August 9th, 1870

Born on August 9th, 1870

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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 1870

53

Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union, one of the initiators and organizers of the Red Terror

*April 10th, 1870, Ulyanovsk †January 21st, 1924, Bolshiye Gorki

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

83

Wilhelm Anschütz

German university professor

*September 24th, 1870, Halle (Saale) †September 15th, 1954, Kiel

67

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

*February 7th, 1870, Rudolfsheim †May 28th, 1937, Aberdeen

78

Franz Lehár

Komárom-born Austrian music composer (1870–1948)

*April 30th, 1870, Komárom †October 24th, 1948, Bad Ischl

81

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician (1870-1952)

*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk

83

Ivan Bunin

Russian writer and poet (1870–1953)

*October 22nd, 1870, Voronezh †November 8th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

81

Michael Rostovtzeff

Russian historian of ancient history

*October 29th, 1870, Zhytomyr †October 20th, 1952, New Haven

71

Jean Perrin

French physicist (1872-1942)

*September 30th, 1870, Lille †April 17th, 1942, New York City

70

Julián Besteiro

Spanish academic and politician

*September 21st, 1870, Madrid †September 27th, 1940, Carmona

64

Emil Młynarski

Polish conductor, violinist, composer and pedagogue

*July 18th, 1870, Kybartai †April 5th, 1935, Warsaw

83

Albert Meyer

Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870-1953)

*March 13th, 1870, Fällanden †October 22nd, 1953, Zürich

71

Arthur Willard Pryor

American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the Sousa Band

*September 22nd, 1870, St. Joseph †June 18th, 1942, West Long Branch

76

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, Fairlight

66

Winthrop Ames

American playwright

*November 25th, 1870, Easton †November 3rd, 1937, Boston

93

Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann

German astronomer (1870-1964)

*March 25th, 1870, Hamburg †January 19th, 1964, Hamburg

80

Marie-Louise Pailleron

French author (1870–1951)

*May 7th, 1870, Paris †February 12th, 1951, Paris

76

Christian X of Denmark

King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)

*September 26th, 1870, Charlottenlund Palace †April 20th, 1947, Amalienborg

74

Gustav Bauer

German trade unionist and chancellor (1870–1944)

*January 6th, 1870, Ozyorsk †September 16th, 1944, Berlin

74

Joseph C. Lincoln

Novelist, short story writer, poet

*February 13th, 1870, Brewster †March 10th, 1944

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1870 is a normal year and no leap year.

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