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February 9 Gregorian calendar . There are 325 days remaining until the end of the year (326 in leap years ).
Events [ ] 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire .1555 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake .1621 - Gregory XV becomes Pope , the last Pope elected by acclamation .1775 - American Revolutionary War : British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.1788 - The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.1822 - Haiti invades the Dominican Republic .1825 - After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes , the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States .1861 - American Civil War : Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery .1870 - The U.S. Weather Bureau was established.1885 - The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii .1889 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA ) is established as a Cabinet -level agency.1895 - William G. Morgan invents volleyball .1900 - Davis Cup competition is established.1904 - Battle of Port Arthur 1920 - By the terms of the Svalbard Treaty , international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard , and designates it as demilitarized .1922 - Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty .1934 - The Balkan Entente is formed.1942 - World War II : Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.1942 - Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States .
1943 - World War II : Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal .1945 - The Battle of the Atlantic the HMS Venturer sinking U-Boat 864 off the coast of Norway.1950 - Second Red Scare : Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States State Department of being filled with Communists .1960 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .1962 - Jamaica becomes independent nation within the Commonwealth of Nations .1964 - The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show , performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers.
1965 - Vietnam War : The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam .1966 - The NHL announces its intended expansion that will double its size.1969 - First test flight of the Boeing 747 .1971 - The 6.4 on the Richter Scale Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California .1971 - Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame .
1971 - Apollo program : Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing.
1973 - Biju Patnaik of the Pragati Legislature Party elected leader of opposition in the state assembly in Orissa , India .1975 - The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth .1986 - Comet Halley reaches perihelion , its closest approach to the sun , during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th century .1991 - Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.1994 - Vance-Owen peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced.1995 - Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton , respectively, to perform spacewalks .1996 - The Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a large bomb in London 's Canary Wharf .2001 - The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School .Births [ ] 1533 - Shimazu Yoshihisa , Japanese samurai (d. 1611 )1645 - Johann Aegidius Bach , German violistian (d. 1716 )1666 - George Hamilton , British soldier (d. 1737 )1748 - Luther Martin , American patriot (d. 1826 )1756 - Karel Blažej Kopřiva , Czech composer (d. 1785 )1763 - Ludwig I , Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830 )1769 - Susette Gontard , the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802 1773 - William Henry Harrison , President of the United States (d. 1841 )1775 - Farkas Bolyai , Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856 )1781 - Johann Baptist von Spix , German scientist (d. 1826 )1783 - Vasily Zhukovsky , Russian poet (d. 1852 )1789 - Franz Xaver Gabelsberger , German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849 )1800 - Hyrum Smith , American religious leader (d. 1844 )1814 - Samuel Jones Tilden , 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886 )1830 - Abd-ul-Aziz , Ottoman Sultan (d. 1876 )1834 - Felix Dahn , German author (d. 1912 )1839 - Silas Adams , American lawyer and politician (d. 1896 )1846 - Wilhelm Maybach , German automotive designer (d. 1929 )1846 - Whitaker Wright , English mining tycoon (d. 1904 )
1865 - Mrs. Patrick Campbell , British actress (d. 1940 )1865 - Erich von Drygalski , German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (d. 1949 )
1874 - Amy Lowell , American poet (d. 1925 )1880 - Lipót Fejér , Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959 )1885 - Alban Berg , Austrian composer (d. 1935 )1891 - Ronald Colman , English actor (d. 1958 )1892 - Peggy Wood , American actress (d. 1978 )1892 - Tommy Treichel , American professional wrestler (d. 1936 )
1895 - Hermann Brill , German politician (d. 1959 )1897 - Charles Kingsford Smith , Australian pilot (d. 1935 )1901 - Brian Donlevy , Irish actor (d. 1972 )1901 - James Murray , American actor (d. 1936 )
1902 - Gertrud Scholtz-Klink , German women's leader (d. 1999 )1906 - André Kostolany , stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999 )1909 - Heather Angel , British actress (d. 1986 )1909 - Carmen Miranda , Brazilian actress (d. 1955 )
1909 - Dean Rusk , United States Secretary of State (d. 1994 )
1909 - Harald Genzmer , German composer1910 - Jacques Monod , French biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976 )1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee , American dancer (d. 1970 )1914 - Ernest Tubb , American singer (d. 1984 )
1914 - Bill Veeck , American baseball executive (d. 1986 )
1915 - Lennard Pearce , English actor (d. 1984 )1916 - Tex Hughson , American baseball player (d. 1993 )1922 - Kathryn Grayson , American actress1922 - Jim Laker , English cricketer (d. 1986 )1923 - Brendan Behan , Irish author (d. 1964 )1925 - Burkhard Heim , German physicist (d. 2001 )1926 - Garret FitzGerald , 7th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland 1928 - Frank Frazetta , American illustrator1928 - Rinus Michels , Dutch football coach (d. 2005 )
1928 - Roger Mudd , American journalist
1930 - Garner Ted Armstrong , American evangelist (d. 2003 )1931 - Thomas Bernhard , Austrian playwright and novelist (d. 1989 )1931 - Josef Masopust , Czech footballer
1932 - Gerhard Richter , German painter1933 - Loris Azzaro , French fashion designer (d. 2003 )1934 - John Ziegler , former NHL Commissioner 1936 - Clive Swift , British actor1936 - Stompin' Tom Connors , Canadian country singer
1939 - Barry Mann , American singer1939 - Janet Suzman , South African actress
1940 - Brian Bennett , British musician (The Shadows )1940 - J. M. Coetzee , South African author, Nobel laureate
1941 - Sheila Kuehl , American actress1942 - Carole King , American singer1943 - Barbara Lewis , American singer and songwriter1943 - Jonny Nilsson , Swedish speedskater
1943 - Joe Pesci , American actor
1943 - Joseph E. Stiglitz , American economist, Nobel laureate
1944 - Derryn Hinch , Australian media personality1944 - Alice Walker , American writer
1945 - Mia Farrow , American actress1945 - Gérard Lenorman , French singer
1946 - Séan Neeson , Northern Irish politician1946 - Vince Papale , NFL player
1947 - Carla Del Ponte , Swiss UN prosecutor1947 - Joe Ely , American musician
1949 - Judith Light , American actress1950 - Richard F. Colburn , American politician1952 - Danny White , American football player1952 - Mookie Wilson , American baseball player
1953 - Ciarán Hinds , Northern Irish actor1953 - Gabriel Rotello , American television documentary producer
1954 - Christopher Gardner , American entrepreneur1954 - Kevin Warwick , Cyborg Scientist
1955 - JM J. Bullock , American actor1955 - Charles Shaughnessy , British actor
1957 - Gordon Strachan , Scottish football player and manager1958 - Chris Nilan , National Hockey League player1958 - Cyrille Regis , English former footballer
1960 - Holly Johnson , British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood )1961 - John Kruk , American baseball player1961 - Jussi Lampi , Finnish musician and actor
1962 - Anik Bissonnette , Quebec ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens )1963 - Brian Greene , American physicist1963 - Travis Tritt , American singer
1965 - Igor Malkov , Russian speedskater1965 - Julie Warner , American actress
1966 - Ellen van Langen , Dutch athlete1967 - Todd Pratt , American baseball player1969 - Jimmy Smith , American football player1968 - Alejandra Guzmán , Mexican singer1970 - Glenn McGrath , Australian cricketer1971 - Sharon Case , American actress1971 - Johan Mjällby , Swedish footballer
1972 - Crispin Freeman , American voice actor1973 - Svetlana Boginskaya , Soviet gymnast1974 - Amber Valletta , American model1975 - Viktor Chistiakov , Russian-born Australian athlete1975 - Vladimir Guerrero , Dominican baseball player
1976 - Charlie Day , American actor1976 - Georgios Korakakis , Greek footballer
1977 - Eric Lai , Canadian Industrialist, born in Taiwan1978 - Airton Daré , Brazilian racing driver1978 - Daniel Mann , British television commentator
1979 - David Gray , English snooker player1979 - Akinori Iwamura , Japanese baseball player
1979 - Irina Slutskaya , Russian figure skater
1979 - Zhang Ziyi , Chinese actress
1980 - Angelos Charisteas , Greek footballer1980 - Shelly Martinez , American wrestler
1981 - Joël Camathias , Swiss racing driver1981 - John Walker Lindh , American Taliban fighter
1982 - Ami Suzuki , Japanese singer1983 - Mikel Arruabarrena , Spanish footballer1984 - Han Kyung , Korean singer Super Junior 1984 - Dioner Navarro , Venezuelan baseball player
1985 - David Gallagher , American actor1986 - Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein , of Jordan1987 - Magdalena Neuner , German biathlete1987 - Joe O'Cearuill , Irish footballer
1989 - Wu Chia-ching , Taiwanese pool player1989 - Gia Farrell , American singer
1990 - Camille Winbush , American actress1996 - Jimmy Bennett , American actorDeaths [ ] 1011 - Bernard I 1199 - Minamoto no Yoritomo , Japanese shogun (b. 1147 )1450 - Agnès Sorel , mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421 )1555 - Rowland Taylor , English pastor (executed) (b. 1510 )1619 - Lucilio Vanini , Italian philosopher (b. 1585 )1640 - Murad IV , Ottoman Sultan (b. 1612 )1675 - Gerhard Douw , Dutch painter (b. 1613 )1709 - François Louis , French general (b. 1664 )1751 - Henri François d'Aguesseau , Chancellor of France (b. 1668 )1752 - Fredric Hasselquist , Swedish naturalist (b. 1722 )1777 - Seth Pomeroy , American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706 )1782 - Joseph Aloysius Assemani , Syrian orientalist (b. 1710 )1803 - Jean François de Saint-Lambert , French poet (b. 1716 )1857 - Dionysios Solomos , Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798 )1874 - Jules Michelet , French historian (b. 1798 )1881 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky , Russian novelist (b. 1821 )1891 - Johan Jongkind , Dutch painter (b. 1819 )1906 - Paul Laurence Dunbar , American poet (b. 1872 )1940 - Eugene Bleuler , Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1857 )1951 - Eddy Duchin , American musician (b. 1910 )1957 - Miklós Horthy , Hungarian admiral (b. 1868 )1960 - Alexandre Benois , Russian artist (b. 1870 )1960 - Ernő Dohnányi , Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1877 )
1966 - Sophie Tucker , Russian-born actress (b. 1884 )1969 - Gabby Hayes , American actor (b. 1885 )1973 - Max Yasgur , American farmer (Woodstock Festival ) (b. 1919 )1976 - Percy Faith , Canadian musician (b. 1908 )1977 - Sergey Ilyushin , Russian aircraft designer (b. 1894 )1978 - Costante Girardengo , Italian cyclist (b. 1893 )1978 - Julio Jaramillo , Ecuadorian singer (b. 1935 )
1979 - Dennis Gabor , Hungarian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1900 )1981 - Bill Haley , American musician (Bill Haley & His Comets ) (b. 1925 )1984 - Yuri Andropov , Soviet politician (b. 1914 )1989 - Osamu Tezuka , Japanese manga artist (b. 1928 )1991 - James Cleveland , American gospel singer (b. 1931 )1994 - Howard Martin Temin , American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1934 )1995 - J. William Fulbright , American politician (b. 1905 )1995 - David Wayne , American actor (b. 1914 )
1997 - Brian Connolly , Scottish singer (Sweet ) (b. 1945 )1999 - Bryan Mosley , British actor (b. 1931 )2001 - Herbert Simon , American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1916 )2002 - Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom (b. 1930 )2002 - Vicente Sardinero , Spanish baritone (b. 1937 )
2004 - Claude Ryan , Canadian newspaper director and politician (b. 1925 )2006 - Freddie Laker , British airline entrepreneur (b. 1922 )2006 - Nadira , Indian actress (b. 1932 )
2007 - Hank Bauer , American baseball player (b. 1922 )2007 - Ian Richardson , Scottish actor (b. 1934 ) Holidays and observances [ ] External links [ ]
127 Familypedia people were born on February 9
148 Familypedia people died on February 9
78 Familypedia people were first married on February 9