February 9th, 1855

Born on February 9th, 1855

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 9th, 1855?

February 9th, 1855

A series of hoof-like marks in the snow continuing through the countryside for some 40 to 100 miles (60 to 160 km) were discovered in Devon, England.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_Footprints

What else happened on February 9th?

February 9th, 1975

The spacecraft and crew of the Soviet Soyuz 17 mission returned to earth after 29 days in orbit at the Salyut 4 station.

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

Breaking a seventeen-month ceasefire, the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a powerful truck bomb in the London Docklands, killing two people and injuring more than a hundred others.

February 9th, 1976

The Australian Defence Force (ensign pictured) 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 year
Born in 1855

69

Robert Koldewey

German archaeologist and architect (1855-1925)

*September 10th, 1855, Blankenburg †February 4th, 1925, Berlin

75

Eduard Meyer

German historian (1855–1930)

*January 25th, 1855, Hamburg †August 31st, 1930, Berlin

78

Oskar von Miller

German engineer

*May 7th, 1855, Munich †April 9th, 1934, Munich

74

Karl von den Steinen

German physician, ethnologist, explorer, ancient Americanist and writer (1855-1929)

*March 7th, 1855, Mülheim an der Ruhr †November 4th, 1929, Kronberg im Taunus

82

Hilmar Mückenberger

German composer

*January 26th, 1855, Eibenstock †May 14th, 1937, Plauen

44

Ernest Chausson

French composer (1855–1899)

*January 20th, 1855, Paris †June 10th, 1899, Limay

50

Jean Lorrain

French Symbolist poet and novelist

*August 9th, 1855, Fécamp †June 30th, 1906, Paris

68

Marie Corelli

British writer (1855-1924)

*May 1st, 1855, London †April 24th, 1924, Stratford-upon-Avon

80

Ferdinand Tönnies

German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936)

*July 26th, 1855, Oldenswort †April 9th, 1936, Kiel

52

Ned Hanlan

Canadian professional sculler, hotelier, and alderman (1855–1908)

*July 12th, 1855, Toronto †January 4th, 1908, Toronto

72

Ignác Alpár

Hungarian architect (1855-1928)

*October 17th, 1855, Pest †April 27th, 1928, Zürich

57

James S. Sherman

Vice president of the United States from 1909 to 1912

*October 24th, 1855, Utica †October 30th, 1912, Utica

71

Houston Stewart Chamberlain

British-German racialist philosopher (1855–1927)

*September 9th, 1855, Portsmouth †January 9th, 1927, Bayreuth

61

Percival Lowell

American astronomer (1855-1916)

*March 13th, 1855, Boston †November 12th, 1916, Flagstaff

43

Georges Rodenbach

Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist (1855-1898)

*July 16th, 1855, Tournai †December 25th, 1898, Paris

76

Inukai Tsuyoshi

Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan (1855–1932)

*June 4th, 1855, Okayama †May 15th, 1932, Tokyo

43

Eleanor Marx

English-born activist and daughter of Karl Marx (1855–1898)

*January 16th, 1855, Soho †March 31st, 1898, Sydenham

56

Giovanni Pascoli

Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912)

*December 31st, 1855, San Mauro Pascoli †April 6th, 1912, Bologna

39

Albert Frederick Mummery

English mountaineer and author (1855–1895)

*September 10th, 1855, Dover †August 24th, 1895, Nanga Parbat

33

Vsevolod Garshin

Russian author of short stories (1855-1888)

*February 2nd, 1855, Bakhmutsky Uyezd †March 24th, 1888, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1855 is a normal year and no leap year.

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