September 9th, 1937

Born on September 9th, 1937

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, destroying both aeroplanes and killing all 83 occupants of 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, 1493

Christopher Columbus, with 17 ships and 1,200 men, sails on second voyage from Cadiz.

September 9th, 1488

Anne becomes sovereign Duchess of Brittany, becoming a central figure in the struggle for influence that leads to the union of Brittany and France.

September 9th, 1320

In the Battle of Saint George, the Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.

September 9th, 0337

Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti.

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

Born on September 9th, 1937

72

Horst Ademeit

German graphic designer and photographer (1937-2010)

*September 9th, 1937, Cologne †July 1st, 2010, Düsseldorf

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Who's birthday is on September 9th?

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

84

Reuven Rivlin

10th President of Israel

*September 9th, 1939, Jerusalem

32

Yang Yang

Chinese actor

*September 9th, 1991, Shanghai

56

Akshay Kumar

Indian actor (born 1967)

*September 9th, 1967, New Delhi

88

Cliff Robertson

American actor (1923–2011)

*September 9th, 1923, La Jolla †September 10th, 2011, Stony Brook

38

Luka Modrić

Croatian footballer (born 1985)

*September 9th, 1985, Zadar

72

Tom Wopat

American actor

*September 9th, 1951, Lodi

24

Bilal Hassani

French-Moroccan singer-songwriter and vlogger

*September 9th, 1999, Orsay

80

Hélène Vincent

French actress

*September 9th, 1943, 14th arrondissement of Paris

78

Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

German politician

*September 9th, 1945, Werlte

87

Chaim Topol

Israeli actor (1935-2023)

*September 9th, 1935, Tel Aviv †March 8th, 2023, Tel Aviv

57

Adam Sandler

American comedian and actor (born 1966)

*September 9th, 1966, Brooklyn

44

John Curry

British figure skater (1949–1994)

*September 9th, 1949, Birmingham †April 15th, 1994, Binton

78

Pablo Alarcón

Argentinean television actor

*September 9th, 1945, Pellegrini

68

Edward Hibbert

British actor

*September 9th, 1955, Long Island

70

Dennis M. Ritchie

American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language

*September 9th, 1941, Bronxville †October 12th, 2011, Berkeley Heights

47

Emma de Caunes

French actress

*September 9th, 1976, 14th arrondissement of Paris

90

John Gorton

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

*September 9th, 1911, Melbourne †May 19th, 2002, Sydney

57

Michel Muller

French actor, screenwriter, director

*September 9th, 1966, Vienna

63

Hugh Grant

British actor (born 1960)

*September 9th, 1960, Charing Cross Hospital

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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