9 April 2009: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Thursday, April 9, 2009 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 114,891,840 breaths and experienced over 656,524,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 139,511,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 15 years, 7 months, and 6 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌕 The moon was in Full phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 1,900 days of your life or 5.2 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avatar

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and David Guetta according to DJ Mag.

♈ April 9 zodiac sign is Aries ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 6 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Mars ♂

🪨 Your birthstone is Diamond ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for April is Sweet Pea/Daisy ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Tuesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Hawk

⭐ Celebrities born on April 9th

1975

David Gordon Green, American filmmaker (George Washington)

1936

Jerzy Maksymiuk, Polish pianist, composer and conductor (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, 1983-93)

1935

Avery Schreiber, American comedian (Burns and Schreiber), and character actor (My Mother the Car; Doritos commercials)

1970

Josh Todd [Gruber], American musician, singer (Buckcherry), and actor

1942

(Andre) Brandon De Wilde, American stage and screen actor (The Member of the Wedding; Shane; Jamie; Hud)

1979

Keith Nobbs, American actor (Phone Booth)

1932

Cheetah [Cheeta, Cheta, Chita], chimpanzee actor (1930s Tarzan franchise), is born

1984

Linda Chung, Chinese-Canadian actress and singer

At the age of 53, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2009 with $40 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $37 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1483

Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and disappears presumed murdered, after incarceration in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower").

1731

British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, later catalyst for war between Britain & Spain.

1768

John Hancock refuses to allow two British customs agents to go below deck of his ship, considered by some to be the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies.

1865

Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S Grant (US Civil War).

1869

Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.

1992

John Major elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history.

2003

Baghdad falls to U.S. forces ending the invasion of Iraqi but resulting in widespread looting.

🎄 Holidays on April 9

Jumbo Day

Jumbo Day celebrates the life of Jumbo the Elephant, a famous 19th-century African elephant, whose name became synonymous with "huge" and has influenced popular culture since his time.

National Chinese Almond Cookie Day

National Chinese Almond Cookie Day, celebrated on April 9, is a day to enjoy crunchy, almond-flavored cookies that are believed to bring good luck, often made with special designs and traditionally associated with Chinese New Year.

National Former Prisoner Of War Recognition Day

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, observed every April 9, honors the bravery of soldiers who were captured during wars, reminding us of their sacrifice and the importance of treating all POWs with respect and dignity.

🏆 Sports in 2009

🏒 NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Detroit Redwings (4 - 3) to win the 2009 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Arizona Cardinals (27 - 23) to win Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankeess beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 2) to win the 2009 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2009 US Open Championships, Juan Martin del Potro defeated Roger Federer (3-6, 7-6(7-5), 4-6, 7-6(7-4), 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Kim Clijsters beat Caroline Wozniacki (7-5, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 9, 2009 can be written as IV-IX-MMIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for April 9, 2009
→ Day Index: 99th day of 2009
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 2009
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 16 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 8,207,934 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,900 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 62 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.2 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 193 🌕
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Aries ♈
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mars
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Hawk
→ Power Color: Red
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2009: 6,873,741,054 Source: un.org

The 2009 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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