February 9th, 1895

Born on February 9th, 1895

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What happened on February 9th, 1895?

February 9th, 1895

William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.

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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.

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.

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

Born on February 9th, 1895

64

Hermann Brill

German politician (1895-1959)

*February 9th, 1895, Gräfenroda †June 22nd, 1959, Wiesbaden

77

Edward Sternaman

American football player and coach (1895-1973)

*February 9th, 1895, Chicago †February 1st, 1973, Chicago

35

Max Valier

Austrian physicist and rocketry pioneer (1895–1930)

*February 9th, 1895, Bolzano †May 17th, 1930, Berlin

54

Fedor Ozep

Russian-Soviet-American film director and screenwriter

*February 9th, 1895, Moscow †June 20th, 1949, Beverly Hills

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Who's birthday is on February 9th?

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

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

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

86

Peggy Wood

American actress of stage, film and television (1892-1978)

*February 9th, 1892, Brooklyn †March 18th, 1978, Stamford

43

Tom Hiddleston

English actor (born 1981)

*February 9th, 1981, Westminster

88

Pietro Nenni

Italian politician (1891–1980)

*February 9th, 1891, Faenza †January 1st, 1980, Rome

77

Rinus Michels

Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)

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

75

Judith Light

American actress

*February 9th, 1949, Trenton

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

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

84

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

*February 9th, 1940, Cape Town

52

Crispin Freeman

Voice actor originally from the Midwestern United States

*February 9th, 1972, Chicago

31

Kenya Kinski-Jones

American fashion model

*February 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

66

Jacques Monod

French biologist and biochemist, Nobel laureate (1910-1976)

*February 9th, 1910, 17th arrondissement of Paris †May 31st, 1976, Cannes

61

Yves Ciampi

Film director

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

64

Holly Johnson

British artist, musician and writer

*February 9th, 1960, Liverpool

79

Mia Farrow

American actress

*February 9th, 1945, Los Angeles

46

Carmen Miranda

Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer

*February 9th, 1909, Marco de Canaveses †August 5th, 1955, Beverly Hills

76

Robert Geritzmann

German politician (1893-1969)

*February 9th, 1893, Überruhr †September 12th, 1969, Gelsenkirchen

79

Ōsumi Yoshinori

Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )

*February 9th, 1945, Fukuoka

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92

Fritz Schachermeyr

Austrian classical scholar and archaeologist

*January 10th, 1895, Urfahr †December 26th, 1987, Eisenstadt

91

Joseph Vogt

German historian of classical antiquity (1895-1986)

*June 23rd, 1895, Schechingen †July 14th, 1986, Tübingen

85

Andreas Alföldi

Hungarian historian, epigraphist, numismatist, archaeologist (1895-1981)

*August 27th, 1895, Pomáz †February 12th, 1981, Princeton

56

George VI

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948 (1895–1952)

*December 14th, 1895, York Cottage †February 6th, 1952, Sandringham House

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

70

Dorothea Lange

American photojournalist (1895-1965)

*May 25th, 1895, Hoboken †October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

49

Wolfram von Richthofen

German military officer and aviator

*October 10th, 1895, Bartoszówek †July 12th, 1945, Bad Ischl

66

Anita Stewart

American actress, film producer (1895-1961)

*February 7th, 1895, Brooklyn †May 4th, 1961, Los Angeles

80

Ruth McDevitt

Actress (1895-1976)

*September 13th, 1895, Coldwater †May 27th, 1976, Hollywood

75

Igor Tamm

Russian physicist

*July 8th, 1895, Vladivostok †April 12th, 1971, Moscow

82

Jacques Brugnon

French tennis player (1895-1978)

*May 11th, 1895, Paris †March 20th, 1978, Paris

53

Babe Ruth

American baseball player (1895–1948)

*February 6th, 1895, Baltimore †August 16th, 1948, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

102

Ernst Jünger

German writer

*March 29th, 1895, Heidelberg †February 17th, 1998, Riedlingen

79

Moyna Macgill

Irish actress (1895-1975)

*December 10th, 1895, Belfast †November 25th, 1975, Los Angeles

71

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor (1895-1967)

*September 22nd, 1895, Lviv †August 25th, 1967, Montecito

79

Ruth Lee

American actress (1895-1975)

*September 14th, 1895, Minneapolis †August 3rd, 1975, Woodland Hills

77

J. Edgar Hoover

American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)

*January 1st, 1895, Washington, D.C. †May 2nd, 1972, Washington, D.C.

68

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

*October 30th, 1895, Łagów, Świebodzin County †April 24th, 1964, Königsfeld im Schwarzwald

82

Anastas Mikoyan

Soviet revolutionary and statesman (1895–1978)

*November 13th, 1895, Sanahin †October 21st, 1978, Moscow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1895 is a normal year and no leap year.

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