July 9th, 1962

Born on July 9th, 1962

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What happened on July 9th, 1962?

July 9th, 1962

Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime

July 9th, 1962

In a seminal moment for pop art, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art

What else happened on July 9th?

July 9th, 1995

Sri Lankan Civil War: After advising civilians to take shelter in places of worship, the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a church in Navaly, killing at least 147 people.

July 9th, 1981

Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong (cabinet pictured), which featured the debut of Mario, one of the most famous characters in video-game history.

July 9th, 1958

An earthquake struck Lituya Bay, Alaska; the subsequent megatsunami, the largest in modern times, reached an elevation of 1,720 ft (524 m).

July 9th, 1955

Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell (pictured) and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, calling for a conference to assess the dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction.

July 9th, 1937

Nitrate film being stored in a 20th Century Fox facility spontaneously combusted, destroying more than 40,000 reels of negatives and film prints.

July 9th, 1896

Politician William Jennings Bryan made his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism, considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history.

July 9th, 1877

The inaugural Wimbledon Championship, the world's oldest tennis tournament, began in London.

July 9th, 1868

The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, was ratified by the minimum required twenty-eight states.

July 9th, 1850

Following Zachary Taylor's death, Millard Fillmore became president of the United States, the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office.

July 9th, 1811

British explorer David Thompson posted a notice at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington state, U.S.), claiming the area for Great Britain.

July 9th, 1790

Russo-Swedish War: During the Battle of Svensksund in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured a third of the Russian fleet.

July 9th, 1763

The Mozart family grand tour began, presenting child prodigies Maria Anna and Wolfgang (both pictured) in Western Europe.

July 9th, 1745

War of the Austrian Succession: French victory at the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent from the Austrian Netherlands.

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

Born on July 9th, 1962

61

Jordan Peneford

American stockbroker

*July 9th, 1962, The Bronx

61

Todd Parr

American writer (born 1962)

*July 9th, 1962, Rock Springs

61

Uwe Tschiskale

German footballer

*July 9th, 1962, Coesfeld

61

Chris LaPanta

American actor

*July 9th, 1962, Duluth

61

Steven Avery

American man convicted of murder and previously wrongly convicted of rape

*July 9th, 1962, Manitowoc County

56

Aloyzas Kveinys

Lithuanian chess player (1962-2018)

*July 9th, 1962, Vilnius †July 26th, 2018

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

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

23

Mxmtoon

American singer-songwriter and YouTuber

*July 9th, 2000, Oakland

39

Ave Pajo

Estonian badminton and football player

*July 9th, 1984, Estonia

57

Pamela Adlon

American actress

*July 9th, 1966, Albany

59

Courtney Love

American rock musician and actress (born 1964)

*July 9th, 1964, San Francisco

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

57

Amélie Nothomb

Belgian Francophone writer

*July 9th, 1966, Kobe

45

Linda Park

South Korean actress

*July 9th, 1978, Seoul

73

Viktor Yanukovych

Ukrainian politician and the 4th President of Ukraine, ousted from office during the Revolution of Dignity in 2014

*July 9th, 1950, Yenakiieve

58

Gianluca Vialli

Italian association football player and manager

*July 9th, 1964, Cremona †January 6th, 2023, London

60

Ahmed Mouici

French singer

*July 9th, 1963, Chambéry

58

Thomas Jahn

German film director

*July 9th, 1965, Hückelhoven

47

Elliot Cowan

British actor

*July 9th, 1976, London

82

Oliver Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

*July 9th, 1933, Willesden †August 30th, 2015, Greenwich Village

72

Johannes S. Andersen

Norwegian criminal, businessman and resistance fighter during the Second World War

*July 9th, 1898, Oslo †July 29th, 1970, Horten

68

Lindsey Graham

American lawyer and politician (born 1955)

*July 9th, 1955, Central

81

Brian Dennehy

American actor (1938–2020)

*July 9th, 1938, Bridgeport †April 15th, 2020, New Haven

80

Michael Graves

American architect and designer of consumer products

*July 9th, 1934, Indianapolis †March 12th, 2015, Princeton

64

Julius Meinl V

British businessman

*July 9th, 1959, Vienna

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Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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