March 9th, 1902

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Born on March 9th, 1902 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on March 9th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on March 9th
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Calendar (March 1902)

Born on March 9th, 1902

Weekday

Sunday

March 9th, 1902 was a Sunday.

Age

122

People born on March 9th, 1902 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 122 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1902 - March 20th, 1902

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 44,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 390 days, exactly on May 22nd, 2025, people who were born on March 9th, 1902 will be 45,000 days old!

44,610 Days

6,372 Weeks

1,465 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on March 9th, 1902

Luis Bagarran

Mexican architect 1902-2078

*March 9th, 1902, Guadalajara †November 22nd, 1988, Mexico City

Nadine Hwang

Chinese lawyer and pilot

*March 9th, 1902, Madrid †February 16th, 1972, City of Brussels

Will Geer

American actor and activist (1902–1978)

*March 9th, 1902, Frankfort †April 22nd, 1978, Los Angeles

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

Yuri Gagarin

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

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

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

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

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

Johan Goslings

Dutch Rheumatologist and university teacher (1903-1975)

*March 9th, 1903, Malang City †October 16th, 1975, Leiden

Walter Kohn

American physicist (1923–2016)

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

Juliette Binoche

French actress, artist and dancer (born 1964)

*March 9th, 1964, Paris

Cornelia Jakobs

Swedish singer and songwriter (1992–)

*March 9th, 1992, Nacka församling

Christian Giørtz Middelboe

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

Félix Labisse

French painter (1905-1982)

*March 9th, 1905, Marchiennes †January 29th, 1982, Neuilly-sur-Seine

Artur Auernhammer

German politician

*March 9th, 1963, Oberhochstatt

Carl H. Eigenmann

German-American ichthyologist (1863–1927)

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

Samuel Barber

American composer (1910-1981)

*March 9th, 1910, West Chester †January 23rd, 1981, New York City

Takaaki Kajita

Japanese physicist and astronomer (1959-)

*March 9th, 1959, Higashimatsuyama

Thomas Schippers

American conductor

*March 9th, 1930, Portage †December 16th, 1977, New York City

Ellen Frank

German actress

*March 9th, 1904, Aurich †September 17th, 1999, Klagenfurt

Bobby Fischer

American chess player (1943–2008)

*March 9th, 1943, Chicago †January 17th, 2008, Reykjavík

Oscar Isaac

American actor (born 1979)

*March 9th, 1979, Guatemala City

Roberto Ferrari

Italian racing cyclist

*March 9th, 1983, Gavardo

Same year
Born in 1902

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

*November 21st, 1902, Oslo †May 23rd, 1942, Oslo

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Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

101

Leni Riefenstahl

German film director, photographer, actress and Nazi propagandist (1902–2003)

*August 22nd, 1902, Berlin †September 8th, 2003, Pöcking

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley