February 9th, 1825

Born on February 9th, 1825

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What happened on February 9th, 1825?

February 9th, 1825

After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as sixth President of the United States in a contingent election.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College

February 9th, 1825

After no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the previous year's presidential election, the United States House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams (pictured) as president in a contingent election.

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What else 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.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 9th?

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

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

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

67

William Dwight Whitney

American orientalist, linguist and lexicographer

*February 9th, 1827, Northampton †June 7th, 1894, New Haven

75

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

31

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

52

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

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

26

Marina Kaye

French singer

*February 9th, 1998, Marseille

79

Mia Farrow

American actress

*February 9th, 1945, Los Angeles

29

Sheraldo Becker

Dutch association football player

*February 9th, 1995, Amsterdam

57

Keelikōlani

Primary heir to the Kamehameha family of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

*February 9th, 1826, Honolulu †May 24th, 1883, Kailua-Kona

65

Ali Bongo Ondimba

President of Gabon (2009–2023)

*February 9th, 1959, Brazzaville

79

Ōsumi Yoshinori

Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )

*February 9th, 1945, Fukuoka

61

Yves Ciampi

Film director

*February 9th, 1921, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 5th, 1982, 8th arrondissement of Paris

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77

Jules Girard

French literary theorist

*February 24th, 1825, Paris †March 30th, 1902, Cannes

67

Jean-Martin Charcot

French neurologist (1825–1893)

*November 29th, 1825, Paris †August 16th, 1893, Montsauche-les-Settons

73

Johann Strauss II

Austrian composer (1825-1899)

*October 25th, 1825, Neubau †June 3rd, 1899, Vienna

58

Roderich von Stintzing

German legal historian (1825–1883)

*February 8th, 1825, Altona †September 13th, 1883, Oberstdorf

70

Ludwig Ruetimeyer

Swiss zoologist (1825-1895)

*February 26th, 1825, Biglen †November 25th, 1895, Basel

66

Emmy von Dincklage

German writer (1825-1891)

*March 13th, 1825, Gut Campe †June 28th, 1891, Berlin

50

George Pickett

Confederate Army general

*January 16th, 1825, Richmond †July 30th, 1875, Norfolk

75

Jules Barbier

French poet, writer and librettist

*March 8th, 1825, Paris †January 16th, 1901, Paris

71

Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg

Austrian politician (1825-1896)

*June 27th, 1825, Vienna †December 12th, 1896, Ober-Grafendorf

91

Dadabhai Naoroji

Indian politician leader, scholar and writer (1825–1917)

*September 4th, 1825, Mumbai †June 30th, 1917, Mumbai

66

Luis Martos y Potestad

Spanish politician (1825-1892)

*October 1st, 1825, Cartagena †July 4th, 1892, Madrid

70

Thomas Henry Huxley

British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)

*May 4th, 1825, Ealing †June 29th, 1895, Eastbourne

66

Pedro II of Brazil

2nd and final Emperor of Brazil (r. 1831–89)

*December 2nd, 1825, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 1891, Paris

48

Max Schultze

German microscopic anatomist and phycologist (1825–1874)

*March 25th, 1825, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 16th, 1874, Bonn

52

Cristóbal Oudrid

Spanish pianist, conductor and composer (1825-1877)

*February 7th, 1825, Badajoz †March 13th, 1877, Madrid

65

Camilo Castelo Branco

19th-century Portuguese writer

*March 16th, 1825, Lisbon †June 1st, 1890, Seide

69

George Inness

American landscape painter (1825-1894)

*May 1st, 1825, Newburgh †August 3rd, 1894, Bridge of Allan

72

Johann Jakob Balmer

Swiss mathematician

*May 1st, 1825, Lausen †March 12th, 1898, Basel

79

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

French academic painter (1825-1905)

*November 30th, 1825, La Rochelle †August 19th, 1905, La Rochelle

69

Stephen F. Chadwick

American politician (1825-1895)

*December 25th, 1825, Middletown †January 15th, 1895, Salem

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