Born on 9 August 1956

At A Glance

9 August 1956 at a glance

Day of the week

9 August 1956 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“The Great Pretender” by The Platters was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1956

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1956 was The Ten Commandments.

Star sign

The star sign for 9 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 9 August 1956 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 9 August 1956 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 9 August

• 1944 The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
• 1944 World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dig to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
• 1945 World War II: The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
• 1960 South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
• 1965 The State of Singapore separates from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their ruling parties.[citation needed][needs copy edit]

Famous people born on 9 August

• Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer (born 1968)
• Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (1963–2012)
• Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer (born 1957)
• Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1990)

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