APRIL 9 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for April 9
Jacques Futrelle (1875-1912) - Mystery writer who died on the Titanic.
Frank King (1883-1996) - Cartoonist who created the comic strip Gasoline Alley.
Curly Lambeau (1898-1965) - Former NFL player and co-founder of the Green Bay Packers.
Gregory Pincus (1903-1967) - Co-inventor of the birth control pill.
J. Presper Eckert (1919-1995) - Engineer who co-invented the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
Mary Jackson (1921-2005) - NASA's first Black female engineer.
Art Kane (1925-1995) - Famous music photographer who created portraits of Bob Dylan, Sonny and Cher, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones and The Who.
Jim Fowler (1930-2019) - Zoologist and host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
Michael Learned (1939-Still Living) - Actress who played Olivia Walton on The Waltons.
Dennis Quaid (1954-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actor in films, such as The Right Stuff (1983), The Parent Trap (1998), Far from Heaven (2002), and Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023).
Marc Jacobs (1963-Still Living) - Famous fashion designer.
Memorable Birthdays for April 9
1833 - The first tax-supported public library opens in Peterborough, NH.
1909 - The Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act, raising tariffs on goods entering the U.S.
1939 - The Daughters of the American Revolution deny Marian Anderson entry to Constitutional Hall to perform a concert. She performs on the Lincoln Memorial instead.
1941 - The Golf Hall of Fame is established.
1945 - The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
1950 - Bob Hope makes his first television appearance.