April 9th, 1781

Born on April 9th, 1781

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What happened on April 9th?

April 9th, 2021

Burmese military and police forces killed at least 82 civilians in the Bago massacre, including 2021 Myanmar coup d'état protesters.

April 9th, 2005

Charles, Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.

April 9th, 1999

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger, was shot dead by soldiers in Niamey.

April 9th, 1993

Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary.

April 9th, 1980

Iraqi philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (pictured) and his sister Amina were executed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.

April 9th, 1976

The first EMD F40PH, Amtrak's most widespread diesel locomotive for many years, entered into service.

April 9th, 1959

NASA announced the selection of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts in Project Mercury.

April 9th, 1948

Palestine war: Fighters from the Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing more than 100 Palestinian Arabs.

April 9th, 1947

The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes killed 181 people and injured 970 others in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

April 9th, 1945

The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer, the most successful capital-ship surface raider of the Second World War, was sunk by British bombers.

April 9th, 1940

World War II: During the German invasion of Norway, Vidkun Quisling attempted to seize power in the first coup to be broadcast over radio.

April 9th, 1939

After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African-American singer Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

April 9th, 1917

First World War: The Canadian Corps began the first wave of attacks of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in Vimy, France.

April 9th, 1388

Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels.

April 9th, 0193

Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria.

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

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

75

Albertine Necker de Saussure

Genevan writer (1766-1841)

*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex

25

Lil Nas X

American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1999)

*April 9th, 1999, Lithia Springs

38

Brice Leverdez

French badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, La Garenne-Colombes

39

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

46

Charles Baudelaire

French poet and critic (1821–1867)

*April 9th, 1821, Paris †August 31st, 1867, Paris

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

31

Jhayco

Puerto Rican singer

*April 9th, 1993, Río Piedras

49

Tony Gunawan

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1975, Surabaya

81

Mary Barratt Due

Norwegian pianist

*April 9th, 1888, Bergen †December 24th, 1969, Oslo

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

*April 9th, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine †September 6th, 2021, 7th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

49

Lenny McLean

English boxer (1949-1998)

*April 9th, 1949, Hoxton †July 28th, 1998, London Borough of Bexley

38

Vladimir Malkov

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, Saratov

36

Monika Fašungová

Slovak badminton player

*April 9th, 1988, Bratislava

32

Peter Gabriel Magnaye

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1992, Manila

77

Paul Robeson

American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)

*April 9th, 1898, Princeton †January 23rd, 1976, Philadelphia

81

Elias Lönnrot

Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry (1802-1884)

*April 9th, 1802, Sammatti †March 19th, 1884, Sammatti

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Born in 1781

67

George Stephenson

English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)

*June 9th, 1781, Wylam †August 12th, 1848, Tapton House

60

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Prussian architect, city planner and painter (1781–1841)

*March 13th, 1781, Neuruppin †October 9th, 1841, Berlin

67

Bernard Bolzano

Bohemian mathematician and priest (*1781 – †1848)

*October 5th, 1781, Prague †December 18th, 1848, Prague

44

Thomas Stamford Raffles

British statesman who founded Singapore (1781-1826)

*July 6th, 1781, Jamaica †July 5th, 1826, London

63

Adolphe Marbot

French general

*March 22nd, 1781, Altillac †June 2nd, 1844, Altillac

86

David Brewster

British astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)

*December 11th, 1781, Jedburgh †February 10th, 1868, Melrose

49

Ludwig Achim von Arnim

German poet and novelist

*January 26th, 1781, Palais Wrangel †January 21st, 1831, Wiepersdorf manor

87

Louis François Dauprat

French composer

*May 24th, 1781, Paris †July 16th, 1868, Paris

65

José María Calatrava y Peinado

Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of State

*February 26th, 1781, Mérida †January 16th, 1847, Madrid

42

Eugène de Beauharnais

French nobleman, statesman, and military commander (1781–1824)

*September 3rd, 1781, Paris †February 21st, 1824, Munich

75

Jean-Baptiste Métivier

French architect (1781-1853)

*April 1st, 1781, Rennes †January 1st, 1857, Munich

58

Siméon Denis Poisson

French mathematician, mechanician and physicist (1781–1840)

*June 21st, 1781, Pithiviers †April 25th, 1840, Sceaux

77

Valentín Gómez Farías

President of Mexico (1781-1858)

*February 14th, 1781, Guadalajara †July 5th, 1858, Mexico City

45

Johann Baptist von Spix

Biologist (1781-1826)

*January 9th, 1781, Höchstadt an der Aisch †March 13th, 1826, Munich

57

Adelbert von Chamisso

German poet and botanist (1781–1838)

*January 30th, 1781, Châlons-en-Champagne †August 21st, 1838, Berlin

85

George Bruce

Scottish-American inventor and businessman

*July 5th, 1781, Edinburgh †July 6th, 1866, New York City

84

Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone

British Royal Navy admiral (1781-1866)

*December 1st, 1781, Almington †November 13th, 1866, Shenstone

65

Friedrich Schmalz

German farmer

*June 25th, 1781, Zeitz †May 23rd, 1847, Dresden

74

Joaquín Manuel Fernández Cruzado

Spanish painter (1781-1856)

*December 24th, 1781, Jerez de la Frontera †January 31st, 1856, Cádiz

55

Francisco Espoz y Mina

Spanish military commander

*June 17th, 1781, Idocin †December 24th, 1836, Barcelona

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