October 9th, 1979

Born on October 9th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

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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, 1979

44

Chris O'Dowd

Irish actor and comedian (born 1979)

*October 9th, 1979, Boyle

44

Brandon Routh

American actor

*October 9th, 1979, Des Moines

44

Lecrae

American Christian hip hop artist, record producer, music executive, and actor

*October 9th, 1979, Houston

44

Tim Reichert

German esports pioneer and footballer (born 1979)

*October 9th, 1979, Essen

44

Alex Greenwald

American actor, singer and model

*October 9th, 1979, Los Angeles

44

Todd Kelly

Australian racecar driver

*October 9th, 1979, Mildura

44

Georgina Verbaan

Dutch pop singer and actress

*October 9th, 1979, The Hague

44

Csézy

Hungarian singer

*October 9th, 1979, Mezőkövesd

44

Gonzalo Sorondo

Uruguayan footballer

*October 9th, 1979, Montevideo

21

Vernon Fox

Player of American football

*October 9th, 1979, Las Vegas †November 30th, 2000

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

48

Ge Fei

Chinese badminton player

*October 9th, 1975, Nantong

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

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

54

Julian Robertson

Badminton player

*October 9th, 1969, Peterborough

37

Stéphane Zubar

Guadeloupean association football player

*October 9th, 1986, Pointe-à-Pitre

45

Nicky Byrne

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

*October 9th, 1978, Dublin

35

Starling Marte

Baseball player

*October 9th, 1988, Santo Domingo

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

69

Scott Bakula

American actor

*October 9th, 1954, St. Louis

48

Mark Viduka

Australian association football player

*October 9th, 1975, Melbourne

29

Alexie Alaïs

French athletics competitor

*October 9th, 1994, Kourou

59

Guillermo del Toro

Mexican filmmaker and author (born 1964)

*October 9th, 1964, Guadalajara

48

Sean Lennon

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

*October 9th, 1975, Weill Cornell Medical Center

43

Henrik Zetterberg

Swedish ice hockey player

*October 9th, 1980, Sundsvall

28

Alex Benoit

American ice dancer

*October 9th, 1995, Winfield

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

52

Erwin Rohde

German classical philologist (1845–1898)

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

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

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

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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