February 9th, 1959

Born on February 9th, 1959

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What happened on February 9th, 1959?

February 9th, 1959

The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-7_Semyorka

What else happened on February 9th?

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

Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, first created the chemical element copernicium.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force 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, 1959

65

Ali Bongo Ondimba

President of Gabon (2009–2023)

*February 9th, 1959, Brazzaville

65

Filipe Nyusi

4th President of Mozambique

*February 9th, 1959, Mueda District

65

Guy Ecker

Brazilian actor

*February 9th, 1959, São Paulo

65

Kevin Buckler

American racing driver

*February 9th, 1959, Coral Gables

65

Joachim Kunz

German weightlifter

*February 9th, 1959, Stollberg

65

Debrianna Mansini

American actress

*February 9th, 1959, United States of America

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

64

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

43

Tom Hiddleston

English actor (born 1981)

*February 9th, 1981, Westminster

75

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

*February 9th, 1942, Chênée †May 24th, 2017, Saint-Bénézet

64

Peggy Whitson

American astronaut

*February 9th, 1960, Mount Ayr

52

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

66

Amrita Singh

Indian film and television actress

*February 9th, 1958, Punjab

31

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

84

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

61

Brian Greene

American physicist

*February 9th, 1963, New York City

71

Ciarán Hinds

British actor

*February 9th, 1953, Belfast

79

Mia Farrow

American actress

*February 9th, 1945, Los Angeles

70

Gina Rinehart

Australian businessperson

*February 9th, 1954, Perth

67

Jaco Van Dormael

Belgian director and writer

*February 9th, 1957, Ixelles - Elsene

79

Ōsumi Yoshinori

Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )

*February 9th, 1945, Fukuoka

77

Rinus Michels

Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

*February 9th, 1928, Amsterdam †March 3rd, 2005, Aalst

70

Kevin Warwick

British robotics and cybernetics researcher

*February 9th, 1954, Coventry

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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