April 9th, 1959

Born on April 9th, 1959

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What happened on April 9th, 1959?

April 9th, 1959

Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".

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April 9th, 1959

NASA announced the selection of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts in Project Mercury.

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What else happened on April 9th?

April 9th, 1942

World War II: Japanese forces defeated Allied troops at the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines before beginning to forcibly transfer more than 90,000 prisoners of war to prison camps in the Bataan Death March.

April 9th, 1860

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville recorded himself singing "Au clair de la lune" on his phonautograph, producing the oldest known recording of an audible human voice (audio featured).

April 9th, 0475

Basiliscus issued the Enkyklikon, a circular letter to bishops supporting the Monophysitism position.

April 9th, 2021

Prince Philip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Windsor Castle aged 99.

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, 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 (pictured), the most successful capital-ship surface raider of the Second World War, was sunk by British bombers in port in Kiel.

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.

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

Born on April 9th, 1959

67

Bernard Jenkin

British politician (born 1959)

*April 9th, 1959, London

67

Alain Platel

Belgian choreographer

*April 9th, 1959, Ghent

67

Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov

Russian politician

*April 9th, 1959, Ushqonyr

67

Kiro Stojanov

Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje

*April 9th, 1959, Radovo

67

Farooq Sattar

Pakistani politician

*April 9th, 1959, Karachi

Same year
Born in 1959

67

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

67

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

66

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Dag Erik Pedersen

Norwegian racing cyclist and cycling journalist (1959-2024)

*June 6th, 1959, Skien †June 3rd, 2024, Helgeroa

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

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

66

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

67

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

67

Josip Juratovic

German politician

*January 15th, 1959, Koprivnica

67

Andreas Lämmel

German politician

*April 19th, 1959, Falkenstein, Saxony

67

Hartmut Koschyk

German politician

*April 16th, 1959, Forchheim

67

Michael Boddenberg

German politician

*July 15th, 1959, Troisdorf

66

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

66

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Musician

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

67

Rainer Balzer

German politician

*June 10th, 1959, Heidelberg

67

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

67

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 13th, 1959, Güímar

66

Marcia Gay Harden

American actress

*August 14th, 1959, La Jolla

67

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

67

Franz Rieger

German politician (CSU)

*May 24th, 1959, Regensburg

66

Allison Janney

American actress (born 1959)

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

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

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