Famous people born on March 9 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 9, you share it with Yuri Gagarin, Bobby Fischer, Juliette Binoche — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for March 9
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
68th
Day of the year
March 9 is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years), with 297 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 9
Yuri Gagarin — Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human in space in 1961 (born 1934).
Bobby Fischer — American chess prodigy and World Chess Champion (born 1943).
Juliette Binoche — Oscar-winning French actor known for The English Patient and Chocolat (born 1964).
Also sharing the day:
Mickey Spillane (b. 1918) — American crime novelist who created the Mike Hammer detective series.
Raul Julia (b. 1940) — Puerto Rican actor known for The Addams Family films and Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Oscar Isaac (b. 1979) — Guatemalan-American actor known for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Dune.
March 9 in history
1862 — The first battle between ironclad warships — USS Monitor and CSS Virginia — took place at Hampton Roads.
1959 — The Barbie doll was unveiled at the New York Toy Fair.
1933 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Emergency Banking Act, launching his "First Hundred Days."
1841 — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in United States v. The Amistad that the captive Africans had been illegally enslaved and ordered them freed.
1945 — U.S. B-29 bombers firebombed Tokyo overnight in Operation Meetinghouse, the deadliest single air raid in history.
2011 — Space Shuttle Discovery touched down at Kennedy Space Center after its 39th and final mission.
March 9 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 9?
Anyone born on March 9 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for March 9?
The birthstone for a March 9 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 9?
Yuri Gagarin is among the best known — Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human in space in 1961 (born 1934).
What happened on March 9?
In 1862, The first battle between ironclad warships — USS Monitor and CSS Virginia — took place at Hampton Roads.
What day of the year is March 9?
March 9 is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years), with 297 days still to come.
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