173 days before March 1, 1950

would be

September 9, 1949 (Friday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 252

• Week number: 36

• Leap year: 1949 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for September 9, 1949 (Friday)

• Sunrise time: 07:08 am

• Sunset time: 07:53 pm

• Day length: 12h 44m

Moon Phase for September 9, 1949 (Friday)

• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous

• Illumination: 94%

• Moon Age: 17.05 day(s)

September 9, 1949 Holidays and National Days

2001

Two al Qaeda assassins kill Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan.

2001

A car bomb explodes outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing 10 people.

1993

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.

1991

Tajikistan declares independence from USSR.

1990

Sri Lankan Army massacres 184 civilians of the Tamil minority in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka.

1976

Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung dies in Beijing at age 82.

1971

Attica Prison Riot; the 4-day riot leaves 39 dead.

1970

U.S. Marines launch Operation Dubois Square, a 10-day search for North Vietnamese troops near Da Nang.

1969

Canada’s Official Languages Act takes effect, making French equal to English as a language within the nation’s government.