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On This Day: August 9

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On Aug. 9, 1945, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, Japan, instantly killing an estimated 39,000 people. The explosion came three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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On Aug. 9, 1896, Jean Piaget, the Swiss psychologist famous for his studies of cognitive development in children, was born. Following his death on Sept. 17, 1980, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1854	Henry David Thoreau published "Walden," which described his experiences living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts.
1902	Britain's Edward VII was crowned king following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
1936	Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics as the United States took first place in the 400-meter relay.
1969	Actress Sharon Tate and four other people were found murdered in Los Angeles; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the crime.
1974	Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States following the resignation of Richard M. Nixon.
1985	A federal judge in Norfolk, Va., found retired Navy officer Arthur J. Walker guilty of seven counts of spying for the Soviet Union.
1995	Rock musician Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead died at age 53.
2001	President George W. Bush approved federal funding for existing lines of embryonic stem cells.
2002	Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 600th home run, becoming the fourth major leaguer to reach the mark.
2004	Terry Nichols was sentenced to 161 consecutive life sentences on state murder charges in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2010	Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, 86, the longest serving Republican in the U.S. Senate, was killed in a plane crash in southwestern Alaska.

Current Birthdays

Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders turns 44 years old today.

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Actress Anna Kendrick ("Up in the Air," "Twilight" movies) turns 26 years old today.

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1928	Bob Cousy, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 83
1938	Rod Laver, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 73
1942	David Steinberg, Comedian, turns 69
1943	Ken Norton, Boxing Hall of Famer, turns 68
1944	Sam Elliott, Actor, turns 67
1957	Melanie Griffith, Actress, turns 54
1958	Amanda Bearse, Actress ("Married...With Children"), turns 53
1959	Kurtis Blow, Rapper, turns 52
1963	Whitney Houston, Singer, actress, turns 48
1964	Brett Hull, Hockey player, turns 47
1964	Hoda Kotb, TV host ("Today"), turns 47
1968	Gillian Anderson, Actress ("The X Files"), turns 43
1968	Eric Bana, Actor, turns 43
1969	Troy Percival, Baseball player, turns 42
1972	Juanes, Rock singer, turns 39
1972	Liz Vassey, Actress ("CSI"), turns 39
1974	Matt Morris, Baseball player, turns 37
1976	Jessica Capshaw, Actress, turns 35
1989	Jason Heyward, Baseball player, turns 22

Historic Birthdays

Jean Piaget8/9/1896 - 9/17/1980Swiss psychologist whose work with children contributed immensely to the growth of developmental psychology.Go to obituary »

90	Izaak Walton 8/9/1593 - 12/15/1683 English biographer and author of "The Compleat Angler"
68	John Dryden 8/9/1631 (O.S.) - 5/1/1700 (O.S.) English poet, dramatist, and literary critic
48	William Morton 8/9/1819 - 7/15/1868 American dental surgeon who first demonstrated anesthesia
63	Gaston Paris 8/9/1839 - 3/6/1903 French philologist, educator, and writer
83	Janie Porter Barrett 8/9/1865 - 8/27/1948 American welfare worker and educator
82	Leonide Massine 8/9/1896 - 3/15/1979 Russian dancer and choreographer of over 50 ballets
96	P. L. Travers 8/9/1899 - 4/23/1996 Australian-born English writer of the "Mary Poppins" books
83	William Fowler 8/9/1911 - 3/14/1995 American Nobel Prize-winning physicist (1983)
65	Robert Aldrich 8/9/1918 - 12/5/1983 American motion-picture director
51	Robert Shaw 8/9/1927 - 8/28/1978 English actor, novelist, and playwright