October 9th, 1975

Born on October 9th, 1975

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 9th?

October 9th, 2012

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai (pictured) was severely injured by a Taliban gunman in a failed assassination attempt.* 2019 – Syrian civil war: Turkish forces began an offensive into north-eastern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.

October 9th, 1986

The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and currently the longest-running Broadway show in history, opened in London's West End.

October 9th, 1962

Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.

October 9th, 1952

A footman shot and killed two colleagues and wounded the lady of the house at Knowsley Hall, England.

October 9th, 1942

World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, reversing the Japanese victory a couple of weeks earlier.

October 9th, 1914

World War I: The civilian authorities of Antwerp surrendered, allowing the German army to capture the city.

October 9th, 1913

Carrying a cargo hold full of highly flammable chemicals, the ocean liner SS Volturno caught fire in the north Atlantic and sank, resulting in 136 deaths.

October 9th, 1888

The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at the time the world's tallest building, officially opened to the general public.

October 9th, 1813

War of the Sixth Coalition: Empress Marie-Louise of France issued decrees conscripting tens of thousands of teenagers, who became known as Marie-Louises.

October 9th, 1780

The deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record began to impact the Caribbean, killing at least 20,000 people across the Antilles over the subsequent days.* 1793 – French Revolution: After a month-long siege, the leaders of Lyon surrendered, ending their revolt against the National Convention.

October 9th, 1740

European soldiers and Javanese collaborators massacred Chinese Indonesians in the port city of Batavia, modern-day Jakarta.

October 9th, 1708

Great Northern War: Russia defeated Sweden at the Battle of Lesnaya on the Russian–Polish border, in present-day Belarus.

October 9th, 1676

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules" – the first known description of protozoa (pictured).

October 9th, 1454

Thirteen Years' War: The Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Ludwig von Erlichshausen, pledged Prussian castles and cities to mercenary troops, which enabled their future redemption by Poland.

October 9th, 2019

Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria.

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

Born on October 9th, 1975

48

Ge Fei

Chinese badminton player

*October 9th, 1975, Nantong

48

Mark Viduka

Australian association football player

*October 9th, 1975, Melbourne

48

Sean Lennon

American composer and musician, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono

*October 9th, 1975, Weill Cornell Medical Center

48

Albert Serra

Film director

*October 9th, 1975, Banyoles

48

Marie Labory

French journalist

*October 9th, 1975, Dax

48

Burak Güven

Turkish musician

*October 9th, 1975, Istanbul

48

Raúl Tejón

Spanish actor

*October 9th, 1975, Madrid

48

Joseph McFadden

Scottish actor

*October 9th, 1975, Glasgow

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Who's birthday is on October 9th?

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

54

Julian Robertson

Badminton player

*October 9th, 1969, Peterborough

39

Ghetts

British rapper

*October 9th, 1984, Plaistow

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

44

Chris O'Dowd

Irish actor and comedian (born 1979)

*October 9th, 1979, Boyle

49

Nicole Brandebusemeyer

German footballer

*October 9th, 1974, Georgsmarienhütte

53

Jason Butler Harner

American actor

*October 9th, 1970, Elmira

55

Guto Bebb

Welsh politician who was an MP for Aberconwy (born 1968)

*October 9th, 1968, Wrexham

37

Stéphane Zubar

Guadeloupean association football player

*October 9th, 1986, Pointe-à-Pitre

69

Scott Bakula

American actor

*October 9th, 1954, St. Louis

35

Starling Marte

Baseball player

*October 9th, 1988, Santo Domingo

59

Guillermo del Toro

Mexican filmmaker and author (born 1964)

*October 9th, 1964, Guadalajara

51

George Yury Right

Fantasy and sci-fi writer, anti-sex proponent

*October 9th, 1972, Moscow

29

Alexie Alaïs

French athletics competitor

*October 9th, 1994, Kourou

49

Shmuel Herzfeld

American rabbi, writer, and activist

*October 9th, 1974, Staten Island

70

France Gall

French singer

*October 9th, 1947, 12th arrondissement of Paris †January 7th, 2018, Neuilly-sur-Seine

85

Heinz Fischer

Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)

*October 9th, 1938, Graz

45

Nicky Byrne

Irish singer-songwriter, radio and TV presenter, dancer, and footballer

*October 9th, 1978, Dublin

50

Fabio Lione

Italian musician

*October 9th, 1973, Pisa

52

Erwin Rohde

German classical philologist (1845–1898)

*October 9th, 1845, Hamburg †January 11th, 1898, Heidelberg

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Born in 1975

49

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

49

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

48

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

48

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

48

Ha Tae-kwon

South Korean badminton player

*April 30th, 1975, Jeonju

48

Kim Dong-moon

South Korean badminton player

*September 22nd, 1975, Gokseong County

48

Candra Wijaya

Badminton player

*September 16th, 1975, Cirebon City

49

Gu Jun

Badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

48

Xu Huaiwen

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1975, Guiyang

49

Tracey Hallam

English badminton player

*March 24th, 1975, Burton upon Trent

48

Jim Ronny Andersen

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1975, Songdalen Municipality

48

Sarah Hardaker

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1975, Dartford

49

Tony Gunawan

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1975, Surabaya

49

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

48

Marion Cotillard

French actress

*September 30th, 1975, Paris

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

48

Angelina Jolie

American actress (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

48

Tobey Maguire

American actor and film producer (born 1975)

*June 27th, 1975, Santa Monica

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No: With 365 days 1975 is a normal year and no leap year.

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