Every yearAugust 9
Everything August 9 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for August 9 every year.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | International Coworking DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | International Day of the World's Indigenous People | Community | |
| 03 | National Hand Holding Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | National Polka Day | Music | |
| 05 | National Rice Pudding Day | Food | |
| 06 | National Veep Day | Celebration |
Born on August 9
Historic figures
- Whitney Houston1963–2012American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- Jean Piaget1896–1980Swiss psychologist and philosopher
- Amedeo Avogadro1776–1856Italian physicist and chemist
- Tove Jansson1914–2001Finnish author and illustrator
- William Alfred Fowler1911–1995American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate
- Marvin Minsky1927–2016American cognitive scientist, computer scientist
- Mário Zagallo1931–2024Brazilian footballer and coach
- P. L. Travers1899–1996Australian-English author and actress
- Philip Larkin1922–1985English poet and novelist
- Robert Shaw1927–1978English actor and screenwriter
Celebrities & public figures
- Gillian Andersonb. 1968American-British actress
- Anna Kendrickb. 1985American actress and singer
- Melanie Griffithb. 1957American actress and producer
- Eric Banab. 1968Australian actor
- Bill Skarsgårdb. 1990Swedish actor
- Audrey Tautoub. 1976French model and actress
- Sam Elliottb. 1944American actor and producer
- Leonid Kuchmab. 1938Ukrainian engineer and politician
- Romano Prodib. 1939Italian academic and politician
- Filippo Inzaghib. 1973Italian footballer and manager
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers August 9 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see August 9, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.