September 9th, 1940

Born on September 9th, 1940

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What happened on September 9th, 1940?

September 9th, 1940

Treznea Massacre in Transylvania.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treznea_massacre

What else 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.

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

Born on September 9th, 1940

83

Vicente Segrelles

Spanish artist

*September 9th, 1940, Barcelona

37

Joe Negroni

American singer

*September 9th, 1940, New York City †September 5th, 1978, New York City

58

Lothar Ulsaß

German footballer (1940-1999)

*September 9th, 1940, Hanover †June 18th, 1999, Vienna

83

Cihangir Ghaffari

Iranian actor

*September 9th, 1940, Baku

83

Jaime Blanch

Spanish actor

*September 9th, 1940, Madrid

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

84

Reuven Rivlin

10th President of Israel

*September 9th, 1939, Jerusalem

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

56

Akshay Kumar

Indian actor (born 1967)

*September 9th, 1967, New Delhi

32

Yang Yang

Chinese actor

*September 9th, 1991, Shanghai

80

Hélène Vincent

French actress

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

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

78

Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

German politician

*September 9th, 1945, Werlte

72

Tom Wopat

American actor

*September 9th, 1951, Lodi

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

24

Bilal Hassani

French-Moroccan singer-songwriter and vlogger

*September 9th, 1999, Orsay

78

Pablo Alarcón

Argentinean television actor

*September 9th, 1945, Pellegrini

44

John Curry

British figure skater (1949–1994)

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

57

Adam Sandler

American comedian and actor (born 1966)

*September 9th, 1966, Brooklyn

68

Edward Hibbert

British actor

*September 9th, 1955, Long Island

47

Emma de Caunes

French actress

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

26

Otis Redding

American singer and songwriter (1941–1967)

*September 9th, 1941, Dawson †December 10th, 1967, Madison

63

Hugh Grant

British actor (born 1960)

*September 9th, 1960, Charing Cross Hospital

57

Michel Muller

French actor, screenwriter, director

*September 9th, 1966, Vienna

87

Chaim Topol

Israeli actor (1935-2023)

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

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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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