January 9

January 9

Born on This Day

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  • In these groups:
  • Guitar Heroes
  • Swinging London - Cultural Icons: 1960s
  • Famous Capricorns

  Jimmy Page

  Songwriter, Guitarist, Music Producer / 1944 -

  Musician, songwriter and producer Jimmy Page was in the Yardbirds and founded the British rock band sensation Led Zeppelin in the late 1960s.
  

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  Jimmy Page

  Born: January 9, 1944
  Age: 69 years old
  Birthplace: Heston, England
  Occupation: Songwriter, Guitarist, Music Producer
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  • Famous Academics
  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous Philosophers

  Simone de Beauvoir

  Philosopher, Academic Author, Journalist / 1908 - 1986

  French writer Simone de Beauvoir laid the foundation for the modern feminist movement. Also an existentialist philosopher, she had a romance with Sartre.

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  Simone de Beauvoir

  1908 | 78 years old
  Philosopher, Academic Author, ...

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  • In these groups:
  • Folk Singers and Folk Revolutionaries
  • Woodstock Performers
  • Famous Capricorns

  Joan Baez

  Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Guitarist, Singer / 1941 -

  Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist who is best known for her distinctive voice and for her role in popularizing the music of Bob Dylan.

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  Joan Baez

  1941 | 72 years old
  Children's Activist, ...

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  • Will and Kate
  • Commoners to Royals
  • Famous Celebrity Couples

  Kate Middleton

  Duchess / 1982 -

  Kate Middleton, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, married Prince William in 2011 at Westminster Abbey. She will not be a princess until Prince Charles inherits the throne.

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  Kate Middleton

  Born: January 9, 1982
  Age: 31 years old
  Birthplace: Reading, England
  Occupation: Duchess
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  • In these groups:
  • Political Criminals
  • Famous Irish-Americans
  • John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon

  Richard Nixon

  U.S. President / 1913 - 1994

  Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. president and the only commander-in-chief to resign from his position, after the 1970s Watergate scandal.

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  Richard Nixon

  1913 | 81 years old
  U.S. President

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  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous People Named Dave
  • Famous Grammy Winners

  Dave Matthews

  Musician / 1967 -

  Dave Matthews is the front man, guitarist and singer-songwriter of The Dave Matthews Band.

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  Dave Matthews

  1967 | 46 years old
  Musician

January 9

Died on This Day

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  • Famous Libras
  • Famous Fiction Authors
  • Famous People Born in 1888

  Katherine Mansfield

  Author / 1888 - 1923

  Writer Katherine Mansfield is best known for creating the story collections Bliss and The Garden Party.

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  Katherine Mansfield

  Died: January 9, 1923
  Age: 34 years old
  Place: Fontainebleau , France
  Occupation: Author
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  • Famous Black Writers
  • Famous Geminis
  • Famous People Born in 1903

  Countee Cullen

  1903 - 1946

  Countee Cullen was an African-American poet associated with the Harlem Renaissance movement. His best known works are Copper Sun and The Black Christ.
  

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  Countee Cullen

  1946 | 42 years old
  

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  • Famous Academics
  • Famous Taureans
  • Famous Philosophers

  Maria Gaetana Agnesi

  Philosopher, Mathematician / 1718 - 1799

  Maria Gaetana Agnesi is best known for writing the first book discussing integral and differential calculus.

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  Maria Gaetana Agnesi

  1799 | 80 years old
  Philosopher, Mathematician