Birthdays occurring on July, 9

1932

Donald Rumsfeld was born on July 9, 1932 American Secretary of Defense "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do no know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know More quotations from Donald Rumsfeld

1937

David Hockney was born on July 9, 1937 Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus. More quotations from David Hockney

Deaths occurring on July, 9

1962

George Bataille died on July 9, 1962 French librarian and writer. 1897-1962 I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction. More quotations from George Bataille

1977

Alice Paul died on July 9, 1977 American lawyer, author, founder and social reformer, 1885-1977 I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality. More quotations from Alice Paul

1979

Cornelia Otis Skinner died on July 9, 1979 Women's virtue is man's greatest invention. More quotations from Cornelia Otis Skinner

1992

Eric Sevareid died on July 9, 1992 American journalist, 1912-1992 The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been, that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something, More quotations from Eric Sevareid