August 9th, 1926

Born on August 9th, 1926

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 9th?

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

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 amidst the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign his office.

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 respective ruling parties.

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 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.

August 9th, 1877

Nez Perce War: Both the Nez Perce and the United States Army suffered numerous casualties at the Battle of the Big Hole, which ended inconclusively.

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

Born on August 9th, 1926

77

Aglaja Schmid

Actress (1926-2003)

*August 9th, 1926, Scheibbs †December 16th, 2003, Vienna

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

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

88

Marvin Minsky

American cognitive scientist (1927-2016)

*August 9th, 1927, New York City †January 24th, 2016, Boston

51

Robert Shaw

British actor and novelist (1927–1978)

*August 9th, 1927, Westhoughton †August 28th, 1978, Toormakeady

37

Robert Adcock

Badminton player

*August 9th, 1986, Leicester

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

65

Robert Aldrich

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1918-1983)

*August 9th, 1918, Cranston †December 5th, 1983, Los Angeles

84

Maria

Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)

*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, Geneva

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

60

Petra Pau

German politician

*August 9th, 1963, Berlin

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

95

Bob Cousy

American basketball player and coach

*August 9th, 1928, Manhattan

74

Hugo Blümner

German archaeologist and classical philologist

*August 9th, 1844, Berlin †January 1st, 1919, Zürich

38

Anna Kendrick

American actress (born 1985)

*August 9th, 1985, Portland

47

Audrey Tautou

French actress

*August 9th, 1976, Beaumont

47

Jessica Capshaw

American actress (born 1976)

*August 9th, 1976, Columbia

56

Christian Baldauf

German politician (CDU), Member of Parliament in Rhineland-Palatinate

*August 9th, 1967, Frankenthal

70

Merle Kilgore

American musician (1934-2005)

*August 9th, 1934, Chickasha †February 6th, 2005, Mexico

85

Rod Laver

Australian tennis player

*August 9th, 1938, Rockhampton

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Born in 1926

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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