What are the important events that happened on February 9? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 9: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 9 is the 40th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 326 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 27, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,457,280 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘tetracontagon’ day.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there is one day remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,067 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 9 Historical Events
- 1870 –President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
- 1885 –The first Japanese government-approved immigrants arrive in Hawaii.
- 1900 –The Davis Cup competition is established.
- 1913 –A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
- 1920 –Under the terms of the Spitsbergen Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
- 1922 –Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
- 1951 –Geochang massacre: Korean War
- 1969 –First test flight of the Boeing 747.
- 1975 –The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
- 2005 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rooster in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 9?
- 1893 –Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister (d. 1987)
- 1935 –Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe, British pastor, entertainer, journalist, writer and paranormal investigator
- 1946 –Vince Papale, American football player
- 1952 –Danny White, American football player
- 1957 –Gordon Strachan, Scottish football player and manager
- 1961 –Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor
- 1975 –Kurt Asle Arvesen, Norwegian cyclist
- 1978 –Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
- 1981 –James Owen “The Rev” Sullivan, American musician (Avenged Sevenfold) (d. 2009)
- 1984 –Maurice Ager, American basketball player
Who died on February 9?
- 1011 –Bernard I, Duke of Saxony
- 1619 –Lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher (b. 1585)
- 1777 –Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (b. 1706)
- 1857 –Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem (b. 1798)
- 1891 –Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (b. 1819)
- 1951 –Eddy Duchin, American musician (b. 1910)
- 1960 –Alexandre Benois, Russian artist (b. 1870)
- 1997 –Brian Connolly, Scottish singer (Sweet) (b. 1945)
- 2006 –Nadira, Indian actress (b. 1932)
- 2010 –Phil Harris, American fisherman from Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch (b. 1956)
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