February 9th, 1974

Born on February 9th, 1974

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

February 9th, 1907

More than 3,000 women in London participated in the Mud March (pictured), the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies.

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

Born on February 9th, 1974

50

Montego Glover

American actress

*February 9th, 1974, Macon

50

Amber Valletta

American model and actress

*February 9th, 1974, Phoenix

50

Jordi Cruyff

Dutch association football manager and former player

*February 9th, 1974, Amsterdam

50

Erra Fazira

Malaysian singer, actress, host and former beauty queen

*February 9th, 1974, Rawang, Selangor

50

Helena Resano

Spanish journalist and news presenter

*February 9th, 1974, Pamplona

50

Suzy Lee

Korean illustrator and writer of children's books

*February 9th, 1974, Seoul

50

John Wallace

American basketball player, born 1974

*February 9th, 1974, Rochester

50

Brad Maynard

All-American college football player, professional football player, punter

*February 9th, 1974, Tipton

50

Alejandro Ávila

Mexican television, theatre and film actor and singer

*February 9th, 1974, Guadalajara

50

David Condon

American politician

*February 9th, 1974, Spokane

50

André Sjöberg

Swedish actor

*February 9th, 1974, Eskilstuna

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Who's birthday is on February 9th?

52

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

43

Tom Hiddleston

English actor (born 1981)

*February 9th, 1981, Westminster

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

51

Makoto Shinkai

Japanese anime director

*February 9th, 1973, Koumi

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

49

Kurt Asle Arvesen

Norwegian road bicycle racer and sporting director

*February 9th, 1975, Molde Municipality

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

45

Zhang Ziyi

Chinese actress and model

*February 9th, 1979, Beijing

31

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

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

64

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

75

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

51

Shaun Parkes

British actor

*February 9th, 1973, London

44

Margarita Levieva

Soviet Russian-born American actress

*February 9th, 1980, Saint Petersburg

51

Colin Egglesfield

American actor

*February 9th, 1973, Farmington Hills

26

Marina Kaye

French singer

*February 9th, 1998, Marseille

29

Sheraldo Becker

Dutch association football player

*February 9th, 1995, Amsterdam

65

Ali Bongo Ondimba

President of Gabon (2009–2023)

*February 9th, 1959, Brazzaville

84

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

48

Charlie Day

American actor (born 1976)

*February 9th, 1976, New York City

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49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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