August 9th, 1774

Born on August 9th, 1774

Weekday

Tuesday

August 9th, 1774 was a Tuesday.

Age

251

People born on August 9th, 1774 will turn 252 this year (2026), in exactly 65 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1774 - August 23rd, 1774

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 91,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 24 days, exactly on June 29th, 2026, people who were born on August 9th, 1774 will be 92,000 days old!

91,976 Days

13,139 Weeks

3,021 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

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

Same year
Born in 1774

Robert Southey

English romantic poet (1774–1843)

*August 12th, 1774, Bristol †March 21st, 1843, Keswick

Francis Beaufort

Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774-1857)

*May 27th, 1774, Navan †December 17th, 1857, Hove

Tadeusz Tyszkiewicz

*September 6th, 1774, Belvederis †April 3rd, 1852, Paris

Meriwether Lewis

American explorer (1774-1809)

*August 18th, 1774, Albemarle County †October 11th, 1809, Hickman County

Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge

British and Hanoverian Royal (1774-1850), Duke of Cambridge from 1786

*February 24th, 1774, Buckingham Palace †July 8th, 1850, Cambridge House

William Farquhar

British colonial administrator

*February 26th, 1774, Aberdeenshire †May 11th, 1839, Perth

Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg

German historian

*November 4th, 1774, Dresden †August 9th, 1860, Constance

Antoine Drouot

French general (1774-1847)

*January 11th, 1774, Nancy †March 24th, 1847, Nancy

Johann Christian August Clarus

German surgeon

*November 5th, 1774, Coburg †July 13th, 1854, Leipzig

Antonio Basoli

Italian painter (1774-1848)

*April 18th, 1774, Castel Guelfo di Bologna †May 30th, 1848, Bologna

Thomas Veazey

American politician (1774-1842)

*January 31st, 1774, Cecil County †July 1st, 1842, Cecil County

Johann Heinrich Bernhard Dräseke

German theologian

*January 18th, 1774, Brunswick †December 8th, 1849, Potsdam

Friedrich Starke

German composer and hornist (1774-1835)

*March 29th, 1774, Elsterwerda †December 18th, 1835, Döbling

Robert William Elliston

British actor (1774-1831)

*April 7th, 1774, London †July 7th, 1831, London

Manuel de Sarratea

Argentine politician (1774-1849)

*August 11th, 1774, Buenos Aires †September 21st, 1849, Limoges

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

French painter (1774–1833)

*March 13th, 1774, Paris †July 6th, 1833, Rome

Juan Aldama

Mexican revolutionary rebel soldier

*January 3rd, 1774, San Miguel de Allende †June 26th, 1811, Chihuahua City

Ignaz Maria Attems

Austrian politician (1774-1861)

*February 24th, 1774, Graz †December 17th, 1861, Graz

Salomon Mayer von Rothschild

Austrian banker and businessman (1774-1855)

*September 9th, 1774, Frankfurt †July 28th, 1855, Paris

François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo

French general (1774-1838)

*June 24th, 1774, Lunéville †June 25th, 1838, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 9th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 9th.

Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_of_Alaska

John Vianney (1950s – currently August 4)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vianney

Mary Sumner (Church of England)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sumner

Nath Í of Achonry

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nath_Í_of_Achonry

Romanus Ostiarius

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanus_Ostiarius

Secundian, Marcellian and Verian

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secundian,_Marcellian_and_Verian

August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_World's_Indigenous_Peoples

Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyboom

National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_(Singapore)

National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Peacekeepers'_Day

National Women's Day (South Africa)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Women's_Day

Day of the Finnish art, also birthday of Tove Jansson (Finland)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_art

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IX.VIII.MDCCLXXIV

9.8.1774

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1774 is a normal year and no leap year.

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August 9th, 1774

Born on August 9th, 1774

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 91,000 days old!

91,976 Days

13,139 Weeks

3,021 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 9th?

The statue of A'a from Rurutu was presented to members of the London Missionary Society on the south Pacific island of Ra'iatea.

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.

British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada.

Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.

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.

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.

The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.

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.

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.

Led by Albert Kalonji, South Kasai declared its unilateral secession from the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb (replica pictured) on Nagasaki, Japan.

The United States Forest Service authorized the use of Smokey Bear (pictured) as its mascot to replace Bambi.

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad while the city was under siege by Nazi forces.

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.

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

Same year Born in 1774

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 9th

Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)

Candida Maria of Jesus

Edith Stein (St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)

Firmus and Rusticus

Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))

John Vianney (1950s – currently August 4)

Mary Sumner (Church of England)

Nath Í of Achonry

Romanus Ostiarius

Secundian, Marcellian and Verian

August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations)

Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium)

National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.

National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada)

National Women's Day (South Africa)

Day of the Finnish art, also birthday of Tove Jansson (Finland)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

9.8.1774

Legend

Leap year

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Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 91,000 days old!

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

Same year
Born in 1774

Calendar
August 1774

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
32	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
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34	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
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