March 9th, 1946

Born on March 9th, 1946

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What happened on March 9th, 1946?

March 9th, 1946

Bolton Wanderers stadium disaster at Burnden Park, Bolton, England, kills 33 and injures hundreds more.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.

March 9th, 1946

Thirty-three people were killed in a human crush at Burnden Park, a football stadium in Bolton, England.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnden_Park_disaster

What else happened on March 9th?

March 9th, 1891

Kaʻiulani (pictured) was appointed heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

March 9th, 1977

Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in two deaths.

March 9th, 1967

Svetlana Alliluyeva, the daughter of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, defected to the United States.

March 9th, 1959

The popular fashion doll Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.

March 9th, 1956

In Tbilisi, Georgia, Soviet troops suppressed mass demonstrations against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.

March 9th, 1945

World War II: In a coup d'état, Imperial Japanese Army officers ousted the government of French Indochina.

March 9th, 1944

World War II: As part of the Battle of Narva, the Soviet Air Forces heavily bombed Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800 people, mostly civilians.

March 9th, 1933

U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt submitted the Emergency Banking Act to the United States Congress, the first of his New Deal policies.

March 9th, 1932

Éamon de Valera (pictured), a dominant political figure in 20th-century Ireland, became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

March 9th, 1925

The Royal Air Force began a bombardment and strafing campaign against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan, in what is now Pakistan.

March 9th, 1862

American Civil War: In the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia.

March 9th, 1847

Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces.

March 9th, 1842

Nabucco, an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation, premiered at La Scala in Milan.

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

Born on March 9th, 1946

67

Alexandra Bastedo

British actress (1946–2014)

*March 9th, 1946, Hove †January 12th, 2014, Worthing

78

Jorge Asís

Argentine politician

*March 9th, 1946, Avellaneda

78

Bernd Hölzenbein

German footballer

*March 9th, 1946, Dehrn

44

Warren Skaaren

American screenwriter and film producer

*March 9th, 1946, Rochester †December 28th, 1990, Austin

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

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

77

Nike Arrighi

French actress

*March 9th, 1947, Nice

79

Dennis Rader

American serial killer (born 1945)

*March 9th, 1945, Pittsburg

60

Juliette Binoche

French actress, artist and dancer (born 1964)

*March 9th, 1964, Paris

74

Keri Hulme

New Zealand writer

*March 9th, 1947, Christchurch †December 27th, 2021, Waimate

64

Bobby Fischer

American chess player (1943–2008)

*March 9th, 1943, Chicago †January 17th, 2008, Reykjavík

32

Cornelia Jakobs

Swedish singer and songwriter (1992–)

*March 9th, 1992, Nacka församling

61

Artur Auernhammer

German politician

*March 9th, 1963, Oberhochstatt

71

Emiliano Mondonico

Italian football player and coach (1947-2018)

*March 9th, 1947, Rivolta d'Adda †March 29th, 2018, Milan

75

Ron Widby

American football punter and basketball player

*March 9th, 1945, Knoxville †December 23rd, 2020

93

Walter Kohn

American physicist (1923–2016)

*March 9th, 1923, Vienna †April 19th, 2016, Santa Barbara

65

Takaaki Kajita

Japanese physicist and astronomer (1959-)

*March 9th, 1959, Higashimatsuyama

55

Raul Julia

Puerto Rican actor (1940–1994)

*March 9th, 1940, San Juan †October 24th, 1995, Manhasset

69

Ornella Muti

Italian actress

*March 9th, 1955, Rome

67

Mark Mancina

American film composer and producer

*March 9th, 1957, Santa Monica

68

Alejandro Giammattei

Former president of Guatemala

*March 9th, 1956, Guatemala City

Same year
Born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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