September 9th, 1947

Born on September 9th, 1947

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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, 1947

76

David Rosenboom

American composer

*September 9th, 1947, Fairfield

76

Wolfgang Methling

German politician

*September 9th, 1947, Kavelstorf

76

Ujjal Dosanjh

Canadian politician

*September 9th, 1947, Jalandhar

76

Freddy Weller

American singer

*September 9th, 1947, Atlanta

68

T. M. Wright

American writer

*September 9th, 1947, Syracuse †October 31st, 2015, Corning

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

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

44

John Curry

British figure skater (1949–1994)

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

72

Tom Wopat

American actor

*September 9th, 1951, Lodi

78

Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

German politician

*September 9th, 1945, Werlte

56

Akshay Kumar

Indian actor (born 1967)

*September 9th, 1967, New Delhi

32

Yang Yang

Chinese actor

*September 9th, 1991, Shanghai

78

Pablo Alarcón

Argentinean television actor

*September 9th, 1945, Pellegrini

38

Luka Modrić

Croatian footballer (born 1985)

*September 9th, 1985, Zadar

80

Hélène Vincent

French actress

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

24

Bilal Hassani

French-Moroccan singer-songwriter and vlogger

*September 9th, 1999, Orsay

57

Adam Sandler

American comedian and actor (born 1966)

*September 9th, 1966, Brooklyn

68

Edward Hibbert

British actor

*September 9th, 1955, Long Island

88

Cliff Robertson

American actor (1923–2011)

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

74

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

6th President of Indonesia (2004–2014)

*September 9th, 1949, Pacitan

84

Reuven Rivlin

10th President of Israel

*September 9th, 1939, Jerusalem

63

Hugh Grant

British actor (born 1960)

*September 9th, 1960, Charing Cross Hospital

57

Michel Muller

French actor, screenwriter, director

*September 9th, 1966, Vienna

47

Emma de Caunes

French actress

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

55

Lila Downs

Mexican American singer-songwriter

*September 9th, 1968, Oaxaca

64

Éric Serra

French film composer

*September 9th, 1959, Saint-Mandé

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Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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