February 9th, 1782

Born on February 9th, 1782

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 1782

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

52

Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin

57

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice

68

John C. Calhoun

Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832

*March 18th, 1782, Abbeville †March 31st, 1850, Old Brick Capitol

48

Vicente Guerrero

Leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence and President of Mexico (1782-1831)

*August 10th, 1782, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 14th, 1831, Cuilapan de Guerrero

67

Daoguang Emperor

Qing-dynasty Chinese emperor (1782–1850)

*September 16th, 1782, Forbidden City †February 25th, 1850, Old Summer Palace

72

Marcellin Marbot

French general

*August 18th, 1782, Altillac †November 16th, 1854, Paris

54

John Field

Irish pianist, composer, and teacher

*July 26th, 1782, Dublin †January 23rd, 1837, Moscow

70

Friedrich Fröbel

German educator

*April 21st, 1782, Oberweißbach †June 21st, 1852, Marienthal

76

F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich

British Prime Minister, politician (1782-1859)

*November 1st, 1782, London †January 28th, 1859, London

57

Caroline Bonaparte

Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)

*March 25th, 1782, Ajaccio †May 18th, 1839, Florence

83

Lewis Cass

American politician (1782-1866)

*October 9th, 1782, Exeter †June 17th, 1866, Detroit

71

Félicité de La Mennais

French priest, philosopher and political theorist (1782–1854)

*June 19th, 1782, Saint-Malo †February 27th, 1854, Paris

76

Thomas Hart Benton

State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri (1782-1858)

*March 14th, 1782, Hillsborough †April 10th, 1858, Washington, D.C.

74

Samuel Prentiss

United States federal judge (1782-1857)

*March 31st, 1782, Stonington †January 15th, 1857, Montpelier

72

Jan George Bertelman

Dutch composer (1782-1854)

*January 21st, 1782, Amsterdam †January 25th, 1854, Amsterdam

79

Thomas Wildey

English philanthropist

*January 1st, 1782, London †January 1st, 1861, United States

78

Christian Blom

Norwegian composer

*October 20th, 1782, Drammen Municipality †April 22nd, 1861, Drammen Municipality

73

Johann Gottfried Abraham Frenzel

German painter (1782-1855)

*January 1st, 1782, Dresden †November 6th, 1855, Dresden

80

William Owsley

Associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky (1782-1862)

*March 24th, 1782, Virginia †December 9th, 1862, Danville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1782 is a normal year and no leap year.

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