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Events

474 - Zeno (emperor) crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1555 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
1621 - Pope Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope Papal election by acclamation.
1775 - American Revolutionary War: List of Parliaments of Great Britain declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
1788 - The Habsburg Monarchy joins the Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792 in the Imperial Russia camp.
1822 - Haiti invades the Dominican Republic.
1825 - After no presidential candidate received a majority of U.S. Electoral College, 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 Montgomery Convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
1870 - The U.S. Weather Bureau was established.
1885 - The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii.
1889 - The United States Department of Agriculture (United States Department of Agriculture) is established as a United States 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 Norway sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
1922 - Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright treaty.
1934 - The Balkan Entente is formed.
1942 - World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss United States military strategy in the war.
1942 - Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States.
1943 - World War II: Allies of World War II authorities declare Guadalcanal (Pacific Ocean island) secure after Empire of Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
1945 - Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945) the HMS Venturer (P68) sinking U-864 off the coast of Norway.
1950 - Second Red Scare: United States Senate Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with communism.
1960 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1962 - Jamaica becomes independent nation within the Commonwealth of Nations.
1964 - Olympic Games: Winter Olympic Games - 1964 Winter Olympics close in Innsbruck, Austria.
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 baseball 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 Union 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 - Peace plans offered before and during the Bosnian War#Vance-Owen for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced.
1995 - space shuttle program astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform extra-vehicular activity.
1996 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a 9 February 1996 South Quay bombing in London's Canary Wharf.
2001 - The United States submarine USS Greeneville (SSN-772) accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese people 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, 1st Earl of Orkney, 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)
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 (actor), 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)
1910 - Jacques Monod, French biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (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 actress
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 illustrator
1928 - 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)
1932 - Gerhard Richter, German painter
1933 - Loris Azzaro, French fashion designer (d. 2003)
1934 - John Ziegler (sports administrator), former NHL Commissioner
1936 - Clive Swift, British actor
1936 - Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country singer
1939 - Barry Mann, American singer
1939 - Janet Suzman, South African actress
1940 - Brian Bennett, British musician (The Shadows)
1940 - J. M. Coetzee, South African author, Nobel Prize in Literature
1941 - Sheila Kuehl, American actress
1942 - Carole King, American singer
1943 - Barbara Lewis, American singer and songwriter
1943 - Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater
1943 - Joe Pesci, American actor
1943 - Joseph E. Stiglitz, American economist, Nobel Prize in Economics
1944 - Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
1944 - Alice Walker, American writer
1945 - Mia Farrow, American actress
1945 - Gérard Lenorman, French singer
1946 - Séan Neeson, Northern Irish politician
1946 - Vince Papale, NFL player
1947 - Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
1947 - Joe Ely, American musician
1949 - Judith Light, American actress
1950 - Richard F. Colburn, American politician
1952 - Danny White, American football player
1952 - Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
1953 - Ciarán Hinds, Northern Irish actor
1953 - Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
1954 - Christopher Gardner, American entrepreneur
1954 - Kevin Warwick, Cyborg Scientist
1955 - JM J. Bullock, American actor
1955 - Charles Shaughnessy, British actor
1957 - Gordon Strachan, Scottish football player and manager
1958 - Chris Nilan, National Hockey League player
1958 - Cyrille Regis, English former footballer
1960 - Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1961 - John Kruk, American baseball player
1961 - Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor
1962 - Anik Bissonnette, Quebec ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)
1963 - Brian Greene, American physicist
1963 - Travis Tritt, American singer
1965 - Igor Malkov, Russian speedskater
1965 - Julie Warner, American actress
1966 - Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
1967 - Todd Pratt, American baseball player
1969 - Jimmy Smith (American football), American football player
1968 - Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer
1970 - Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer
1971 - Sharon Case, American actress
1971 - Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
1972 - Crispin Freeman, American voice actor
1973 - Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
1974 - Amber Valletta, American model
1975 - Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
1976 - Charlie Day, American actor
1976 - Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
1976 - Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
1978 - Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
1978 - Daniel Mann (football reporter), British television commentator
1979 - David Gray (snooker player), English snooker player
1979 - Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball player
1979 - Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater
1979 - Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
1980 - Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
1980 - Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
1981 - Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
1981 - John Walker Lindh, American Taliban fighter
1982 - Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer
1983 - Mikel Arruabarrena Aranbide, Spanish footballer
1984 - Han Geng, Korean singer Super Junior
1984 - Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
1985 - David Gallagher, American actor
1986 - Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
1987 - Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
1987 - Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
1989 - Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
1989 - Gia Farrell, American singer
1990 - Camille Winbush, American actress
1996 - Jimmy Bennett, American actor

Deaths

1011 - Bernard I, Duke of Saxony
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, Prince of Conti, 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 Prize in Physics (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 Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1934)
1995 - J. William Fulbright, American politician (b. 1905)
1995 - David Wayne, American actor (b. 1914)
1997 - Brian Connolly, Scottish singer (Sweet (band)) (b. 1945)
1999 - Bryan Mosley, British actor (b. 1931)
2001 - Herbert Simon, American economist, Nobel Prize in Economics (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 (actress), Indian actress (b. 1932)
2007 - Hank Bauer, American baseball player (b. 1922)
2007 - Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (b. 1934)

Holidays and observances

Ansbert of Rouen
John Maron's Day - Lebanon
Saint Apollonia, patron saint of dentists and dental technicians
February 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

BBC: On This Day
On This Day in Canada

February 9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 325 days remaining until the end of the year (326 in leap years).

Serpentine Gallery: Karen Kilimnik 20 February – 9 April 2007
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Serpentine Gallery: Karen Kilimnik 20 February – 9 April 2007
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