February 9th, 1764

Born on February 9th, 1764

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

February 9th, 1975

The spacecraft and crew of the Soviet Soyuz 17 mission returned to earth after 29 days in orbit at the Salyut 4 station.

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

Breaking a seventeen-month ceasefire, the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a powerful truck bomb in the London Docklands, killing two people and injuring more than a hundred others.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force (ensign pictured) 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1764

65

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Marshal of France (1764-1830)

*April 13th, 1764, Toul †March 17th, 1830, Hyères

58

Ann Radcliffe

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

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

56

Alexander Mackenzie

Scottish explorer

*January 1st, 1764, Stornoway †March 12th, 1820, Dunkeld

30

Princess Élisabeth of France

French Princess, Sister of King Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God

*May 3rd, 1764, Versailles †May 10th, 1794, Paris

71

Edward Livingston

American jurist and statesman (1764-1836)

*May 28th, 1764, Clermont †May 23rd, 1836, Rhinebeck

262

Marcelino Pérez de Arroyo

Presbítero, abogado y arquitecto neogranadino

*April 26th, 1764, Popayán

76

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno

French soldier and military commander (1764-1841)

*December 7th, 1764, Lamarche †March 1st, 1841, Paris

61

Zygmunt Vogel

Polish painter (1764-1826)

*June 15th, 1764, Vowchyn †April 20th, 1826, Warsaw

48

Jan Paweł Łuszczewski

Polish politician

*June 26th, 1764, Skotniki, Masovian Voivodeship †July 4th, 1812, Warsaw

56

János Lavotta

Hungarian composer

*July 5th, 1764, Pusté Úľany †August 11th, 1820, Tállya

61

Barbara Krafft

Austrian painter (1764-1825)

*April 1st, 1764, Jihlava †September 28th, 1825, Bamberg

48

Johann Christoph Rincklake

German artist (1764-1813)

*October 19th, 1764, Harsewinkel †June 19th, 1813, Münster

62

Jens Baggesen

Danish poet

*February 15th, 1764, Korsør †October 3rd, 1826, Hamburg

81

Carel Hendrik Ver Huell

Dutch admiral (1764-1845)

*February 11th, 1764, Doetinchem †October 25th, 1845, Paris

84

Leopold Trattinnick

Austrian botanist and mycologist (1764-1849)

*May 26th, 1764, Klosterneuburg †January 24th, 1849, Vienna

72

Georg Ludwig Hartig

German forester and forestry scientist (1764–1837)

*September 2nd, 1764, Gladenbach †February 2nd, 1837, Berlin

81

Daniel Rodney

American politician (1764-1846)

*September 10th, 1764, Lewes †September 2nd, 1846, Lewes

87

Paul Erman

German physicist (1764-1851)

*February 29th, 1764, Berlin †October 11th, 1851, Berlin

69

Rudolph Ackermann

German-born British publisher (1764-1834)

*April 20th, 1764, Stollberg †March 30th, 1834, Finchley

69

Mauro Gandolfi

Italian artist (1764-1834)

*September 18th, 1764, Bologna †January 4th, 1834, Bologna

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Leap year

Yes: 1764 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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