Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: August 9
August 9, 2025 is the 221st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Leo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 9
- 1483 –Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass.
- 1810 –Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.
- 1854 –Henry David Thoreau published Walden.
- 1925 –A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India
- 1936 –Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad – Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.
- 1944 –The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
- 1969 –Members of a cult led by Charles Manson brutally murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men’s hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
- 1974 –As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
- 1993 –The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
- 2006 –At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in an overnight operation.
Who were born on August 9?
- 1920 –Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer (d. 2007)
- 1928 –Dolores Wilson, American opera singer (d. 2010)
- 1931 –Mário Zagallo, Brazilian football coach and player
- 1943 –Ken Norton, American boxer
- 1944 –Sam Elliott, American actor
- 1961 –Amy Stiller, American actress
- 1961 –Brad Gilbert, American tennis player
- 1971 –James Kim, American technology reporter (d. 2006)
- 1981 –Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player
- 1986 –Tyler “Telle” Smith, American musician (The Word Alive)
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