June 9th, 1949

Born on June 9th, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 650 days, exactly on February 5th, 2026, people who were born on June 9th, 1949 will be 28,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 9th?

June 9th, 1982

Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, successfully suppressing Syrian air defenses in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.

June 9th, 1973

The racehorse Secretariat, of Meadow Stables (racing colors pictured), won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, achieving the first American Triple Crown victory in a quarter of a century.

June 9th, 1965

Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the Vietnam War.

June 9th, 1954

During the hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army lawyer Joseph N. Welch asked McCarthy, "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"

June 9th, 1944

World War II: In reprisal for successful French Resistance attacks, the SS and SD hanged 99 men in the town of Tulle.

June 9th, 1928

Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew landed the Southern Cross in Brisbane, completing the first transpacific flight.

June 9th, 1915

Unhappy with U.S. president Woodrow Wilson's handling of the RMS Lusitania sinking, William Jennings Bryan resigned as Secretary of State.

June 9th, 1863

American Civil War: Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Brandy Station, the largest cavalry engagement to take place on American soil.

June 9th, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic.

June 9th, 1856

The first company of Mormon handcart pioneers left Iowa City for Salt Lake City, Utah.

June 9th, 1549

The first Book of Common Prayer is legally mandated, introducing a fully vernacular Protestant liturgy to the Church of England.

June 9th, 1523

Parisian printer Simon de Colines was fined for printing biblical commentary by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples without obtaining prior approval from theologians.

June 9th, 2008

Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.

June 9th, 1999

Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.

June 9th, 1995

Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four.

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

Born on June 9th, 1949

74

Kiran Bedi

Lt. Governor of Puducherry and First woman Indian Police Officer

*June 9th, 1949, Amritsar

74

Herbert Flack

Belgian actor

*June 9th, 1949, Rumst

74

Julian Burnside

Australian barrister and activist

*June 9th, 1949, Melbourne

74

Mihai Zafiu

Romanian canoeist

*June 9th, 1949, Albești

74

Vern S. Williams

American math teacher

*June 9th, 1949, Washington, D.C.

74

Dag Thorkildsen

Norwegian painter

*June 9th, 1949, Oslo

74

Takeshi Iwamoto

Japanese ice hockey player

*June 9th, 1949, Hokkaido

74

Doug Henderson

British politician (born 1949)

*June 9th, 1949, Edinburgh

74

Diane Craig

Australian actress

*June 9th, 1949, Northern Ireland

73

Francis Monkman

British musician (1949-2023)

*June 9th, 1949, Hampstead †May 12th, 2023

74

Dave Crampton

English footballer (born 1949)

*June 9th, 1949, Bearpark

74

Mark Woyongo

Former MP for Navrongo Central

*June 9th, 1949, Bolgatanga †January 17th, 2024

71

Elsa Matilde Zardini

Argentinian botanist (1949-2020)

*June 9th, 1949, La Plata †November 30th, 2020

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

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

63

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

69

John Hagelin

American politic, former physicist, and transcendental meditation advocate

*June 9th, 1954, Pittsburgh

72

James Newton Howard

American composer and music producer (born 1951)

*June 9th, 1951, Los Angeles

62

Michael J. Fox

Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist with a film and television career

*June 9th, 1961, Edmonton

48

Luis Ocaña

Spanish racing cyclist

*June 9th, 1945, Priego †May 19th, 1994, Mont-de-Marsan

72

Ulla Jelpke

German journalist and politician

*June 9th, 1951, Hamburg

36

Yuka Kusunose

Badminton player

*June 9th, 1987, Kōchi Prefecture

42

Natalie Portman

Israeli-American actress and filmmaker

*June 9th, 1981, Jerusalem

30

Lucas Corvée

Badminton player

*June 9th, 1993, Alençon

29

Bastian Kersaudy

Badminton player

*June 9th, 1994, Rennes

67

Rémi Delatte

French politician

*June 9th, 1956, Dijon

67

Bernhard Rösler

German entrepreneur

*June 9th, 1906, Essen †December 2nd, 1973, Düsseldorf

69

Gregory Maguire

Novelist

*June 9th, 1954, Albany

43

Jouni Kaitainen

Finnish Nordic combined skier

*June 9th, 1980, Lahti

48

Otto Addo

Ghanaian footballer, coach and scout

*June 9th, 1975, Hamburg

68

Taiska

Finnish singer

*June 9th, 1955, Imatra

Same year
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 June 9th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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