February, 9th in History

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Events

Friday 09, 2001:
The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.

Friday 09, 1996:
The Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf

Wednesday 09, 1994:
Peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina announced (so called Vance-Owen peace plan).

Saturday 09, 1991:
Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.

Sunday 09, 1986:
Comet Halley reaches its perihelion, the closest point to the Earth, during it's second visit to the solar system in the 20th century.

Sunday 09, 1975:
The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.

Tuesday 09, 1971:
Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing.

Tuesday 09, 1965:
Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.

Sunday 09, 1964:
The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Tuesday 09, 1960:
Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Thursday 09, 1950:
Red scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States State Department of being filled with Communists.

Tuesday 09, 1943:
World War II, Battle of Guadalcanal: After forcing the remaining Japanese to be evacuated the night before, American authorities declared Guadalcanal secure.

Monday 09, 1942:
Daylight-saving time goes into effect in the United States.

Thursday 09, 1922:
Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

Monday 09, 1920:
By the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.

Friday 09, 1900:
Davis Cup competition is established.

Saturday 09, 1895:
William G. Morgan invents volleyball.

Saturday 09, 1889:
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is established as a Cabinet-level agency.

Monday 09, 1885:
The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii.

Saturday 09, 1861:
American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.

Wednesday 09, 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.

Thursday 09, 1775:
American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.

Tuesday 09, 1621:
Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.

Friday 09, 474:
Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/09-february/on-this-day.html


People born on February 09

1996:
Jimmy Bennett, child actor (b: February 9, 1996) (Biography of Jimmy Bennett)

1987:
Alberto Magana, Mexican guitarrist (b: February 9, 1987) (Biography of Alberto Magana)

1985:
David Gallagher, American actor (b: February 9, 1985) (Biography of David Gallagher)

1981:
John Walker Lindh, American Taliban fighter (b: February 9, 1981) (Biography of John Walker Lindh)

1979:
David Gray, English snooker player (b: February 9, 1979) (Biography of David Gray (snooker player))
Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress (b: February 9, 1979) (Biography of Zhang Ziyi)

1976:
Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican Major League Baseball player (b: February 9, 1976) (Biography of Vladimir Guerrero)

1970:
Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer (b: February 9, 1970) (Biography of Glenn McGrath)

1966:
Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete (b: February 9, 1966) (Biography of Ellen van Langen)

1963:
Brian Greene, American physicist (b: February 9, 1963) (Biography of Brian Greene)
Travis Tritt, American singer (b: February 9, 1963) (Biography of Travis Tritt)

1961:
John Kruk, baseball player and commentator (b: February 9, 1961) (Biography of John Kruk)

1960:
Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) (b: February 9, 1960) (Biography of Holly Johnson)

1955:
Charles Shaughnessy, British actor (b: February 9, 1955) (Biography of Charles Shaughnessy)
JM J. Bullock, American actor (b: February 9, 1955) (Biography of JM J. Bullock)

1952:
Mookie Wilson, baseball player (b: February 9, 1952) (Biography of Mookie Wilson)

1949:
Jim Sheridan, Irish film director (b: February 9, 1949) (Biography of Jim Sheridan)
Judith Light, American actress (b: February 9, 1949) (Biography of Judith Light)

1947:
Carla Del Ponte, UN prosecutor (b: February 9, 1947) (Biography of Carla Del Ponte)

1945:
Mia Farrow, American actress (b: February 9, 1945) (Biography of Mia Farrow)

1944:
Alice Walker, American writer (b: February 9, 1944) (Biography of Alice Walker)

1943:
Joe Pesci, American actor (b: February 9, 1943) (Biography of Joe Pesci)

1942:
Carole King, American singer and composer (b: February 9, 1942) (Biography of Carole King)

1941:
Sheila Kuehl, American actress and politician (b: February 9, 1941) (Biography of Sheila Kuehl)

1940:
J. M. Coetzee, South African author (b: February 9, 1940) (Biography of J. M. Coetzee)

1939:
Janet Suzman, South African actress (b: February 9, 1939) (Biography of Janet Suzman)
Barry Mann, American singer and songwriter (b: February 9, 1939) (Biography of Barry Mann)

1936:
Clive Swift, British actor (b: February 9, 1936) (Biography of Clive Swift)

1932:
Gerhard Richter, German painter and graphic artist (b: February 9, 1932) (Biography of Gerhard Richter)

1930:
Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (b: February 9, 1930) (Biography of Garner Ted Armstrong)

1928:
Frank Frazetta, American illustrator (b: February 9, 1928) (Biography of Frank Frazetta)
Roger Mudd, American journalist (b: February 9, 1928) (Biography of Roger Mudd)

1925:
Burkhard Heim, German physicist (b: February 9, 1925 ; d: January 14, 2001) (Biography of Burkhard Heim)

1923:
Brendan Behan, Irish author (b: February 9, 1923) (Biography of Brendan Behan)

1922:
Kathryn Grayson, American actress (b: February 9, 1922) (Biography of Kathryn Grayson)

1916:
Tex Hughson, baseball player (b: February 9, 1916 ; d: August 6, 1993) (Biography of Tex Hughson)

1914:
Bill Veeck, baseball executive (b: February 9, 1914 ; d: January 2, 1986) (Biography of Bill Veeck)
Ernest Tubb, American singer (b: February 9, 1914 ; d: September 6, 1984) (Biography of Ernest Tubb)
Gypsy Rose Lee, American dancer and actress (b: February 9, 1914 ; d: April 26, 1970) (Biography of Gypsy Rose Lee)

1910:
Jacques Monod, French biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b: February 9, 1910) (Biography of Jacques Monod)

1909:
Dean Rusk, United States Secretary of State (b: February 9, 1909 ; d: December 20, 1994) (Biography of Dean Rusk)
Carmen Miranda, Portuguese actress and singer (b: February 9, 1909 ; d: August 5, 1955) (Biography of Carmen Miranda)
Heather Angel, British actress (b: February 9, 1909) (Biography of Heather Angel)

1902:
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (b: February 9, 1902 ; d: March 24, 1999) (Biography of Gertrud Scholtz-Klink)

1901:
Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (b: February 9, 1901 ; d: April 5, 1972) (Biography of Brian Donlevy)
James Murray, American actor (b: February 9, 1901) (Biography of James Murray (actor))

1897:
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian pilot (b: February 9, 1897) (Biography of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith)

1895:
Hermann Brill, German politician (b: February 9, 1895 ; d: June 22, 1959) (Biography of Hermann Brill)

1892:
Peggy Wood, American actress (b: February 9, 1892) (Biography of Peggy Wood)

1891:
Ronald Colman, English actor (b: February 9, 1891 ; d: May 19, 1958) (Biography of Ronald Colman)

1885:
Alban Berg, Austrian composer (b: February 9, 1885 ; d: December 24, 1935) (Biography of Alban Berg)

1874:
Amy Lowell, American poet (b: February 9, 1874 ; d: May 12, 1925) (Biography of Amy Lowell)

1865:
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, British actress (b: February 9, 1865 ; d: April 9, 1940) (Biography of Mrs. Patrick Campbell)

1846:
Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer and industrialist (b: February 9, 1846) (Biography of Wilhelm Maybach)

1834:
Felix Dahn, German author (b: February 9, 1834) (Biography of Felix Dahn)

1830:
Abd-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Sultan (b: February 9, 1830) (Biography of Abd-ul-Aziz)

1800:
Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b: February 9, 1800 ; d: June 27, 1844) (Biography of Hyrum Smith)

1773:
William Henry Harrison, President of the United States (b: February 9, 1773 ; d: April 4, 1841) (Biography of William Henry Harrison)

1748:
Luther Martin, American patriot (b: February 9, 1748 ; d: July 8, 1826) (Biography of Luther Martin)

1700:
Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (b: February 9, 1700 ; d: March 17, 1782) (Biography of Daniel Bernoulli)

1666:
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b: February 9, 1666 ; d: January 29, 1737) (Biography of George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney)

1533:
Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b: February 9, 1533 ; d: March 5, 1611) (Biography of Shimazu Yoshihisa)

1404:
Constantine XI, last Byzantine Emperor (b: February 9, 1404) (Biography of Constantine XI)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/09-february/births.html

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People who died on February 09

2002:
Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom (d: February 9, 2002) (Biography of Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom)

1999:
Bryan Mosley (d: February 9, 1999) (Biography of Bryan Mosley)

1995:
J. William Fulbright, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (b: April 9, 1905 ; d: February 9, 1995) (Biography of J. William Fulbright)

1984:
Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (b: June 15, 1914 ; d: February 9, 1984) (Biography of Yuri Andropov)

1981:
Bill Haley, American singer (Bill Haley and the Comets) (b: July 6, 1925 ; d: February 9, 1981) (Biography of Bill Haley)

1979:
Dennis Gabor, Hungarian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: June 5, 1900 ; d: February 9, 1979) (Biography of Dennis Gabor)

1976:
Percy Faith, Canadian composer and musician (b: April 7, 1908 ; d: February 9, 1976) (Biography of Percy Faith)

1969:
Gabby Hayes (d: February 9, 1969) (Biography of Gabby Hayes)

1966:
Sophie Tucker, Russian-born singer, comedienne, and vaudeville performer (b: January 13, 1884 ; d: February 9, 1966) (Biography of Sophie Tucker)

1957:
Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and regent (b: June 18, 1868 ; d: February 9, 1957) (Biography of Miklós Horthy)

1951:
Eddy Duchin (d: February 9, 1951) (Biography of Eddy Duchin)

1906:
Paul Laurence Dunbar (d: February 9, 1906) (Biography of Paul Laurence Dunbar)

1891:
Johan Jongkind (d: February 9, 1891) (Biography of Johan Jongkind)

1881:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (b: November 11, 1821 ; d: February 9, 1881) (Biography of Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

1777:
Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b: May 20, 1706 ; d: February 9, 1777) (Biography of Seth Pomeroy)

1751:
Henri François d'Aguesseau (d: February 9, 1751) (Biography of Henri François d'Aguesseau)

1709:
François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b: April 30, 1664 ; d: February 9, 1709) (Biography of François Louis, Prince of Conti)

1675:
Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (b: April 7, 1613 ; d: February 9, 1675) (Biography of Gerhard Douw)

1640:
Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (b: June 16, 1612 ; d: February 9, 1640) (Biography of Murad IV)

1619:
Lucilio Vanini (d: February 9, 1619) (Biography of Lucilio Vanini)

1555:
Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (b: October 6, 1510 ; d: February 9, 1555) (Biography of Rowland Taylor)

1450:
Agnès Sorel (d: February 9, 1450) (Biography of Agnès Sorel)

1199:
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b: May 9, 1147 ; d: February 9, 1199) (Biography of Minamoto no Yoritomo)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/09-february/deaths.html