February 9th, 1952

Born on February 9th, 1952

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What happened on February 9th?

February 9th, 1975

The spacecraft and crew of the Soviet Soyuz 17 mission returned to earth after 29 days in orbit at the Salyut 4 station.

February 9th, 2020

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.

February 9th, 2016

Two commuter trains collided head-on at Bad Aibling in southeastern Germany, killing 12 people and injuring 85.

February 9th, 2001

The American submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by a high school, sinking the latter ship and killing nine people on board.

February 9th, 1996

Breaking a seventeen-month ceasefire, the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a powerful truck bomb in the London Docklands, killing two people and injuring more than a hundred others.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force (ensign pictured) was formed by the integration of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force.

February 9th, 1971

An earthquake registering 6.6 Mw struck the northern San Fernando Valley near the Los Angeles district of Sylmar, killing 65 people.

February 9th, 1964

As Beatlemania swept the United States, the Beatles (pictured) made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show before a record-breaking audience, beginning a musical phenomenon known as the British Invasion.

February 9th, 1950

U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 employees of the State Department of being communists, sparking a period of strong anti-communist sentiment known as McCarthyism.

February 9th, 1945

World War II: Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førde Fjord, Norway.

February 9th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces declared Guadalcanal secure, ending the Guadalcanal campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied forces fighting Japan in the Pacific War.

February 9th, 1942

The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Kranji as part of their campaign to capture Singapore.

February 9th, 1923

Stanley Bruce became prime minister of Australia as leader of the country's first Coalition government.

February 9th, 1920

The Svalbard Treaty was signed in Paris, recognizing Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

February 9th, 1913

A meteor procession was observed along a great circle arc from Canada to Brazil, leading astronomers to conclude that its source was a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

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

Born on February 9th, 1952

74

Zhang Jilong

Acting President of the Asian Football Confederation

*February 9th, 1952, Yantai

Same year
Born in 1952

73

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

74

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

74

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

73

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

73

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

74

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

74

Lorenz-Günther Köstner

German association football player and manager

*January 30th, 1952, Wallenfels

73

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

74

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

74

Hans-Jürgen Irmer

German politician

*February 20th, 1952, Limburg an der Lahn

74

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

27

Reid Blackburn

American photographer (1952-1980)

*August 11th, 1952, Washington, D.C. †May 18th, 1980, Washington

73

Andreas Aigmüller

German musician

*November 9th, 1952, Magdeburg

74

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

73

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

73

John Goodman

American actor

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

73

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

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Born on February 9th, 1952
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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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