Who Was Born Today – January 9 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on January 9 | ||
1554 | Gregory XV, Roman Catholic Pope. | |
1890 | Karel Capek, Czech writer and playwright, best remembered for his play R.U.R., which contained the first use of the word “robot.” | |
1913 | Richard Nixon, 37th President of the U.S. and first President to resign from office. | |
1941 | Joan Baez, American folk singer and activist. | |
1944 | Jimmy Page, musician, songwriter, producer; member of The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and other bands. | |
1963 | Michael Everson, American and Irish linguist; a leading expert in the computer encoding of scripts. | |
1967 | Dave Matthews, singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor; leader of Dave Matthews Band and Dave Matthews & Friends. | |
1982 | Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth “Kate” Middleton); wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Upon William’s assumption of the British throne, the Duchess would become queen consort. |