July 9 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on July 9, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♋︎ Cancer
Jun 21 – Jul 22
Birth stone
Ruby
Birth flower
Larkspur
How common
#44 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous July 9 birthdays
Phineas Gage · 19th century American railway worker who survived a large brain trauma1823
Ivan Vazov · Bulgarian writer and poet1850
Franz Boas · German-American anthropologist1858
Edward Heath · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 19741916
Ben Roy Mottelson · Danish-American nuclear physicist1926
Hassan II · King of Morocco from 1961 to 19991929
Donald Rumsfeld · American politician and diplomat1932
David Hockney · Painter, printmaker, set designer, photographer1937
Brian Dennehy · American actor1938
Dean Koontz · American writer and screenwriter1945
O. J. Simpson · American football player and actor1947
Viktor Yanukovych · President of Ukraine from 2010 to 20141950
Chris Cooper · American actor1951
Lindsey Graham · American politician and attorney1955
Tom Hanks · American actor and film producer1956
Jordan Belfort · American stockbroker1962
Courtney Love · American rock musician1964
Jack White · American musician1975
Ashley Young · English association football player1985
Riley Reid · American pornographic actress1991
On this day in history
1640The Virginia Governor's Council made John Punch the first legally recognized slave in England's North American colonies.
1811British explorer David Thompson posted a notice at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington state, U.S.), claiming the area for Great Britain.
1868The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, was ratified by the minimum required twenty-eight states.
1896Politician William Jennings Bryan made his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism, considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history.
1982A British man named Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and entered Queen Elizabeth II's bedroom when she was asleep.
2002The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
2004The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, casting doubt on the rationale for the Iraq War.
2006Italy won their fourth FIFA World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time (players pictured).
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