February 9th, 1929

Born on February 9th, 1929

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 34,000 days old!

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What happened on February 9th, 1929?

February 9th, 1929

Members of the Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng assassinate the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Việt_Nam_Quốc_Dân_Đảng

What else happened on February 9th?

February 9th, 2020

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.

February 9th, 2016

Two commuter trains collided head-on at Bad Aibling in southeastern Germany, killing 12 people and injuring 85.

February 9th, 2001

The American submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by a high school, sinking the latter ship and killing nine people on board.

February 9th, 1996

Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, first created the chemical element copernicium.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force was formed by the integration of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force.

February 9th, 1971

An earthquake registering 6.6 Mw struck the northern San Fernando Valley near the Los Angeles district of Sylmar, killing 65 people.

February 9th, 1964

As Beatlemania swept the United States, the Beatles (pictured) made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show before a record-breaking audience, beginning a musical phenomenon known as the British Invasion.

February 9th, 1950

U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 employees of the State Department of being communists, sparking a period of strong anti-communist sentiment known as McCarthyism.

February 9th, 1945

World War II: Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førde Fjord, Norway.

February 9th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces declared Guadalcanal secure, ending the Guadalcanal campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied forces fighting Japan in the Pacific War.

February 9th, 1942

The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Kranji as part of their campaign to capture Singapore.

February 9th, 1923

Stanley Bruce became prime minister of Australia as leader of the country's first Coalition government.

February 9th, 1920

The Svalbard Treaty was signed in Paris, recognizing Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

February 9th, 1913

A meteor procession was observed along a great circle arc from Canada to Brazil, leading astronomers to conclude that its source was a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

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

Born on February 9th, 1929

81

Lothar Loewe

German television presenter and journalist (1929-2010)

*February 9th, 1929, Berlin †August 23rd, 2010, Berlin

87

Bill Barrett

United States Navy sailor and politician (1929-2016)

*February 9th, 1929, Lexington †September 20th, 2016, Lexington

88

Ronald Getoor

American mathematician

*February 9th, 1929, Royal Oak †October 28th, 2017, La Jolla

95

Walther Ludwig

German classical philologist and Neo Latin scholar

*February 9th, 1929, Stuttgart

76

Clement Meadmore

Australian-American sculptor and artist (1929-2005)

*February 9th, 1929, Melbourne †April 19th, 2005, New York City

85

A. R. Antulay

Indian politician

*February 9th, 1929, Raigad district †December 2nd, 2014, Mumbai

69

Willem Kersters

Belgian composer

*February 9th, 1929, Antwerp †December 29th, 1998, Antwerp

75

Taiji Kase

Martial artist

*February 9th, 1929, Chiba †November 24th, 2004, Clamart

79

Howard Kanovitz

American artist (1929-2009)

*February 9th, 1929, Fall River †February 2nd, 2009, New York City

77

Hubert Cornfield

Film director (1929-2006)

*February 9th, 1929, Constantinople †June 18th, 2006, Los Angeles

86

Hansjörg Dongus

German geographer

*February 9th, 1929, Öhringen †September 13th, 2015, Wangen im Allgäu

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92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

77

Rinus Michels

Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

*February 9th, 1928, Amsterdam †March 3rd, 2005, Aalst

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

*February 9th, 1942, Chênée †May 24th, 2017, Saint-Bénézet

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

84

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

85

Carlos Miloc

Uruguayan football manager (1932-2017)

*February 9th, 1932, Montevideo †February 25th, 2017, Monterrey

75

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

43

Tom Hiddleston

English actor (born 1981)

*February 9th, 1981, Westminster

90

Jawdat Said

Syrian scholar

*February 9th, 1931, Beer Ajam †January 30th, 2022, Istanbul

61

Yves Ciampi

Film director

*February 9th, 1921, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 5th, 1982, 8th arrondissement of Paris

79

Mia Farrow

American actress

*February 9th, 1945, Los Angeles

52

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

84

Josef Masopust

Czech footballer (1931-2015)

*February 9th, 1931, Most †June 29th, 2015, Prague

79

Ōsumi Yoshinori

Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )

*February 9th, 1945, Fukuoka

31

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

64

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

85

Barry Mann

American songwriter and musician

*February 9th, 1939, Brooklyn

81

Emil Petrovics

Hungarian composer of Serbian origin (1930-2011)

*February 9th, 1930, Zrenjanin †June 30th, 2011, Budapest

85

Janet Suzman

South African-British actress

*February 9th, 1939, Johannesburg

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

15

Anne Frank

German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)

*June 12th, 1929, Maingau Clinic of the Red Cross †February 1st, 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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