February 9th, 1979

Born on February 9th, 1979

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, 1979

45

Zhang Ziyi

Chinese actress and model

*February 9th, 1979, Beijing

45

Luka Špik

Slovenian rower

*February 9th, 1979, Kranj

45

Akinori Iwamura

Baseball player

*February 9th, 1979, Uwajima

45

Nicolás Córdova

Chilean former soccer player and coach

*February 9th, 1979, Talca

45

Irina Slutskaya

Russian figure skater

*February 9th, 1979, Moscow

45

David Gray

English snooker player

*February 9th, 1979, Lower Morden

45

Ana Đokić

Montenegrin handball player

*February 9th, 1979, Aranđelovac

45

Marco Caneira

Portuguese footballer

*February 9th, 1979, Sintra

45

Gloria Votsis

American actress

*February 9th, 1979, New York City

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

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

55

Andreas Huber

German poolbillard trainer

*February 9th, 1969, Dachau

44

Margarita Levieva

Soviet Russian-born American actress

*February 9th, 1980, Saint Petersburg

52

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

31

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

50

Montego Glover

American actress

*February 9th, 1974, Macon

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

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

29

Sheraldo Becker

Dutch association football player

*February 9th, 1995, Amsterdam

26

Marina Kaye

French singer

*February 9th, 1998, Marseille

75

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

51

Makoto Shinkai

Japanese anime director

*February 9th, 1973, Koumi

64

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

44

Shelly Martinez

American professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, model, and actress

*February 9th, 1980, Chino

49

Kurt Asle Arvesen

Norwegian road bicycle racer and sporting director

*February 9th, 1975, Molde Municipality

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

44

Aggelos Charisteas

Greek footballer

*February 9th, 1980, Serres

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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