March 9th, 1917

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Born on March 9th, 1917 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on March 9th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on March 9th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (March 1917)

Born on March 9th, 1917

Weekday

Friday

March 9th, 1917 was a Friday.

Age

107

People born on March 9th, 1917 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 107 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1917 - March 20th, 1917

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 871 days, exactly on September 13th, 2026, people who were born on March 9th, 1917 will be 40,000 days old!

39,129 Days

5,589 Weeks

1,285 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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Hours

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, 1917

Ian Watt

Literary historian

*March 9th, 1917, Windermere †December 13th, 1999, Menlo Park

Walter Hilsbecher

German author

*March 9th, 1917, Frankfurt †November 30th, 2015, Butzbach

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Who's birthday is on March 9th?

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

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

Yuri Gagarin

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

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

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

Walter Kohn

American physicist (1923–2016)

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

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

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

Artur Auernhammer

German politician

*March 9th, 1963, Oberhochstatt

Christian Giørtz Middelboe

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

Thomas Schippers

American conductor

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

Samuel Barber

American composer (1910-1981)

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

Marguerite Chapman

American actress (1918-1999)

*March 9th, 1918, Chatham †August 31st, 1999, Burbank

Jerry Ross

American lyricist and composer (1926-1955)

*March 9th, 1926, New York City †November 11th, 1955, New York City

Ornette Coleman

American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)

*March 9th, 1930, Fort Worth †June 11th, 2015, Manhattan

Carl H. Eigenmann

German-American ichthyologist (1863–1927)

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

Milan Křížek

Czech composer

*March 9th, 1926, Lišov †February 15th, 2018, České Budějovice

Takaaki Kajita

Japanese physicist and astronomer (1959-)

*March 9th, 1959, Higashimatsuyama

Bobby Fischer

American chess player (1943–2008)

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

Franjo Mihalić

Yugoslav long-distance runner

*March 9th, 1920, Kutina †February 14th, 2015, Belgrade

Same year
Born in 1917

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

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Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 9th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IX.III.MCMXVII

9.3.1917

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
March 1917

March 1917

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March 9th, 1917

Born on March 9th, 1917

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 39,000 days old!

39,129 Days

5,589 Weeks

1,285 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on March 9th?

Kaʻiulani (pictured) was appointed heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in two deaths.

Svetlana Alliluyeva, the daughter of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, defected to the United States.

The popular fashion doll Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.

In Tbilisi, Georgia, Soviet troops suppressed mass demonstrations against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.

Thirty-three people were killed in a human crush at Burnden Park, a football stadium in Bolton, England.

World War II: In a coup d'état, Imperial Japanese Army officers ousted the government of French Indochina.

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.

U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt submitted the Emergency Banking Act to the United States Congress, the first of his New Deal policies.

Éamon de Valera (pictured), a dominant political figure in 20th-century Ireland, became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

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.

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.

Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces.

Nabucco, an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation, premiered at La Scala in Milan.

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, 1917

Literary historian

German author

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

Same year Born in 1917

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 9th

Catherine of Bologna

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste

Frances of Rome

Pacian

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox Church)

Gregory of Nyssa (Episcopal Church (United States))

March 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Teachers' Day or Eid Al Moalim (Lebanon)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

9.3.1917

Legend

Leap year

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March 1917

Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

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

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Same year
Born in 1917

Calendar
March 1917

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
9				1	2	3	4
10	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
12	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
13	26	27	28	29	30	31