April 9th, 1949

Born on April 9th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 591 days, exactly on December 6th, 2025, people who were born on April 9th, 1949 will be 28,000 days old!

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What 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, 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.

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.

April 9th, 0193

Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria.

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

Born on April 9th, 1949

49

Lenny McLean

English boxer (1949-1998)

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

75

Philippe Sansonetti

French microbiologist

*April 9th, 1949, Paris

75

Stan Love

American basketball player

*April 9th, 1949, Los Angeles

75

Luiz Nishimori

Brazilian politician

*April 9th, 1949, Marialva

75

Marianne Mörck

Swedish actress

*April 9th, 1949, Nödinge

75

Tony Cragg

British sculptor

*April 9th, 1949, Liverpool

75

Rubén Pagura

Argentinian actor

*April 9th, 1949, Buenos Aires

75

Iver Schriver

Danish footballer

*April 9th, 1949, Denmark

75

Sorcha Cusack

Irish actress

*April 9th, 1949, Dublin

72

Stephen Hickman

American artist, illustrator, sculptor and author

*April 9th, 1949, Washington, D.C. †July 16th, 2021, Red Hook

75

Rainer Klausmann

Swiss cinematographer

*April 9th, 1949, Wettingen

75

Susan Hallam

English musicologist and author

*April 9th, 1949, Leicester

75

Dennis Booth

English footballer (born 1949)

*April 9th, 1949, Stanley Common

75

Clarence Scott

American football player

*April 9th, 1949, Atlanta

75

Gale A. Yee

Chinese American Hebrew Bible scholar

*April 9th, 1949, Cincinnati

75

Allan Kell

Association football player (born 1949)

*April 9th, 1949, Spennymoor

75

Jayapataka Swami

Indian monk

*April 9th, 1949, Milwaukee

75

Rod Moores

Canadian politician

*April 9th, 1949, Carbonear

75

Zvi Eckstein

Israeli economist

*April 9th, 1949, Ramat Gan

75

Rodrigo Granda

Colombian guerrilla

*April 9th, 1949, Frontino

75

Yuri Merzlyakov

Soviet and Russian diplomat

*April 9th, 1949, Moscow

75

Dave Latchford

English footballer (born 1949)

*April 9th, 1949, Kings Heath

75

Guðni Ágústsson

Icelandic politician

*April 9th, 1949, Brúnastaðir

75

Andrzej Zając

Polish politician and deputy

*April 9th, 1949, Trzebinia

73

Imre Forgács

Hungarian politician (1949-2022)

*April 9th, 1949, Budapest †October 26th, 2022, Budapest

73

Frøydis Armand

Norwegian actress

*April 9th, 1949, Norway †October 11th, 2022

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76

Wolfgang Schomburg

Judge

*April 9th, 1948, Berlin

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

38

Brice Leverdez

French badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, La Garenne-Colombes

25

Lil Nas X

American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1999)

*April 9th, 1999, Lithia Springs

74

Kenneth Cockrell

American astronaut

*April 9th, 1950, Austin

39

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

76

Jaya Bachchan

Indian politician and actress

*April 9th, 1948, Jabalpur

49

Tony Gunawan

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1975, Surabaya

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

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

72

Richard Alfieri

American playwright, screenplay writer, novelist, producer, and actor

*April 9th, 1952, Florida

31

Jhayco

Puerto Rican singer

*April 9th, 1993, Río Piedras

58

Cynthia Nixon

American actress and politician

*April 9th, 1966, New York City

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

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

68

Nigel Shadbolt

Prinicipal of Jesus College, Oxford; Professor of Computer Science; Chairman of the Open Data Institute

*April 9th, 1956, London

76

Patty Pravo

Italian singer (1948-)

*April 9th, 1948, Venice

38

Vladimir Malkov

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, Saratov

36

Monika Fašungová

Slovak badminton player

*April 9th, 1988, Bratislava

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on April 9th, 1949
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No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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