April 9th, 1940

Born on April 9th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 303 days, exactly on February 22nd, 2025, people who were born on April 9th, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!

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What happened on April 9th, 1940?

April 9th, 1940

Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidkun_Quisling

April 9th, 1940

World War II: During the German invasion of Norway, Vidkun Quisling attempted to seize power in the first coup to be broadcast over radio.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else happened on April 9th?

April 9th, 2021

Burmese military and police forces killed at least 82 civilians in the Bago massacre, including 2021 Myanmar coup d'état protesters.

April 9th, 2005

Charles, Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.

April 9th, 1999

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger, was shot dead by soldiers in Niamey.

April 9th, 1993

Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary.

April 9th, 1980

Iraqi philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (pictured) and his sister Amina were executed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.

April 9th, 1976

The first EMD F40PH, Amtrak's most widespread diesel locomotive for many years, entered into service.

April 9th, 1959

NASA announced the selection of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts in Project Mercury.

April 9th, 1948

Palestine war: Fighters from the Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing more than 100 Palestinian Arabs.

April 9th, 1947

The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes killed 181 people and injured 970 others in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

April 9th, 1945

The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer, the most successful capital-ship surface raider of the Second World War, was sunk by British bombers.

April 9th, 1939

After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African-American singer Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

April 9th, 1917

First World War: The Canadian Corps began the first wave of attacks of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in Vimy, France.

April 9th, 1388

Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels.

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

Born on April 9th, 1940

84

Waltraud Schmidt-Sibeth

German politician

*April 9th, 1940, Berlin

84

Claudie Hunzinger

French artist and writer

*April 9th, 1940, Colmar

84

Chunchuna Villafañe

Argentine actress

*April 9th, 1940, Buenos Aires

84

Christian Sautter

French politician

*April 9th, 1940, Autun

84

Hans-Joachim Reske

German sprinter

*April 9th, 1940, Bartoszyce

75

Jim Roberts

Canadian ice hockey player (1940-2015)

*April 9th, 1940, Toronto †October 23rd, 2015, St. Louis

77

Rosa Brítez

Paraguayan potter and ceramist

*April 9th, 1940, Itá †December 20th, 2017

84

Roy Syversson

Swedish athletics competitor

*April 9th, 1940, Lässerud

82

Ernesto Cavour

Bolivian singer, musician and artist

*April 9th, 1940, La Paz †August 7th, 2022, La Paz

64

Hans Bankl

Austrian physician and pathologist (1940-2004)

*April 9th, 1940, St. Pölten †December 11th, 2004

84

Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi

Japanese composer and conductor

*April 9th, 1940, Iwaki

84

Jimmy Blain

British association football player (born 1940)

*April 9th, 1940, Mossley Hill

84

Gretel Schiener

Artistic gymnast

*April 9th, 1940, Altenburg

84

Geoffrey Henry Palmer

Academic; Human rights activist

*April 9th, 1940, Saint Elizabeth Parish

84

David Cartlidge

Footballer (born 1940)

*April 9th, 1940, Leicester

84

Jean-Paul Diamond

Canadian politician

*April 9th, 1940, Charette

80

Károly Fatér

Hungarian football player

*April 9th, 1940, Zalagyömörő †September 19th, 2020, Budapest

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Who's birthday is on April 9th?

25

Lil Nas X

American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1999)

*April 9th, 1999, Lithia Springs

38

Brice Leverdez

French badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, La Garenne-Colombes

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

*April 9th, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine †September 6th, 2021, 7th arrondissement of Paris

39

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

49

Lenny McLean

English boxer (1949-1998)

*April 9th, 1949, Hoxton †July 28th, 1998, London Borough of Bexley

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

76

Wolfgang Schomburg

Judge

*April 9th, 1948, Berlin

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

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

49

Tony Gunawan

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1975, Surabaya

31

Jhayco

Puerto Rican singer

*April 9th, 1993, Río Piedras

72

Viktor Chernomyrdin

Russian diplomat and politician (1938-2010)

*April 9th, 1938, Saraktashsky District †November 3rd, 2010, Moscow

58

Cynthia Nixon

American actress and politician

*April 9th, 1966, New York City

74

Kenneth Cockrell

American astronaut

*April 9th, 1950, Austin

38

Vladimir Malkov

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, Saratov

36

Monika Fašungová

Slovak badminton player

*April 9th, 1988, Bratislava

81

Mary Barratt Due

Norwegian pianist

*April 9th, 1888, Bergen †December 24th, 1969, Oslo

32

Peter Gabriel Magnaye

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1992, Manila

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Yes: 1940 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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