)

*January 24th, 1763, Paris †July 4th, 1831, Saint Petersburg

64

Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)

*June 15th, 1763, Kashiwabara †January 5th, 1828, Kashiwabara

84

John Jacob Astor I

German-American businessman

*July 17th, 1763, Walldorf †March 29th, 1848, Manhattan

81

Charles XIV John of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal

*January 26th, 1763, Pau †March 8th, 1844, Stockholm Palace

50

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

French General (1763–1813)

*February 14th, 1763, Morlaix †September 2nd, 1813, Louny

66

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

French professor of chemistry (1763-1829)

*May 16th, 1763, Saint-André-d'Hébertot †November 14th, 1829, Saint-André-d'Hébertot

31

Augustin Robespierre

French lawyer and revolutionary (1763-1794)

*January 21st, 1763, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

35

Wolfe Tone

Irish politician (1763-1798)

*June 20th, 1763, Dublin †November 19th, 1798, Dublin

92

Samuel Rogers

British poet; (1763-1855)

*July 30th, 1763, Stoke Newington †December 18th, 1855, London

62

Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles

Austrian general

*January 22nd, 1763, County of Hainaut †May 7th, 1825, Venice

80

Heinrich Cotta

German forester and silviculturist (1763 – 1844)

*October 30th, 1763, Zillbach †October 25th, 1844, Tharandt

70

Johann Rudolf von Buol-Schauenstein

(1763-1834)

*November 21st, 1763, Vienna †March 12th, 1834, Vienna

55

Eberhard von Vegesack

Swedish military personnel

*March 29th, 1763, Rostock †October 30th, 1818, Stockholm

47

Manuel Alberti

Argentine priest (1763-1811)

*May 28th, 1763, Buenos Aires †January 31st, 1811, Buenos Aires

74

Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch

Prussian officer (1763-1838)

*December 13th, 1763, Magdeburg †April 3rd, 1838, Berlin

72

John Molson

Canadian politician (1763-1836)

*December 28th, 1763, Spalding †January 11th, 1836, Boucherville

77

Martin Chittenden

American politician (1763-1840)

*March 12th, 1763, Salisbury †September 5th, 1840, Williston

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