March 9th, 1779

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Born on March 9th, 1779 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on March 9th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on March 9th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (March 1779)

Born on March 9th, 1779

Weekday

Tuesday

March 9th, 1779 was a Tuesday.

Age

245

People born on March 9th, 1779 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 245 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1779 - March 20th, 1779

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 89,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 466 days, exactly on August 6th, 2025, people who were born on March 9th, 1779 will be 90,000 days old!

89,534 Days

12,790 Weeks

2,941 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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Hours

What happened on March 9th?

March 9th, 1891

Kaʻiulani (pictured) was appointed 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, 1959

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

March 9th, 1956

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

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, in what is now 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.

March 9th, 1842

Nabucco, an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation, premiered at La Scala in Milan.

March 9th, 1841

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that captive Africans who seized control of La Amistad, the trans-Atlantic slave-trading ship carrying them, had been taken into slavery illegally.

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

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

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

Christian Giørtz Middelboe

*March 9th, 1852, Ribe †March 3rd, 1920, Frederiksberg

Cornelia Jakobs

Swedish singer and songwriter (1992–)

*March 9th, 1992, Nacka församling

Juliette Binoche

French actress, artist and dancer (born 1964)

*March 9th, 1964, Paris

Carl H. Eigenmann

German-American ichthyologist (1863–1927)

*March 9th, 1863, Flehingen †April 24th, 1927, San Diego

Walter Kohn

American physicist (1923–2016)

*March 9th, 1923, Vienna †April 19th, 2016, Santa Barbara

Artur Auernhammer

German politician

*March 9th, 1963, Oberhochstatt

Bettino Ricasoli

Italian politician (1809–1880)

*March 9th, 1809, Florence †October 23rd, 1880, Castello di Brolio

Oliver Brown

American abolitionist

*March 9th, 1839, Franklin †October 18th, 1859, Harpers Ferry

Leland Stanford

American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893)

*March 9th, 1824, Watervliet †June 21st, 1893, Palo Alto

Takaaki Kajita

Japanese physicist and astronomer (1959-)

*March 9th, 1959, Higashimatsuyama

Oscar Isaac

American actor (born 1979)

*March 9th, 1979, Guatemala City

Roberto Ferrari

Italian racing cyclist

*March 9th, 1983, Gavardo

Brenna O'Brien

Actress

*March 9th, 1991, Brampton

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Russian composer (1839–1881)

*March 9th, 1839, Karevo †March 16th, 1881, Saint Petersburg

Matteo Salvini

Italian politician

*March 9th, 1973, Milan

Same year
Born in 1779

Thomas Moore

Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

*May 28th, 1779, Dublin †February 25th, 1852, Bromham

Mustafa IV

Ottoman Sultan (1779-1808)

*September 8th, 1779, Constantinople †November 17th, 1808, Constantinople

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

British politician (1779–1848)

*March 15th, 1779, London †November 24th, 1848, Hertfordshire

Washington Allston

American artist (1779-1843)

*November 5th, 1779, Charleston †July 9th, 1843, Cambridge

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Swedish chemist (1779-1848)

*August 20th, 1779, Väfversunda †August 7th, 1848, Adolf Fredriks parish

Christoph Johann Jakob Arnold

German architect (1779-1844)

*June 1st, 1779, Karlsruhe †July 17th, 1844, Heidelberg

Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre

French general and statesman (1779-1865)

*November 27th, 1779, Paris †January 8th, 1865, Glisolles

Alexis de Garaudé

French composer and university teacher (1779-1852)

*March 21st, 1779, Nancy †March 23rd, 1852, Paris

Miguel de Pombo

Colombian politician (1779-1816)

*November 16th, 1779, Popayán †July 6th, 1816, Colombia

Józef Dwernicki

Polish general (1779-1857)

*March 19th, 1779, Warsaw †September 23rd, 1857, Lopatyn

Joel Roberts Poinsett

Politician and diplomat (1779-1851)

*March 2nd, 1779, Charleston †December 12th, 1851, Stateburg

Stephen Decatur

United States Navy officer

*January 5th, 1779, Berlin †March 22nd, 1820, Bladensburg

Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily

Italian princess (1779-1849)

*January 17th, 1779, Caserta †March 11th, 1849, Savona

John Galt

Scottish writer (1779-1839)

*May 2nd, 1779, Irvine †April 11th, 1839, Greenock

Antonia Nava de Catalán

Mexican military personnel

*November 18th, 1779, Tixtla de Guerrero †March 19th, 1843, Chilpancingo

Karl Agricola

Austrian artist (1779-1852)

*October 18th, 1779, Bad Säckingen †May 15th, 1852, Vienna

William Hedley

British inventor and industrial engineer (1779-1843)

*July 13th, 1779, Newburn †January 9th, 1843, Lanchester

Burkhard Wilhelm Seiler

German physician

*April 11th, 1779, Erlangen †September 27th, 1843, Dresden

William Badger

American politician

*January 13th, 1779, Gilmanton †September 21st, 1852, Gilmanton

Carl Ritter

German geographer (1779-1859)

*August 7th, 1779, Quedlinburg †September 28th, 1859, Berlin

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 9th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IX.III.MDCCLXXIX

9.3.1779

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1779 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
March 1779

March 1779

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12	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
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March 9th, 1779

Born on March 9th, 1779

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 89,000 days old!

89,534 Days

12,790 Weeks

2,941 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on March 9th?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The Royal Air Force began a bombardment and strafing campaign against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan, in what is now Pakistan.

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.

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

Nabucco, an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation, premiered at La Scala in Milan.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that captive Africans who seized control of La Amistad, the trans-Atlantic slave-trading ship carrying them, had been taken into slavery illegally.

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

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

Same year Born in 1779

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 9th

Catherine of Bologna

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste

Frances of Rome

Pacian

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox Church)

Gregory of Nyssa (Episcopal Church (United States))

March 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Teachers' Day or Eid Al Moalim (Lebanon)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

9.3.1779

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 89,000 days old!

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

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Who's birthday is on March 9th?

Same year
Born in 1779

Calendar
March 1779

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
9	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
10	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
11	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
12	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
13	29	30	31