Famous Birthdays On 9 January

Richard Nixon

Birthday: January 9, 1913
Nationality: American
Died At Age: 81
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th US president, who had to resign from office due to his involvement in the Watergate Scandal. Born and raised in relative poverty, he had to work at his father’s store before going to school. Yet, he managed to excel both in studies and debates. He entered politics shortly after he began his career in law, becoming a member of the House of Representatives at the age of 33, Senator at 37, the vice president of the USA at 40 and the president at 55.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Catherine

Nick Name: Duchess Of Smiles, Waity Katie, Babykins
Birthday: January 9, 1982
Nationality: British
Age: 38 Years, 38 Year Old Females
A socialite, member of the royal family Kate Middleton is a great inspiration for many young women today. Although she came into the limelight for her relationship with Prince William, a member of the royal family, Kate soon proved that she also has an interesting personality. Apart from just enjoying the social stature of being a Duchess, this young woman has even worked for social causes and participated in military events.

Nina Dobrev

Birthday: January 9, 1989
Nationality: Bulgarian, Canadian
Age: 31 Years, 31 Year Old Females
Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva, popularly known as Nina Dobrev, is a Canadian actress and model, best known for her roles in ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation.’ Dobrev was enthusiastic about art and entertainment from a young age. She had a passion for dance, gymnastics, theatre, music, and visual arts, and soon converted her passion into her profession.

Jimmy Page

Birthday: January 9, 1944
Nationality: British
Age: 76 Years, 76 Year Old Males
Jimmy Page is an English musician who rose to fame as the guitarist and leader of the popular rock band ‘Led Zeppelin.’ Also a talented songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he began his career as a studio session musician in London. As a young boy, he was greatly impressed by Elvis Presley and started playing the guitar at the age of 12. Though he initially received some lessons, he was largely self-taught.

Simone de Beauvoir

Birthday: January 9, 1908
Nationality: French
Died At Age: 78
Simone de Beauvoir was an eminent French writer, intellectual, feminist, political activist, social theorist and an existentialist philosopher. Her diverse corpus includes novels, short stories, travel diaries, essays, philosophy, ethical writings, biographies, autobiographies, social issues and politics. She had major influence on feminism, feminist theory and feminist existentialism which is prominent from her revolutionary masterpiece ‘The Second Sex’ that deals with oppression of women.

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