March 9th, 1959

Born on March 9th, 1959

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What happened on March 9th, 1959?

March 9th, 1959

The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.

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March 9th, 1959

The popular fashion doll Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.

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What else happened on March 9th?

March 9th, 1891

Kaʻiulani (pictured) was appointed heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

March 9th, 1977

Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in two deaths.

March 9th, 1967

Svetlana Alliluyeva, the daughter of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, defected to the United States.

March 9th, 1956

In Tbilisi, Georgia, Soviet troops suppressed mass demonstrations against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.

March 9th, 1946

Thirty-three people were killed in a human crush at Burnden Park, a football stadium in Bolton, England.

March 9th, 1945

World War II: In a coup d'état, Imperial Japanese Army officers ousted the government of French Indochina.

March 9th, 1944

World War II: As part of the Battle of Narva, the Soviet Air Forces heavily bombed Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800 people, mostly civilians.

March 9th, 1933

U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt submitted the Emergency Banking Act to the United States Congress, the first of his New Deal policies.

March 9th, 1932

Éamon de Valera (pictured), a dominant political figure in 20th-century Ireland, became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

March 9th, 1925

The Royal Air Force began a bombardment and strafing campaign against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan, in what is now Pakistan.

March 9th, 1862

American Civil War: In the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia.

March 9th, 1847

Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces.

March 9th, 1842

Nabucco, an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation, premiered at La Scala in Milan.

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

Born on March 9th, 1959

65

Takaaki Kajita

Japanese physicist and astronomer (1959-)

*March 9th, 1959, Higashimatsuyama

65

Lonny Price

American actor

*March 9th, 1959, New York City

65

Giuseppina Cirulli

Italian hurdler

*March 9th, 1959, Rome

65

Kato Kaelin

Television personality, film actor

*March 9th, 1959, Milwaukee

65

Tom Amandes

Actor

*March 9th, 1959, Richmond

65

Peter C. Nadig

German historian

*March 9th, 1959, Duisburg

65

Kay Gauditz

German cinematographer

*March 9th, 1959, Harz

65

Stuart Gulliver

British banking business executive

*March 9th, 1959, Derby

65

Giovanni di Lorenzo

German-Italian journalist

*March 9th, 1959, Stockholm

65

Julian Richer

English businessman

*March 9th, 1959, London

65

Ian Rawlings

Australian actor

*March 9th, 1959, Whyalla

65

Zlata Adamovská

Czech actress

*March 9th, 1959, Prague

65

Rodney A. Grant

American actor

*March 9th, 1959, Macy

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

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

60

Juliette Binoche

French actress, artist and dancer (born 1964)

*March 9th, 1964, Paris

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

61

Artur Auernhammer

German politician

*March 9th, 1963, Oberhochstatt

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

67

Mark Mancina

American film composer and producer

*March 9th, 1957, Santa Monica

32

Cornelia Jakobs

Swedish singer and songwriter (1992–)

*March 9th, 1992, Nacka församling

68

Alejandro Giammattei

Former president of Guatemala

*March 9th, 1956, Guatemala City

69

Ornella Muti

Italian actress

*March 9th, 1955, Rome

66

Martin Fry

English musician

*March 9th, 1958, Stockport

93

Walter Kohn

American physicist (1923–2016)

*March 9th, 1923, Vienna †April 19th, 2016, Santa Barbara

45

Oscar Isaac

American actor (born 1979)

*March 9th, 1979, Guatemala City

51

Matteo Salvini

Italian politician

*March 9th, 1973, Milan

56

Youri Djorkaeff

French association football player

*March 9th, 1968, Lyon

66

Linda Fiorentino

American former actress

*March 9th, 1958, Philadelphia

41

Roberto Ferrari

Italian racing cyclist

*March 9th, 1983, Gavardo

70

Carlos Ghosn

French-Brazilian-Lebanese businessman

*March 9th, 1954, Porto Velho

58

Giorgio Furlan

Road bicycle racer

*March 9th, 1966, Treviso

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

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