What happened on February 9? There are more than 279 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About February 9
February 9 is the 40th day of the year 2024. There are 326 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. This day falls under the 6th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Miami, Florida 33152 sunrise occured at 06:59 AM and sunset occured at 06:11 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Aquarius. The modern birthstone for this month is Amethyst while the mystical birthstone is Bloodstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there is one day remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (February 10, 2024).
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Historical Events For February 9
- 474Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1555Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
- 1621Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
- 1775American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
- 1788The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
- 1825After no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States.
- 1849New Roman Republic established
- 1861American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1870President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
- 1885The first Japanese government-approved immigrants arrive in Hawaii.
- 1889President Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
- 1895William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
- 1900The Davis Cup competition is established.
- 1904Russo–Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
- 1913A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
- 1920Under the terms of the Spitsbergen Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
- 1922Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
- 1934The Balkan Entente is formed.
- 1942World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
- 1942Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
- 1943World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
- 1945World War II: A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway.
- 1945World War II: The Battle of the Atlantic – HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.
- 1950Second Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
- 1951Geochang massacre: Korean War
- 1959The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
- 1964The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a “record-busting” audience of 73 million viewers.
- 1965Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
- 1969First test flight of the Boeing 747.
- 1971Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing.
- 1971Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1971The Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California.
- 1973Biju Patnaik of the Pragati Legislature Party is elected leader of the opposition in the state assembly in Orissa, India.
- 1975The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
- 1991Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
- 1995Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks.
- 1996The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18 month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London’s Canary Wharf.
- 2001The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.
- 2005New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rooster in Chinese astrology.
Who Were Born On February 9?
- 1533Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)
- 1645Johann Aegidius Bach, German violist (d. 1716)
- 1666George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737)
- 1737Thomas Paine, English radical liberal philosopher, American revolutionary (d. 1809)
- 1747John Thomas Duckworth, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1817)
- 1748Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826)
- 1756Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech composer (d. 1785)
- 1763Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
- 1769Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)
- 1773William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841)
- 1775Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
- 1781Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)
- 1783Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
- 1789Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)
- 1800Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (d. 1844)
- 1814Samuel Jones Tilden, 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886)
- 1830Abd-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1876)
- 1834Felix Dahn, German author (d. 1912)
- 1839Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)
- 1846Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904)
- 1846Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer (d. 1929)
- 1865Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (d. 1949)
- 1865Mrs. Patrick Campbell, British actress (d. 1940)
- 1867Natsume Sōseki, Japanese novelist. (d. 1916)
- 1871Howard Taylor Ricketts, American bacteriologist. (d. 1910)
- 1874Amy Lowell, American poet (d. 1925)
- 1880Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
- 1885Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. 1935)
- 1891Ronald Colman, English actor (d. 1958)
- 1892Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)
- 1893Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister (d. 1987)
- 1895Hermann Brill, German politician (d. 1959)
- 1897Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian pilot (d. 1935)
- 1901Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972)
- 1901James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)
- 1902Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women’s leader (d. 1999)
- 1906André Kostolany, stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999)
- 1909Carmen Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955)
- 1909Dean Rusk, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)
- 1909Harald Genzmer, German composer (d. 2007)
- 1909Heather Angel, British actress (d. 1986)
- 1910Jacques Monod, French biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
- 1911William Darby, American World War II Army officer (d. 1945)
- 1912Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (d. 1968)
- 1914Bill Justice, American Disney animator
- 1914Bill Veeck, American baseball executive (d. 1986)
- 1914Ernest Tubb, American singer (d. 1984)
- 1915Lennard Pearce, English actor (d. 1984)
- 1916Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
- 1919John Abramovic, American basketball player (d. 2000)
- 1922Jim Laker, English cricketer (d. 1986)
- 1922Kathryn Grayson, American actress (d. 2010)
- 1923Brendan Behan, Irish author (d. 1964)
- 1925Burkhard Heim, German physicist (d. 2001)
- 1926Garret FitzGerald, 7th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland (d. 2011)
- 1928Frank Frazetta, American illustrator (d. 2010)
- 1928Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
- 1928Roger Mudd, American journalist
- 1929Clement Meadmore, Australian-born sculptor (d. 2005)
- 1929Danny Malloy (Boxer), Scottish professional boxer and footballer
- 1930Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (d. 2003)
- 1931Josef Masopust, Czech footballer
- 1931Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (d. 1989)
- 1932Gerhard Richter, German painter
- 1932Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
- 1933Loris Azzaro, French fashion designer (d. 2003)
- 1934John Ziegler, former NHL Commissioner
- 1935Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe, British pastor, entertainer, journalist, writer and paranormal investigator
- 1936Clive Swift, British actor
- 1936Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country singer
- 1937Clete Boyer, American baseball player (d. 2007)
- 1937Tomislav Gotovac, Croatian movie director, actor, performer, multimedia and conceptual artist (d. 2010.)
- 1939Barry Mann, American singer
- 1939Janet Suzman, South African actress
- 1940Brian Bennett, British musician (The Shadows)
- 1940J. M. Coetzee, South African author, Nobel laureate
- 1941Sheila Kuehl, American actress
- 1942Carole King, American singer
- 1943Barbara Lewis, American singer and songwriter
- 1943Joe Pesci, American actor
- 1943Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater
- 1943Joseph E. Stiglitz, American economist, Nobel laureate
- 1944Alice Walker, American writer
- 1944Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
- 1945Gérard Lenorman, French singer
- 1945Mia Farrow, American actress
- 1946Eamon Duffy, Irish academic, Cambridge University
- 1946Jim Webb, American politician, senior senator of Virginia
- 1946Séan Neeson, Northern Irish politician
- 1946Vince Papale, American football player
- 1947Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
- 1947Joe Ely, American musician
- 1947Major Harris, American singer
- 1947Michel Lamarche, Canadian professional wrestler
- 1947Reinhard Adler, German footballer
- 1949Judith Light, American actress
- 1950Richard F. Colburn, American politician
- 1952Danny White, American football player
- 1952Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
- 1953Ciarán Hinds, Northern Irish actor
- 1953Father Ezechiele Ramin MCCJ, Italian Comboni missionary priest and martyr (d. 1985)
- 1953Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
- 1954Christopher Gardner, American entrepreneur
- 1954Kevin Warwick, cyborg scientist
- 1954Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor
- 1955Charles Shaughnessy, British actor
- 1955Jim J. Bullock, American actor
- 1957Gordon Strachan, Scottish football player and manager
- 1958Chris Nilan, hockey player
- 1958Cyrille Regis, English former footballer
- 1960Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
- 1960Peggy Whitson, NASA astronaut
- 1961John Kruk, American baseball player
- 1961Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor
- 1962Anik Bissonnette, French-Canadian ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)
- 1963Brian Greene, American physicist
- 1963Travis Tritt, American singer
- 1965Igor Malkov, Russian speedskater
- 1965Julie Warner, American actress
- 1966Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
- 1966Harald Eia, Norwegian TV personality and comedian
- 1967Todd Pratt, American baseball player
- 1968Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer
- 1968Derek Strong, American basketball player
- 1968Rahul Roy, Indian actor
- 1969Ian Eagle, American sportscaster
- 1969Jimmy Smith, American football player
- 1969Tom Scharpling, American radio-host
- 1970Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer
- 1970Krister Linder, Swedish musician
- 1971Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
- 1971Sharon Case, American actress
- 1972Crispin Freeman, American voice actor
- 1972Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer
- 1972Jason Winston George, American actor
- 1972Norbert Rózsa, Hungarian swimmer
- 1973Colin Egglesfield, American actor
- 1973Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
- 1974Amber Valletta, American model
- 1974Brad Maynard, American football player
- 1974Erra Fazira, Malaysian actress and beauty queen
- 1974John Wallace, American basketball player
- 1975Clinton Grybas, Australian football commentator (d. 2008)
- 1975Kurt Asle Arvesen, Norwegian cyclist
- 1975Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
- 1975Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
- 1976Charlie Day, American actor
- 1976Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
- 1978Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
- 1979Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball player
- 1979David Gray, English snooker player
- 1979Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater
- 1979Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
- 1980Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
- 1980Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
- 1981James Owen “The Rev” Sullivan, American musician (Avenged Sevenfold) (d. 2009)
- 1981Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
- 1981John Walker Lindh, American Taliban fighter
- 1981Tom Hiddleston, English actor
- 1982Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer
- 1982Chris Weale, English footballer
- 1982Jameer Nelson, American basketball player
- 1983Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
- 1984Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1984Han Kyung, Chinese pop artist/Korean singer Super Junior
- 1984Maurice Ager, American basketball player
- 1985David Gallagher, American actor
- 1985Rachel Melvin, American actress
- 1986Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
- 1987Davide Lanzafame, Italian footballer
- 1987Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
- 1987Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
- 1988Lotte Friis, Danish swimmer
- 1989Gia Farrell, American singer
- 1989Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
- 1990Camille Winbush, American actress
- 1990Tyson Houseman, Canadian actor
- 1992Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
- 1996Jimmy Bennett, American actor
Who Died On February 9?
- 1011Bernard I, Duke of Saxony
- 1199Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147)
- 1450Agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421)
- 1555John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester & Worcester (burned at the stake) (b. ca. 1495/1500)
- 1555Rowland Taylor, English pastor (executed) (b. 1510)
- 1588Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral.
- 1619Lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher (b. 1585)
- 1675Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (b. 1613)
- 1709François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b. 1664)
- 1751Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
- 1752Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (b. 1722)
- 1777Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706)
- 1782Joseph Aloysius Assemani, Lebanese orientalist (b. 1710)
- 1803Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (b. 1716)
- 1857Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)
- 1874Jules Michelet, French historian (b. 1798)
- 1881Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (b. 1821)
- 1891Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (b. 1819)
- 1906Paul Laurence Dunbar, American poet (b. 1872)
- 1930Richard With, Norwegian businessman, politician and captain, founder of Hurtigruten (b. 1846)
- 1932A.K. Golam Jilani, a Bangladeshi who was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement. (b. 1904)
- 1951Eddy Duchin, American musician (b. 1910)
- 1957Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral (b. 1868)
- 1960Alexandre Benois, Russian artist (b. 1870)
- 1960Ernő Dohnányi, Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1877)
- 1966Sophie Tucker, Russian-born actress (b. 1884)
- 1969George “Gabby” Hayes, American actor (b. 1885)
- 1973Max Yasgur, American farmer (Woodstock Festival) (b. 1919)
- 1973Vasiliki Maliaros, Greek actress (b. 1883)
- 1976Percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908)
- 1977Sergey Ilyushin, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1894)
- 1978Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (b. 1893)
- 1978Julio Jaramillo, Ecuadorian singer (b. 1935)
- 1979Dennis Gabor, Hungarian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1900)
- 1980Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and novelist (b. 1900)
- 1981Bill Haley, American musician (Bill Haley & His Comets) (b. 1925)
- 1984Yuri Andropov, Soviet politician (b. 1914)
- 1989Osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist (b. 1928)
- 1991James Cleveland, American gospel singer (b. 1931)
- 1994Howard Martin Temin, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1934)
- 1995David Wayne, American actor (b. 1914)
- 1995J. William Fulbright, American politician (b. 1905)
- 1997Barry Evans, British actor (b. 1943)
- 1997Brian Connolly, Scottish singer (Sweet) (b. 1945)
- 1999Bryan Mosley, British actor (b. 1931)
- 2001Herbert Simon, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1916)
- 2002Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (b. 1930)
- 2002Vicente Sardinero, Spanish baritone (b. 1937)
- 2004Claude Ryan, Canadian newspaper director and politician (b. 1925)
- 2005Robert Kearns, Inventor of the intermittent wiper (b. 1927)
- 2005Tyrone Davis, American soul singer (b. 1938)
- 2006Nadira, Indian actress (b. 1932)
- 2006Sir Freddie Laker, British airline entrepreneur (b. 1922)
- 2007Hank Bauer, American baseball player (b. 1922)
- 2007Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (b. 1934)
- 2008Christopher Hyatt Occultist,Philosopher and Author. (b. 1943)
- 2008Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian avant-garde painter, poet and sculptor. (b. 1931)
- 2008Scot Halpin, American musician, temporary drummer for The Who (b. 1954)
- 2008Trichen Jurme Kunzang Wangyal, the eleventh Mindrolling Trichen, Tibetan Buddhist lama of the Nyingma school (b. 1930)
- 2009Eluana Englaro, an Italian woman who lived in a persistent vegetative state for 17 years (b. 1970)
- 2010Phil Harris, American fisherman from Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch (b. 1956)
- 2010Walter Frederick Morrison, American inventor (b. 1920)
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