August 9th, 1960

Born on August 9th, 1960

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What happened on August 9th, 1960?

August 9th, 1960

South Kasai secedes from the Congo.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kasai

August 9th, 1960

Led by Albert Kalonji, South Kasai declared its unilateral secession from the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Kalonji

What else happened on August 9th?

August 9th, 1821

The statue of A'a from Rurutu was presented to members of the London Missionary Society on the south Pacific island of Ra'iatea.

August 9th, 2014

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest.

August 9th, 2006

British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada.

August 9th, 2001

Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.

August 9th, 1988

Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history.

August 9th, 1974

On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign.

August 9th, 1971

The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.

August 9th, 1969

Members of the Manson Family invaded a house and murdered American actress Sharon Tate (pictured) and four guests in Los Angeles, before killing two more people the following night.

August 9th, 1965

The state of Singapore (flag pictured) was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their ruling parties; the day is now celebrated as Singapore's National Day.

August 9th, 1945

World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb (replica pictured) on Nagasaki, Japan.

August 9th, 1944

The United States Forest Service authorized the use of Smokey Bear (pictured) as its mascot to replace Bambi.

August 9th, 1942

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad while the city was under siege by Nazi forces.

August 9th, 1934

The Blue Lotus, the fifth volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and noted for its emphasis on countering negative misconceptions of Chinese people, began serialisation.

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

Same year
Born in 1960

65

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

65

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

66

Åse Michaelsen

Norwegian politician

*June 4th, 1960, Mandal Municipality

65

Sally Yates

American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General

*August 20th, 1960, Atlanta

66

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household

65

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

*August 7th, 1960, New York City

66

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

66

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

*October 30th, 1960, Lanús †November 25th, 2020, Dique Luján

66

Armin Reutershahn

German association football manager

*March 1st, 1960, Duisburg

65

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

65

Colin Firth

English actor and producer

*September 10th, 1960, Grayshott

65

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

65

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

66

Weert Canzler

German sociologist and political scientist

*April 30th, 1960, Hage

65

Julianne Moore

British-American actress and author

*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

65

Tilda Swinton

Scottish-British actress

*November 5th, 1960, London

65

Stanley Tucci

American actor

*November 11th, 1960, Peekskill

65

Sarah Brightman

British singer and actress

*August 14th, 1960, Berkhamsted

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Leap year

Yes: 1960 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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