September 9th, 1916

Born on September 9th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 889 days, exactly on December 10th, 2028, people who were born on September 9th, 1916 will be 41,000 days old!

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What happened on September 9th?

September 9th, 2010

A natural-gas pipeline in San Bruno, California, exploded and "shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet (300 m) in the air", killing eight people.

September 9th, 1999

The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of Currency.

September 9th, 1971

Imagine, the second solo album by John Lennon (pictured), was released.

September 9th, 1969

Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 collided in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee flown by a student pilot near Fairland, Indiana, killing all 83 occupants of and destroying both aircraft.

September 9th, 1939

World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army troops began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German invasion of Poland.

September 9th, 1892

At the Lick Observatory in California, Edward Emerson Barnard discovered Amalthea (pictured), a moon of Jupiter and the last natural satellite to be discovered by visual observation.

September 9th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: A naval engagement between French and British fleets off the coast of Sumatra ended inconclusively.

September 9th, 1791

The commissioners overseeing the construction of the United States' new capital city named it Washington, D.C., in honor of the first president.

September 9th, 1493

Ottoman wars in Europe: A large Croatian army intercepted Ottoman forces returning to the Sanjak of Bosnia, but was defeated.

September 9th, 1320

Byzantine forces defeated Achaean troops at the Battle of Saint George, taking control of the Arcadia region of Greece.

September 9th, 0337

After disposing of all relatives who possibly held a claim to the throne, Constantine II, Constantius II and Constans became Roman co-emperors.

September 9th, 2009

Germanic Wars: An alliance of Germanic tribes led by Arminius engaged Roman forces at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, defeating three legions within a few days.

September 9th, 1962

French president Charles de Gaulle delivered his "speech to the German youth" to 20,000 people in the courtyard of Ludwigsburg Palace (pictured).

September 9th, 2015

Elizabeth II (pictured) became the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria.

September 9th, 1957

U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction.

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

Born on September 9th, 1916

84

Tatjana Lietz

German painter (1916-2001)

*September 9th, 1916, Saint Petersburg †March 11th, 2001, Zwickau

Same year
Born in 1916

89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916–2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

61

Aldo Moro

Italian politician (1916-1978)

*September 23rd, 1916, Maglie †May 9th, 1978, Rome

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

33

Marcel Cerdan

French boxer (1916-1949)

*July 22nd, 1916, Sidi Bel Abbès †October 28th, 1949, São Miguel Island

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist (1916–2009)

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician (1916–1995)

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

68

Yvon Petra

French tennis player (1916–1984)

*March 8th, 1916, Cholon †September 12th, 1984, Paris

25

Maurice Bavaud

Swiss assassin (1916-1941)

*January 15th, 1916, Neuchâtel †May 14th, 1941, Plötzensee Prison

87

George Silk

New Zealand photojournalist (1916–2004)

*November 17th, 1916, Levin †October 23rd, 2004, Norwalk

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Kadawatha

25

Henri Schaerrer

French naval officer, Resistance fighter

*October 13th, 1916, Gwalior †November 13th, 1941, Fort Mont-Valérien

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

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Public holidays on September 9th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 9th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1916 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).

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