February 9th, 1789

Born on February 9th, 1789

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What happened on February 9th?

February 9th, 2020

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.

February 9th, 2016

Two commuter trains collided head-on at Bad Aibling in southeastern Germany, killing 12 people and injuring 85.

February 9th, 2001

The American submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by a high school, sinking the latter ship and killing nine people on board.

February 9th, 1996

Researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, first created the chemical element copernicium.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force was formed by the integration of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force.

February 9th, 1971

An earthquake registering 6.6 Mw struck the northern San Fernando Valley near the Los Angeles district of Sylmar, killing 65 people.

February 9th, 1964

As Beatlemania swept the United States, the Beatles (pictured) made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show before a record-breaking audience, beginning a musical phenomenon known as the British Invasion.

February 9th, 1950

U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 employees of the State Department of being communists, sparking a period of strong anti-communist sentiment known as McCarthyism.

February 9th, 1945

World War II: Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førde Fjord, Norway.

February 9th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces declared Guadalcanal secure, ending the Guadalcanal campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied forces fighting Japan in the Pacific War.

February 9th, 1942

The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Kranji as part of their campaign to capture Singapore.

February 9th, 1923

Stanley Bruce became prime minister of Australia as leader of the country's first Coalition government.

February 9th, 1920

The Svalbard Treaty was signed in Paris, recognizing Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

February 9th, 1913

A meteor procession was observed along a great circle arc from Canada to Brazil, leading astronomers to conclude that its source was a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

February 9th, 1907

More than 3,000 women in London participated in the Mud March (pictured), the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 9th

Born on February 9th, 1789

59

Franz Xaver Gabelsberger

German inventor of writing system

*February 9th, 1789, Munich †January 4th, 1849, Munich

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68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

43

Tom Hiddleston

English actor (born 1981)

*February 9th, 1981, Westminster

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

*February 9th, 1942, Chênée †May 24th, 2017, Saint-Bénézet

31

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

75

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

52

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

78

Thomas Cooke

Canadian bishop

*February 9th, 1792, Trois-Rivières †April 30th, 1870, Trois-Rivières

77

Rinus Michels

Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

*February 9th, 1928, Amsterdam †March 3rd, 2005, Aalst

84

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

64

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

69

Vasily Zhukovsky

Russian poet (1783-1852)

*February 9th, 1783, Mishenskoye (Belevsky district) †April 24th, 1852, Baden-Baden

26

Marina Kaye

French singer

*February 9th, 1998, Marseille

72

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

29

Sheraldo Becker

Dutch association football player

*February 9th, 1995, Amsterdam

79

Mia Farrow

American actress

*February 9th, 1945, Los Angeles

65

Ali Bongo Ondimba

President of Gabon (2009–2023)

*February 9th, 1959, Brazzaville

81

Farkas Bolyai

Hungarian mathematician

*February 9th, 1775, Buia †November 20th, 1856, Târgu Mureș

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65

Georg Simon Ohm

German physicist and mathematician

*March 16th, 1789, Erlangen †July 6th, 1854, Munich

61

James Fenimore Cooper

American writer (1789-1851)

*September 15th, 1789, Burlington †September 14th, 1851, Cooperstown

28

Francisco Javier Mina

Spanish general and lawyer

*July 1st, 1789, Otao †November 11th, 1817, Pénjamo

64

Silvio Pellico

Italian writer and poet

*June 24th, 1789, Saluzzo †January 31st, 1854, Turin

67

Augustin-Louis Cauchy

French mathematician (1789–1857)

*August 21st, 1789, Paris †May 23rd, 1857, Sceaux

64

John Martin

Painter, engraver and illustrator (1789-1854)

*July 19th, 1789, Haydon Bridge †February 17th, 1854, Douglas

80

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement (1789-1869)

*July 3rd, 1789, Lübeck †November 12th, 1869, Rome

81

Carl Adam Bader

German cathedral organist and operatic tenor

*January 10th, 1789, Bamberg †April 14th, 1870, Berlin

33

Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg

Member of the House of Arenberg

*April 10th, 1789, City of Brussels †April 4th, 1823, Bamberg

77

József Hild

Hungarian architect (1789-1867)

*December 8th, 1789, Pest †March 6th, 1867, Pest

73

William Carr Lane

American mayor (1789-1863)

*December 1st, 1789, Fayette County †January 6th, 1863, St. Louis

53

Leona Vicario

Mexican spy

*April 10th, 1789, Mexico City †August 21st, 1842, Mexico City

85

Heinrich Schwabe

German astronomer (1789-1875)

*October 25th, 1789, Dessau †April 11th, 1875, Dessau

49

Johannes Jacob Hegetschweiler

Swiss botanist (1789-1839)

*December 14th, 1789, Rifferswil †September 9th, 1839, Zürich

76

Jared Sparks

American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister

*May 10th, 1789, Willington †March 14th, 1866, Cambridge

66

William John Swainson

English naturalist and artist

*October 8th, 1789, London †December 6th, 1855, Hutt Valley

43

Manuel de Mier y Terán

Mexican General (1789-1832)

*February 18th, 1789, Mexico City †July 3rd, 1832, Padilla Municipality

65

Wilhelm Hey

German writer (1789-1854)

*March 26th, 1789, Leinatal †May 19th, 1854, Ichtershausen

80

Carlos Soublette

Venezuelan politician and statesman

*December 15th, 1789, Caracas †February 11th, 1870, Caracas

79

Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

*August 27th, 1789, Hildburghausen †November 25th, 1868, Altenburg

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No: With 365 days 1789 is a normal year and no leap year.

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