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July 9 birthdays

291 notable historical figures were born on July 9, and 161 died on this day. Everyone born on July 9 is a Cancer.

19% of July 9 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (79) than any other country.

Born on July 9

• Donald Rumsfeld (1932 to 2021. American politician and naval officer (1932–2021))
• Tom Hanks (born 1956. American actor and filmmaker (born 1956))
• Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950. President of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014)
• Edward Heath (1916 to 2005. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974)
• Fred Savage (born 1976. American actor and director (born 1976))
• David Hockney (1937 to 2026. British artist (born 1937))
• Oliver Sacks (1933 to 2015. British neurologist and writer (1933–2015))
• Courtney Love (born 1964. American rock musician and actress (born 1964))
• Ferdinand II (1578 to 1637. Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637)
• Rebecca Sugar (born 1987. American animator and musician (born 1987))
• Hassan II of Morocco (1929 to 1999. King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999)
• John Tesh (born 1952. American musician and television presenter (born 1952))
• Barbara Cartland (1901 to 2000. English writer and media personality (1901–2000))
• Franz Boas (1858 to 1942. German-born American anthropologist (1858–1942))
• John Archibald Wheeler (1911 to 2008. American theoretical physicist (1911–2008))
• Ann Radcliffe (1764 to 1823. English novelist (1764–1823))
• Thomas Ligotti (born 1953. American horror author)
• Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848 to 1907. Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 to 1859)
• Ottorino Respighi (1879 to 1936. Italian composer and musicologist (1879–1936))
• Sophia of Nassau (1836 to 1913. Queen of Sweden and Norway)
• Percy Spencer (1894 to 1970. American electrical engineer and inventor of the microwave oven (1894–1970))
• Michael Graves (1934 to 2015. American architect, designer, and educator (1934–2015))
• Elias Howe (1819 to 1866. American inventor (1819–1867))
• Mick Gordon (born 1985. Australian composer, producer, and sound designer)
• Emperor Reigen (1653 to 1732. Emperor of Japan from 1663 to 1687)
• Grand Duke Friedrich II (1857 to 1928. Grand Duke of Baden from 1907 to 1918)
• George Darwin (1845 to 1912. English barrister and astronomer (1845–1912))
• Raoul Cédras (born 1949. Haitian military officer and politician)
• Tomás Estrada Palma (1835 to 1908. 1st President of Cuba (1902–06))
• June Jordan (1936 to 2002. American poet, essayist, playwright, feminist, bisexual activist (1936–2002))
• Simon Tong (born 1972. English guitarist and keyboardist)
• Jenn McAllister (born 1996. American YouTuber and actress (born 1996))
• Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845 to 1914. British peer and politician (1845–1914))
• Elizabeth of Austria (1526–1545) (1526 to 1545. Queen of Poland from 1543 to 1545)
• Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (born 1977. American journalist, activist and soldier (born 1977))
• Ivan Vazov (1850 to 1921. Bulgarian writer and poet (1850–1921))
• Kathleen Booth (1922 to 2022. British computer scientist (1922–2022))
• Helen Morrison (born 1942. American psychiatrist and writer)
• Johanna Schopenhauer (1766 to 1838. German writer (1766–1838))
• Ghulam Ahmed Pervez (1903 to 1985. Pakistani Islamic scholar (1903–1985))
• Emperor Kameyama (1249 to 1305. Emperor of Japan from 1260 to 1274)
• Ashley Young (born 1985. English footballer (born 1985))
• Wim Duisenberg (1935 to 2005. Dutch politician and economist, first ECB President (1935–2005))
• O. J. Simpson (1947 to 2024. American football player and actor (1947–2024))
• Ginny Fiennes (1947 to 2004. British explorer)
• Carlos Chagas (1879 to 1934. Brazilian doctor and scientist (1879–1934))
• Jan Neruda (1834 to 1891. Czech poet, theater reviewer, publicist, journalist and writer)
• Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal (1858 to 1930. Nawab Begum of Bhopal (1858–1930))
• Jonathan Clements (born 1971. British author and scriptwriter (born 1971))
• Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511 to 1571. Queen of Denmark from 1534 to 1559)
• Linda Bruckheimer (born 1945. American novelist)
• Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun (born 1954. Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
• DeRay Mckesson (born 1985. American activist)
• Rose of Viterbo (1233 to 1252. Christian saint)
• Elisabeth Lutyens (1906 to 1983. English composer (1906–1983))
• Mathilde Krim (1926 to 2018. Swiss-American medical researcher (1926–2018))
• David Diamond (composer) (1915 to 2005. American classical composer (1915–2005))
• Jack White (born 1975. American musician (born 1975))
• Lindsey Graham (1955 to 2026. American politician and attorney (born 1955))
• Ben Roy Mottelson (1926 to 2022. American-Danish nuclear physicist (1926–2022))

Died on July 9

• Zachary Taylor (1784 to 1850. President of the United States from 1849 to 1850)
• Edmund Burke (1729 to 1797. Anglo-Irish politician, writer and philosopher (1729–1797))
• Philip IV the Spirited (1683 to 1746. King of Spain (r. 1700–1724; 1724–1746))
• Jan van Eyck (1390 to 1441. Flemish painter (died 1441))
• Báb (1819 to 1850. Iranian prophet (1819–1850))
• Georges Bataille (1897 to 1962. French intellectual and literary figure (1897–1962))
• Alice Paul (1885 to 1977. American activist (1885–1977))
• Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896 to 1985. Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964)
• Fatima Jinnah (1893 to 1967. Pakistani politician and author (1893–1967))
• Amedeo Avogadro (1776 to 1856. Italian scientist (1776–1856))
• Anastasius I Dicorus (430 to 518. Roman emperor from 491 to 518)
• Gilbert Stuart (1755 to 1828. American painter (1755–1828))
• Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870 to 1938. US Supreme Court justice from 1932 to 1938)
• King C. Gillette (1855 to 1932. American entrepreneur (1855–1932))
• Jehan Sadat (1933 to 2021. Human rights activist and former First Lady of Egypt (1933–2021))
• James Strang (1813 to 1856. American Mormon leader (1813–1856))
• Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776 to 1850. President of Haiti from 1818 to 1843)
• Vinícius de Moraes (1913 to 1980. Brazilian poet and lyricist (1913–1980))
• Geneviève Castrée (1981 to 2016. Canadian musician and cartoonist (1981–2016))
• James Farmer (1920 to 1999. American civil rights activist (1920–1999))
• Facundo Cabral (1937 to 2011. Musical artist)
• Adolfo de la Huerta (1881 to 1955. President of Mexico in 1920)
• Paul Broca (1824 to 1880. French physician, anatomist and anthropologist (1824–1880))
• Ferdinand IV (1633 to 1654. King of the Romans from 1653 to 1654)
• Leopold III (1351 to 1386. Duke of Austria from 1365 to 1386)
• Prince Nicholas (1903 to 1978. Prince Regent of Romania from 1927–1930)
• George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827 to 1909. British politician (1827–1909))
• Eugen Fischer (1874 to 1967. German physician and racial hygienist (1874–1967))
• Gian Gastone de' Medici (1671 to 1737. Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1723 to 1737)
• Angelus Silesius (1624 to 1677. German writer)

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