February 9th Events |
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| February 9th, 2001 (February 09 2001) | Event | The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School. | |
| February 9th, 1996 (February 09 1996) | Event | The Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a large bomb in London s Canary Wharf. | |
| February 9th, 1995 (February 09 1995) | Event | Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks. | |
| February 9th, 1994 (February 09 1994) | Event | Vance-Owen peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced. | |
| February 9th, 1991 (February 09 1991) | Event | Voters in Lithuania vote for independence. | |
| February 9th, 1986 (February 09 1986) | Event | Comet Halley reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, during its second visit to the inner solar system in the 20th century. | |
| February 9th, 1975 (February 09 1975) | Event | The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth. | |
| February 9th, 1973 (February 09 1973) | Event | Biju Patnaik of the Pragati Legislature Party elected leader of opposition in the state assembly in Orissa, India. | |
| February 9th, 1971 (February 09 1971) | Event | The 6.4 on the Richter Scale Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California. | |
| February 9th, 1971 (February 09 1971) | Event | Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. | Satchel Paige Quotes |
| February 9th, 1971 (February 09 1971) | Event | Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing. | |
| February 9th, 1969 (February 09 1969) | Event | First test flight of the Boeing 747. | |
| February 9th, 1965 (February 09 1965) | Event | Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam. | |
| February 9th, 1964 (February 09 1964) | Event | The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers. | |
| February 9th, 1962 (February 09 1962) | Event | Jamaica becomes independent nation within the Commonwealth of Nations. | |
| February 9th, 1960 (February 09 1960) | Event | Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. | |
| February 9th, 1950 (February 09 1950) | Event | Second Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States State Department of being filled with Communists. | Joseph McCarthy Quotes |
| February 9th, 1945 (February 09 1945) | Event | The Battle of the Atlantic the HMS Venturer sinking U-Boat 864 off the coast of Norway. | |
| February 9th, 1943 (February 09 1943) | Event | World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal. | |
| February 9th, 1942 (February 09 1942) | Event | World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war. | |
| February 9th, 1942 (February 09 1942) | Event | Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States. | |
| February 9th, 1934 (February 09 1934) | Event | The Balkan Entente is formed. | |
| February 9th, 1922 (February 09 1922) | Event | Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. | |
| February 9th, 1920 (February 09 1920) | Event | By the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized. | |
| February 9th, 1904 (February 09 1904) | Event | Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur | |
| February 9th, 1900 (February 09 1900) | Event | Davis Cup competition is established. | |
| February 9th, 1895 (February 09 1895) | Event | William G. Morgan modifies Mintonette to volleyball. | |
| February 9th, 1889 (February 09 1889) | Event | The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is established as a Cabinet-level agency. | |
| February 9th, 1885 (February 09 1885) | Event | The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. | |
| February 9th, 1870 (February 09 1870) | Event | The U.S. Weather Bureau was established. | |
| February 9th, 1861 (February 09 1861) | Event | American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama. | |
| February 9th, 1825 (February 09 1825) | Event | 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. | John Quincy Adams Quotes |
| February 9th, 1822 (February 09 1822) | Event | Haiti invades the newly founded Dominican Republic. | |
| February 9th, 1788 (February 09 1788) | Event | The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp. | |
| February 9th, 1775 (February 09 1775) | Event | American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion. | |
| February 9th, 1621 (February 09 1621) | Event | Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation. | |
| February 9th, 1555 (February 09 1555) | Event | Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake. | |
| February 9th, 0474 (February 09 0474) | Event | Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. | |
