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, 2024 is the 222nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
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
- 1173 –Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
- 1877 –Indian Wars: Battle of Big Hole – A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army
- 1892 –Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
- 1930 –Betty Boop made her cartoon debut in Dizzy Dishes.
- 1942 –Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement.
- 1942 –World War II: Battle of Savo Island – Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
- 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.
- 1988 –Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in hockey history, upsetting many Canadians.
- 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?
- 1593 –Izaak Walton, English angler (d. 1683)
- 1948 –Bill Campbell, American baseball player
- 1949 –Jonathan Kellerman, American writer
- 1949 –Ted Simmons, American baseball player
- 1958 –Amanda Bearse, American actress
- 1961 –Brad Gilbert, American tennis player
- 1972 –A-Mei, Taiwanese singer
- 1977 –Jason Frasor, American baseball player
- 1983 –Alicja Smietana, Polish violinist
- 1984 –Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer
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