May 9th, 1788 was a Friday.
April 21st, 1788 - May 21st, 1788
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 844 days, exactly on July 21st, 2026, people who were born on May 9th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
Founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG
*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am MainSwiss classical philologist (1843-1918)
*May 9th, 1843, Zürich †August 27th, 1918, ZürichNorwegian musicologist and educator
*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, OsloFrench mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)
*May 9th, 1746, Beaune †July 28th, 1818, ParisAmerican abolitionist (1800–1859)
*May 9th, 1800, Torrington †December 2nd, 1859, Charles TownIrish-American playwright and actor (1814-1880)
*May 9th, 1814, Dublin †June 7th, 1880, New York CityScottish writer and playwright
*May 9th, 1860, Kirriemuir †June 19th, 1937, MaryleboneEnglish Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, London †April 19th, 1824, MissolonghiGerman philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, FrankfurtMarshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of LyonFrench engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayFrench-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseBritish Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, WestminsterAmerican writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, PhiladelphiaFirst Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, MississippiFrench scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisItalian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, NaplesAustrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, PestEnglish architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, LondonArchaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, CopenhagenFrench archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, AbbevilleBritish chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances, Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany) which are celebrated on May 9th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1788 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).