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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[474]] &ndash; [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]] is crowned as co-emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]]<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia | url = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zeno-emperor | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Britannica | title = Zeno | access-date = 8 February 2018}}</ref>
*[[1003]] &ndash; [[Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia|Boleslaus III]] is restored to authority with armed support from [[Bolesław I the Brave]] of [[Greater Poland|Poland]].
*[[1098]] &ndash; A [[First Crusade]] army led by [[Bohemond of Taranto]] wins a [[Battle of the Lake of Antioch|major battle]] against the [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuq]] emir [[Ridwan of Aleppo]] during the [[siege of Antioch]]{{sfn|Runciman|1951|pp=225-226}}
*[[1539]] &ndash; The first recorded race is held on [[Chester Racecourse]], known as the Roodee.{{sfn|Saunders, Otley|1863|page=108}}
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[Bishop of Gloucester]] [[John Hooper (bishop)|John Hooper]] is [[burned at the stake]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |last=Pollard |first=Albert Frederick |wstitle=Hooper, John|volume=13 |page=675–676}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Pope Gregory XV|Gregory XV]] becomes [[Pope]], the last Pope [[Papal election|elected]] by [[acclamation (papal elections)|acclamation]].<ref>[http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1616.htm#Ludovisi Pope Gregory XV] (by S. Miranda)</ref>
*[[1654]] &ndash; The [[Capture of Fort Rocher]] takes place during the [[Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)|Anglo-Spanish War]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zA90DQAAQBAJ&pg=PT103|title=Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas|first=Laura|last=Duncombe|date=1 April 2017|publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]]|page=103|isbn=9781613736043}}</ref>
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Parliament of Great Britain|British Parliament]] declares [[Massachusetts]] in rebellion.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cogliano|first=Francis D.|title=Revolutionary America, 1763–1815: A Political History|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=1999|page=47}}</ref>
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Rhode Island]] becomes the fourth US state to ratify the [[Articles of Confederation]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hough|first=Franklin Benjamin|author-link=Franklin B. Hough|title=American Constitutions|url=https://archive.org/details/americanconstit00houggoog|year=1872|publisher=Weed, Parsons, & Company|location=Albany|page=[https://archive.org/details/americanconstit00houggoog/page/n25 10]}} References to a 1778 Virginia ratification are based on an error in the Journals of Congress: "The published Journals of Congress print this enabling act of the Virginia assembly under date of Dec. 15, 1778. This error has come from the MS. vol. 9 (History of Confederation), p. 123, Papers of the Continental Congress, Library of Congress." {{cite book|last=Dyer|first=Albion M.|title=First Ownership of Ohio Lands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byh58dkalw8C&pg=PA1|orig-year=1911|year=2008|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|location=Baltimore|isbn=978-0-8063-0098-6|page=10}}</ref>
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Haiti]] [[Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo|attacks]] the newly established [[Dominican Republic]] on the other side of the island of [[Hispaniola]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/report08boargoog|quote=haiti; island.|title=First Report of the United States - Board of Geographic Names 1890-1891|page=[https://archive.org/details/report08boargoog/page/n52 45]|editor=United States Geographic Board|editor-link=United States Board on Geographic Names|year=1890–1891|publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Washington Government Printing Office]]|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[1825]] &ndash; After no candidate receives a majority of [[U.S. Electoral College|electoral votes]] in [[1824 United States presidential election|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]].
*[[1849]] &ndash; The new [[Roman Republic (1849)|Roman Republic]] is declared.
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Jefferson Davis]] is elected the [[President of the Confederate States of America|Provisional President]] of the [[Confederate States of America]] by the [[Provisional Congress of the Confederate States|Provisional Confederate Congress]] at [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
*[[1870]] &ndash; US president [[Ulysses S. Grant]] signs a [[joint resolution]] of [[United States Congress|Congress]] establishing the [[U.S. Weather Bureau]].
*[[1889]] &ndash; US president [[Grover Cleveland]] signs a bill elevating the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] to a [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]-level agency.
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Verdi]]'s last opera, ''[[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]]'' premieres at [[La Scala]], [[Milan]].<ref name=klein>{{cite journal|last=Klein|first=John W.|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/911833|title=Verdi and ''Falstaff''|journal=[[The Musical Times]]|date=1 July 1926|volume=67|issue=1001|pages=605–607|doi=10.2307/911833|jstor=911833}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[William G. Morgan]] creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as [[volleyball]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; The [[Davis Cup]] competition is established.

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Russo-Japanese War]]: [[Battle of Port Arthur]] concludes.
*[[1907]] &ndash; The [[Mud March (suffragists)|Mud March]] is the first large procession organised by the [[National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies]] (NUWSS).
*[[1913]] &ndash; A group of [[meteor]]s [[Meteor procession of February 9, 1913|is visible]] across much of the eastern seaboard of the [[Americas]], leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived [[natural satellite]] of the Earth.
*[[1920]] &ndash; Under the terms of the [[Svalbard Treaty]], international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago [[Svalbard]], and designates it as [[demilitarized]].
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Brazil]] becomes a member of the [[Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works|Berne Convention]] [[copyright]] treaty.
*[[1929]] &ndash; Members of the [[Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng]] [[Assassination of Alfred François Bazin|assassinate the labor recruiter Bazin]], prompting a crackdown by [[French Indochina|French colonial authorities]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rise of Nationalism in Vietnam, 1900&ndash;1941|author-link=William Duiker|first=William|last=Duiker|year=1976|publisher=[[Cornell University]]|location=[[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]]|isbn=0-8014-0951-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/riseofnationalis0000duik/page/160 160&ndash;161]|url=https://archive.org/details/riseofnationalis0000duik/page/160}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Prohibition|Prohibition law]] is abolished in [[Finland]] after a national referendum, where 70% voted for a repeal of the law.<ref>[http://www.mlang.name/arkisto/vakijuomalaki.html Laki väkijuomista (45/1932).] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>S. Sariola, "Prohibition in Finland, 1919–1932; its background and consequences," ''Quarterly Journal of Studies in Alcohol'' (Sep. 1954) 15(3) pp. 477–90</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; The [[Balkan Entente]] is formed between [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]], [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]], [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], and [[Turkey]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Bombing of Genoa in World War II|Bombing of Genoa]]: The [[Cathedral of San Lorenzo]] in [[Genoa]], Italy, is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.
*[[1942]] &ndash; Year-round [[Daylight saving time]] (aka War Time) is reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daylight-saving-time-instituted|access-date=9 February 2018|title=Daylight saving time instituted - Feb 09, 1942 - HISTORY.com|quote=On this day, Congress pushes ahead standard time for the United States by one hour in each time zone, imposing daylight saving time–called at the time 'war time.'}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: [[Pacific War]]: [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] authorities declare [[Guadalcanal (Pacific Ocean island)|Guadalcanal]] secure after [[Empire of Japan|Imperial Japan]] evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the [[Battle of Guadalcanal]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Battle of the Atlantic]]: {{HMS|Venturer|P68|6}} [[Action of 9 February 1945|sinks]] ''[[U-864]]'' off the coast of [[Fedje]], Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.
*1945 &ndash; World War II: A force of [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] aircraft [[Black Friday (1945)|unsuccessfully attack]] a [[Nazi Germany|German]] destroyer in [[Førdefjorden]], Norway.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Second Red Scare]]: [[United States Senate|US Senator]] [[Joseph McCarthy]] accuses the [[United States Department of State]] of being filled with [[Communism|Communists]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: "Communists in Government Service," McCarthy Says |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/mccarthy-hearings/communists-in-government-service.htm |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Korean War]]: The two-day [[Geochang massacre]] begins as a battalion of the 11th Division of the [[South Korean Army]] kills 719 unarmed citizens in [[Geochang]], in the [[South Gyeongsang]] district of [[South Korea]].
*[[1959]] &ndash; The [[R-7 Semyorka]], the first [[intercontinental ballistic missile]], becomes operational at [[Plesetsk]], [[Soviet Union|USSR]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[The Beatles at the Cavern Club]]: Lunchtime &ndash; [[The Beatles]] perform under this name at [[The Cavern Club]] for the first time following their return to [[Liverpool]] from [[Hamburg]].<ref>[https://www.cavernclub.com/history/1960s/#:~:text=Thursday%209%20February%201961,the%20Cavern%20Club's%20signature%20act The Cavern Club] retrieved 2024-2-1</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[The Beatles]] make their first appearance on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The [[United States Marine Corps]] sends a [[MIM-23 Hawk]] missile battalion to [[South Vietnam]], the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission.
*[[1971]] &ndash; The 6.5–6.7 {{M|w}} [[1971 San Fernando earthquake|Sylmar earthquake]] hits the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.
*  1971   &ndash; [[Satchel Paige]] becomes the first [[negro league baseball|Negro league]] player to be voted into the USA's [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]].
*  1971   &ndash; [[Apollo program]]: [[Apollo 14]] returns to Earth after the third human Moon landing.
*[[1975]] &ndash; The [[Soyuz 17]] [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[spacecraft]] returns to Earth.
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 3739 (1976)|Aeroflot Flight 3739]], a [[Tupolev Tu-104]], crashes during takeoff from [[International Airport Irkutsk|Irkutsk Airport]], killing 24.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-104A CCCP-42327 Irkutsk Airport (IKT)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19760209-0|access-date=2020-02-08|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; The [[Budd Company]] unveils its first [[Budd SPV-2000|SPV-2000]] self-propelled railcar in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Japan Air Lines Flight 350]] crashes near [[Haneda Airport]] in an attempted [[Suicide by pilot|pilot mass murder-suicide]], killing 24 of the 174 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 JA8061 Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820209-0|access-date=2022-02-09|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Halley's Comet]] last appeared in the inner [[Solar System]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union]]: Voters in [[Lithuania]] [[Lithuanian independence referendum, 1991|vote for independence]] from the [[Soviet Union]].
*[[1996]] &ndash; The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] declares the end to its 18-month [[ceasefire]] and [[1996 Docklands bombing|explodes a large bomb]] in London's [[Canary Wharf]], killing two people.
*  1996   &ndash; [[Copernicium]] is discovered by [[Sigurd Hofmann]], [[Victor Ninov]] et al.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hofmann|first1=S.|year=1996|title=The new element 112|journal=[[Zeitschrift für Physik A]]|volume=354 |issue=1 |pages=229–230|doi=10.1007/BF02769517|s2cid=119975957|display-authors=etal}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; The [[Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision]] takes place, killing nine of the thirty-five people on board the Japanese [[fishery]] high-school training ship ''Ehime Maru'', leaving the [[USS Greeneville (SSN-772)|USS ''Greeneville'' (SSN-772)]] with [[United States dollar|US $]]2 million in repairs, at [[Pearl Harbor]].<ref name="AP12-APR-01">{{cite journal | title=USS ''Greeneville'' Returns to Sea | journal=Associated Press Online | date=12 April 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.asil.org/insights/volume/6/issue/5/ehime-maru-incident-and-law|last=Schoenbaum|first=Thomas J.|title=The Ehime Maru Incident and the law|journal=ASIL Insights|volume=6|issue=5|date=March 5, 2001|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/02/10/9-killed-in-2001-when-a-u-s-sub-hit-japanese-fishing-ship-remembered/|title=9 killed in 2001 when a U.S. sub hit Japanese fishing ship remembered|first=Audrey|last=McAvoy|via=[[Associated Press]]|newspaper=[[Navy Times]]|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/02/09/national/us-captain-apologizes-ehime-maru-anniversary/|title=Ex-U.S. captain apologizes for Ehime Maru collision on 20th anniversary|journal=[[The Japan Times]]|date=February 9, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Navy Salvage Report F/V Ehime Maru|date=October 31, 2006|access-date=February 10, 2021|publisher=[[United States Navy]]|url=https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/SUPSALV/SalvageReports/FV%20Ehime%20Maru.pdf}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; Two passenger trains [[Bad Aibling rail accident|collide]] in the German town of [[Bad Aibling]] in the state of [[Bavaria]]. Twelve people die and 85 others are injured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Weiteres Opfer erliegt schweren Verletzungen |url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/bad-aibling-nach-zugunglueck-stirbt-weiteres-opfer-a-1086985.html |newspaper=Der Spiegel |date=13 April 2016 |access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[2018 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]]: [[2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Opening ceremony]] is performed in [[Pyeongchang County]] in [[South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/olympics-2018-opening-ceremony-peace-motion-kick-off/story?id=52930433|title=Olympics 2018: Opening ceremony 'Peace in Motion' kicks off Pyeongchang Winter Games|website=ABC News}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; Salvadoran President [[Nayib Bukele]] has the [[Salvadoran Army|army]] soldiers enter the [[Legislative Assembly of El Salvador|Legislative Assembly]] to assist in pushing for the approval for a better government security plan, causing a brief [[2020 Salvadoran political crisis|political crisis]].<ref name=alj>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/constitutional-crisis-el-salvador-bukele-security-plan-200210183636678.html|title=Constitutional crisis in El Salvador over Bukele's security plan|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump]] begins.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Walters|first=Joanna|title=Donald Trump will refuse to testify at Senate impeachment trial, lawyers say|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/04/trump-senate-impeachment-trial-testify-house-democrats|date=February 4, 2021|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*[[2025]] - The [[Baltic states]] [[Baltic states synchronization with CESA|synchronize]] their [[electric power transmission]] infrastructure with the [[Continental Europe Synchronous Area]] (CESA), in objective to disconnect from the Russo-Belarussian [[IPS/UPS#BRELL Agreement|agreement]] to use the IPS/UPS system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ENTSO-E confirms successful synchronization of the Continental European electricity system with the systems of the Baltic countries |url=https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2025/02/09/entso-e-confirms-successful-synchronization-of-the-continental-european-electricity-system-with-the-systems-of-the-baltic-countries/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=www.entsoe.eu |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1060]] &ndash; [[Pope Honorius II|Honorius II]], pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1130)
*[[1274]] &ndash; [[Louis of Toulouse]], French bishop (d. 1297)
*[[1313]] &ndash; [[Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile]], Portuguese infanta (d. 1357)
*[[1344]] &ndash; [[Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol|Meinhard III]], count of Tyrol (d. 1363)
*[[1441]] &ndash; [[Ali-Shir Nava'i]], [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] poet, linguist, and painter (d. 1501)
*[[1533]] &ndash; [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], Japanese daimyō (d. 1611)
*[[1579]] &ndash; [[Johannes Meursius]], Dutch classical scholar (d. 1639)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Paul Oskar Kristeller|author2=Ferdinand Edward Cranz|author3=Virginia Brown|title=Mediaeval and Renaissance Latin Translations and Commentaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SnvgAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Catholic University of America Press|isbn=978-0-8132-0547-2}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1651]] &ndash; [[Procopio Cutò]], French entrepreneur (d. 1727)
*[[1666]] &ndash; [[George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney]], Scottish field marshal (d. 1737)
*[[1711]] &ndash; [[Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla]], Spanish sailor and commander (d. 1762)
*[[1737]] &ndash; [[Thomas Paine]], English-American philosopher, author, and activist (d. 1809)<ref>{{cite book|author=Paine Paine|title=The Writings of Thomas Paine - Volume 4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3kjHuAEACAAJ|date=18 June 2018|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=978-1-986793-04-9}}</ref>
*[[1741]] &ndash; [[Henri-Joseph Rigel]], German-French composer (d. 1799)
*[[1748]] &ndash; [[Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet]], English admiral and politician, [[List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|Commodore Governor of Newfoundland]] (d. 1817)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden]] (d. 1830)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H2U3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA555|year=1818|publisher=F. Jefferies|pages=555}}</ref>
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[George W. Campbell]], Scottish-American lawyer and politician, 5th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (d. 1848)
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[William Henry Harrison]], American general and politician, 9th [[President of the United States]] (d. 1841)
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[Farkas Bolyai]], Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1856)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Johann Baptist von Spix]], German biologist and explorer (d. 1826)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[Vasily Zhukovsky]], Russian poet and translator (d. 1852)
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[Franz Xaver Gabelsberger]], German engineer, invented [[Gabelsberger shorthand]] (d. 1849)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Hyrum Smith]], American religious leader (d. 1844)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Samuel J. Tilden]], American lawyer and politician, 28th [[Governor of New York]] (d. 1886)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Federico de Madrazo]], Spanish painter (d. 1894)
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[Ke{{okina}}elikōlani]], Hawaiian royal and governor<ref>{{cite book|author=Kristin Zambucka|title=The High Chiefess, Ruth Keelikolani|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iZNpEIgcNHAC|year=1977|publisher=Kristin Zambucka Books}}</ref> (d. 1883)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire]], Turkish emperor (d. 1876)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abdulaziz {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abdulaziz-Ottoman-sultan |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Felix Dahn]], German lawyer, historian, and author (d. 1912)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[José Burgos]], Filipino priest and revolutionary (d. 1872)
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Silas Adams]], American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 1896)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Maybach]], German engineer and businessman, founded [[Maybach]] (d. 1929)
*  1846   &ndash; [[Whitaker Wright]], English businessman and financier (d. 1904)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Hugh Price Hughes]], Welsh-English clergyman and theologian (d. 1902)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Aletta Jacobs]],  Dutch physician and suffrage activist (d. 1929)<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=Bonnie G.|editor-last=Smith|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History|volume=1|place=Oxford|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-19514-890-9|page=637}}</ref>
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Hara Takashi]], Japanese politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (d. 1921)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Akiyama Yoshifuru]], Japanese general (d. 1930)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Anthony Hope]], English author and playwright (d. 1933)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Miina Härma]], Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1941)<ref>{{cite book|first=Tiit|last=Kändler|translator-first=Küllike|translator-last=Lengi-Cooper|title=A Hundred Great Estonians of the 20th Century|location=Tallinn|publisher=Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers|year=2002|page=52|isbn=978-9-98570-103-4}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Mrs. Patrick Campbell]], English-French actress (d. 1940)
*  1865   &ndash; [[Erich von Drygalski]], German geographer and geophysicist (d. 1949)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Natsume Sōseki]], Japanese author and poet (d. 1916)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Howard Taylor Ricketts]], American pathologist and physician (d. 1910)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Amy Lowell]], American poet, critic, and educator (d. 1925)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Arthur Edward Moore]], New Zealand-Australian politician, 23rd [[Premier of Queensland]] (d. 1963)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Jack Kirwan]], Irish international footballer (d. 1959)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/01/jack-kirwan.html|title=Jack Kirwan|website=nifootball.blogspot.com|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Lipót Fejér]], Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1959)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Jules Berry]], French actor and director (d. 1951)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Alban Berg]], Austrian composer and educator (d. 1935)
*  1885   &ndash; [[Clarence H. Haring]], American historian and author (d. 1960)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Larry Semon]], American actor, producer, director and screenwriter (d. 1928) 
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Ronald Colman]], English-American actor (d. 1958)
*  1891   &ndash; [[Kristian Krefting]], Norwegian footballer and chemical engineer (d. 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristian Krefting |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26834 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=14 March 2024 }}</ref>
*1891 &ndash; [[Pietro Nenni]], Italian journalist and politician, Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party (d. 1980)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pietro Nenni {{!}} ANPI |url=https://www.anpi.it/biografia/pietro-nenni |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.anpi.it |language=it}}</ref>
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Peggy Wood]], American actress (d. 1978)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas]], Greek lawyer and politician, 163rd [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (d. 1987)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Hermann Brill]], German lawyer and politician, 8th [[List of Ministers-President of Thuringia|Minister-President of Thuringia]] (d. 1959)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Alberto Vargas]], Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1982)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Charles Kingsford Smith]], Australian captain and pilot (d. 1935)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Jūkichi Yagi]], Japanese poet and educator (d. 1927)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Brian Donlevy]], American actor (d. 1972)
*  1901   &ndash; [[James Murray (American actor)|James Murray]], American actor (d. 1936)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter]], English hurdler and politician (d. 1981)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[André Kostolany]], Hungarian-French economist and journalist (d. 1999)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Trường Chinh]], Vietnamese politician, 4th [[List of Presidents of Vietnam|President of Vietnam]] (d. 1988)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Dit Clapper]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1978)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dit Clapper |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/dit-clapper-8445474 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1907   &ndash; [[Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter]], English-Canadian mathematician and academic (d. 2003)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson]], Scottish historian (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ewan |first1=Elizabeth L. |last2=Innes |first2=Sue |last3=Reynolds |first3=Sian |last4=Pipes |first4=Rose |title=Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen |date=27 June 2007 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=978-0-7486-2660-1 |page=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zs6qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA13 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1909   &ndash; [[Heather Angel (actress)|Heather Angel]], English-American actress (d. 1986)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Carmen Miranda]], Portuguese-Brazilian actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1955)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1909   &ndash; [[Dean Rusk]], American colonel and politician, 54th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 1994)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 9: Ciaran Hinds, Joe Pesci |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/09/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-9-Ciaran-Hinds-Joe-Pesci/3031675905783/#:~:text=9%3A%20Ciaran%20Hinds%2C%20Joe%20Pesci |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=8 February 2024 |date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Jacques Monod]], French biochemist and geneticist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1976)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[William Orlando Darby]], American general (d. 1945)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Esa Pakarinen]], Finnish actor and musician (d. 1989)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vintti.yle.fi/yle.fi/satumaa/satumaa/ajankohtaista/2011-01-26/esa-pakarisen-syntymasta-100-vuotta.htm|title=Esa Pakarisen syntymästä 100 vuotta|first=Airi|last=Saastamoinen|work=Satumaa|publisher=[[Yle]]|date=January 26, 2011|access-date=December 22, 2021|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Ginette Leclerc]], French actress (d. 1992)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Futabayama Sadaji]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (d. 1968)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Ernest Tubb]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Tex Hughson]], American baseball player (d. 1993)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Lloyd Noel Ferguson]], American chemist (d. 2011)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[John Abramovic]], American basketball player (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Abramovic |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76007/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Fred Allen (rugby union)|Fred Allen]], New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2012)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Enrico Schiavetti]], Italian football player (d. 1993)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Kathryn Grayson]], American actress and soprano (d. 2010)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1922   &ndash; [[Jim Laker]], English cricketer and broadcaster (d. 1986){{sfn|Hill|1998|p=1}}
*  1922   &ndash; [[C. P. Krishnan Nair]], Indian businessman, founded [[The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts]] (d. 2014)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Robert E. Ogren]], American zoologist (d. 2005)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Brendan Behan]], Irish rebel, poet, and playwright (d. 1964)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1923   &ndash; [[Tonie Nathan]], American radio host, producer, and politician (d. 2014)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[John B. Cobb]], American philosopher and theologian (d. 2024)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Burkhard Heim]], German physicist and academic (d. 2001)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Garret FitzGerald]], Irish lawyer and politician, 7th [[Taoiseach|Taoiseach of Ireland]] (d. 2011)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Richard A. Long]], American historian and author (d. 2013)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Frank Frazetta]], American painter and illustrator (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weber|first1=Bruce|last2=Itzkoff|first2=Dave|title=Frank Frazetta, Illustrator, Dies at 82|work=The New York Times|date=May 10, 2010|accessdate=January 29, 2024|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/arts/artsspecial/11frazetta.html}}</ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Rinus Michels]], Dutch footballer and coach (d. 2005)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Roger Mudd]], American journalist (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|date=2021-03-09|title=Roger Mudd, Anchorman Who Stumped a Kennedy, Is Dead at 93|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/business/media/roger-mudd-dead.html|access-date=2021-03-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[A. R. Antulay]], Indian social worker and politician, 8th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (d. 2014)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Clement Meadmore]], Australian-American sculptor (d. 2005)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Garner Ted Armstrong]], American evangelist and author (d. 2003)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Thomas Bernhard]], Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1989)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Josef Masopust]], Czech footballer and coach (d. 2015)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Robert Morris (artist)|Robert Morris]], American sculptor and painter (d. 2018)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Tatsuro Hirooka]], Japanese baseball player and manager
*  1932   &ndash; [[Gerhard Richter]], German painter and photographer
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Lionel Fanthorpe]], English-Welsh priest, journalist, and author
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Callistus Ndlovu]], Zimbabwean academic and politician (d. 2019)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Shumba |first=Pamela |date=2019-02-15 |title=Callistus Ndlovu death shocks President |url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/callistus-ndlovu-death-shocks-president/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=The Chronicle}}</ref>
*  1936   &ndash; [[Clive Swift]], English actor and singer-songwriter (d. 2019)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Clete Boyer]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Fazle Haque]], Bengali state minister<ref name=bio>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in India|page=229|publisher=[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]|year=2006}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Raul Martirez]], Filipino Roman Catholic prelate (d. 2024)<ref name="rappler">{{cite news |title=Retired Antique bishop Raul Martirez dies at 86 |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/san-jose-de-antique-bishop-emeritus-raul-martirez-dies-september-2024/ |work=[[Rappler]] |date=September 4, 2024 |access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Mahala Andrews]], English vertebrae palaeontologist (d. 1997)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ewan |first1=Elizabeth L. |last2=Innes |first2=Sue |last3=Reynolds |first3=Sian |last4=Pipes |first4=Rose |title=Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen |date=2007 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=978-0-7486-2660-1 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zs6qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA14 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1939   &ndash; [[Barry Mann]], American pianist, songwriter, and producer
*  1939   &ndash; [[Janet Suzman]], South African-British actress and director<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Brian Bennett]], English drummer and songwriter 
*  1940   &ndash; [[J. M. Coetzee]], South African-Australian novelist, essayist, and linguist, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Kermit Gosnell]], American abortionist and serial killer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/04/15/the-gosnell-case-heres-what-you-need-to-know/|title=The Gosnell case: Here's what you need to know|first=Sarah|last=Kliff|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Sheila Kuehl]], American actress, lawyer, gay rights activist, and politician<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Carole King]], American singer-songwriter and pianist<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 9, 2023 includes celebrities Michael B. Jordan, Tom Hiddleston |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-9-2023-includes-celebrities-michael-b-jordan-tom-hiddleston.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=8 February 2024 |date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Barbara Lewis]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Joe Pesci]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Joseph Stiglitz]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Derryn Hinch]], New Zealand-Australian radio and television host and politician
*  1944   &ndash; [[Alice Walker]], American novelist, short story writer, and poet<ref name="AP"/>
*  [[1945]] &ndash; [[Bill Bergey]], American football player (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 25, 2024 |title=Ex-Eagles LB Bergey dies at 79 after cancer battle |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43156971/legendary-eagles-lb-bill-bergey-dies-79-cancer-battle |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref>
*1945 &ndash; [[Mia Farrow]], American actress, activist, and model<ref name="AP" />
*  1945   &ndash; [[Yoshinori Ohsumi]], Japanese biologist, 2016 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
*  1945   &ndash; [[Carol Wood]], American mathematician and academic
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Bob Eastwood]], American golfer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Vince Papale]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1946   &ndash; [[Jim Webb]], American captain and politician, 18th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]]
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Carla Del Ponte]], Swiss lawyer and diplomat
*  1947   &ndash; [[Joe Ely]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Major Harris (singer)|Major Harris]], American singer (d. 2012) 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Alexis Smirnoff]], Canadian-American wrestler and actor (d. 2019)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Guy Standing (economist)|Guy Standing]], English economist and academic
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Bernard Gallacher]], Scottish golfer and journalist
*  1949   &ndash; [[Judith Light]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1949   &ndash; [[Marcia Garbey]], Cuba's first Olympic long jump finalist (d.2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-02 |title=Falleció la exatleta Marcia Garbey, finalista olímpica en Munich 1972 |url=https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2024-01-02-u1-e208933-s27066-fallecio-exatleta-marcia-garbey-finalista-olimpica-munich-1972 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=CiberCuba |language=es}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Richard F. Colburn]], American sergeant and politician
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[David Pomeranz]], American singer, musician, and composer
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Danny White]], American football player and sportscaster
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Ciarán Hinds]], Irish actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1953   &ndash; [[Ezechiele Ramin]], Italian missionary, priest, and martyr (d. 1985)
*  1953   &ndash; [[Gabriel Rotello]], American journalist and author, founded ''[[OutWeek]]''
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jo Duffy]], American author
*  1954   &ndash; [[Chris Gardner]], American businessman and philanthropist
*  1954   &ndash; [[Kevin Warwick]], English scientist 
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Jerry Beck]], American historian and author
*  1955   &ndash; [[Jimmy Pursey]], English singer-songwriter and producer 
*  1955   &ndash; [[Charles Shaughnessy]], English actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Phil Ford (basketball)|Phil Ford]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil Ford |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76736/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1956   &ndash; [[Mookie Wilson]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Terry McAuliffe]], American businessman and politician, 72nd [[Governor of Virginia]]
*  1957   &ndash; [[Gordon Strachan]], Scottish footballer and manager
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Sandy Lyle]], Scottish golfer
*  1958   &ndash; [[Chris Nilan]], American ice hockey player, coach, and radio host
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Holly Johnson]], English singer-songwriter and bass player 
*  1960   &ndash; [[David Simon]], American journalist, author, screenwriter, and television producer
*  1960   &ndash; [[Peggy Whitson]], American biochemist and astronaut<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[John Kruk]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Anik Bissonnette]], Canadian ballerina
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Brian Greene]], American physicist 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Peter Rowsthorn (actor)|Peter Rowsthorn]], Australian comedian and actor
*  1963   &ndash; [[Travis Tritt]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Debrah Miceli]], Italian-American wrestler and manager
*  1964   &ndash; [[Dewi Morris]], English rugby player
*  1964   &ndash; [[Ernesto Valverde]], Spanish footballer and manager<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/conozca-los-secretos-del-pueblo-extremeno-donde-nacio-valverde-6071840|title=Conozca los secretos del pueblo extremeño donde nació Valverde|trans-title=Know the secrets of the Extremaduran village where Valverde was born|newspaper=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]]|first=David|last=Rubio|language=es|date=30 May 2017|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Dieter Baumann]], German runner
*  1965   &ndash; [[Julie Warner]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Harald Eia]], Norwegian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Gaston Browne]], Antiguan and Barbudan Prime Minister<ref>{{cite book | last = Turner | first = Barry | title = The statesman's yearbook 2016: the politics, cultures and economies of the world | publisher = Palgrave MacMillan | location = Basingstoke | year = 2015 | isbn = 9781349578238 | page=109}}</ref>
*  1967   &ndash; [[Venus Lacy]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Venus Lacy |url=https://stats.wnba.com/player/100425/career/ |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1967   &ndash; [[Todd Pratt]], American baseball player and coach
*  1967   &ndash; [[Dan Shulman]], Canadian sportscaster
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Alejandra Guzmán]], Mexican singer-songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite web|website=All Music.com |title=Alejandra Guzmán|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alejandra-guzm%C3%A1n-mn0000617536/biography|access-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Derek Strong]], American basketball player and race car driver
*  1968   &ndash; [[Gloria Trevi]], Mexican singer and actress<ref>{{cite web|website=Biography.com |title=Gloria Trevi |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/gloria-trevi|date=Apr 17, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)|Jimmy Smith]], American football player
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Glenn McGrath]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Sharon Case]], American actress and model<ref name="AP"/>
*  1971   &ndash; [[Matt Gogel]], American golfer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Johan Mjällby]], Swedish footballer and manager
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Darren Ferguson]], Scottish footballer and manager
*  1972   &ndash; [[Jason Winston George]], American actor and model<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Svetlana Boginskaya]], Belarusian gymnast
*  1973   &ndash; [[Colin Egglesfield]], American actor
*  1973   &ndash; [[Makoto Shinkai]], Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Jordi Cruyff]], Dutch footballer and manager<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1216/Jordi-Cruyff/overview|title=Jordi Cruyff Profile, News & Stats {{!}} Premier League|publisher=Premier League|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Brad Maynard]], American football player
*  1974   &ndash; [[Amber Valletta]], American model<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1974   &ndash; [[John Wallace (basketball)|John Wallace]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Kurt Asle Arvesen]], Norwegian cyclist and coach
*  1975   &ndash; [[Clinton Grybas]], Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2008)
*  1975   &ndash; [[Vladimir Guerrero]], Dominican-American baseball player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Charlie Day]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[A. J. Buckley]], Irish-Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Akinori Iwamura]], Japanese baseball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Irina Slutskaya]], Russian figure skater<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Zhang Ziyi]], Chinese actress and model<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parkes |first1=Douglas |title=Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi's 5 best performances – from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to Memoirs of a Geisha and The Grandmaster about Bruce Lee's teacher Ip Man |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3121024/chinese-actress-zhang-ziyis-5-best-performances-crouching |publisher=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date=30 January 2023 |date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Angelos Charisteas]], Greek footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Margarita Levieva]], Russian-American actress
*  1980   &ndash; [[Manu Raju]], American journalist
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Tom Hiddleston]], English actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1981   &ndash; [[John Walker Lindh]], American [[Taliban]] member<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Daisuke Sekimoto]], Japanese wrestler
*  1981   &ndash; [[The Rev]], American musician (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/12/29/the-rev-dead/ |title=MTV Newsroom |publisher=Newsroom.mtv.com |date=December 29, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023190432/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/12/29/the-rev-dead |archive-date=October 23, 2011 }}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Domingo Cisma]], Spanish footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jameer Nelson]], American basketball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Ami Suzuki]], Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
*  1982   &ndash; [[Chris Weale]], English footballer and manager
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Mikel Arruabarrena]], Spanish footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Maurice Ager]], American basketball player, singer, and producer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Dioner Navarro]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dioner Navarro |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/dioner-navarro-425900 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Shōhōzan Yūya]], Japanese sumo wrestler
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Nigel Dawes]], Canadian-Kazakhstani ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nigel Dawes |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nigel-dawes-8470741 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[David Gallagher]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> 
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Michael B. Jordan]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Davide Lanzafame]], Italian footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Rose Leslie]], Scottish actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Magdalena Neuner]], German biathlete
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Maxime Dufour-Lapointe]], Canadian skier
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Randall Delgado]], Panamanian baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Randall Delgado |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/randall-delgado-517414 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Tariq Sims]], Australian-Fijian rugby league player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Camille Winbush]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Helena Kmieć]], Polish Roman Catholic missionary (d. 2017)<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2024-04-20 |title=Kim była Helena Kmieć? |trans-title=Who was Helena Kmieć? |url=https://www.ekai.pl/kim-byla-helena-kmiec/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Katolicka Agencja Informacyjna |language=pl}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Logan Ryan]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Logan Ryan |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15861/logan-ryan |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Avan Jogia]], Canadian actor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/avanjogia/status/432637527141253120 |title=Happy 22ND Birthday Avan Jogia... |last1=Jogia |first1=Avan |date=February 9, 2014|website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=June 12, 2018 |quote=Happy 22ND Birthday Avan Jogia ... I've leveled up, hopefully older and wiser. Thanks for the birthday greetings.}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Wataru Endō]], Japanese footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Wataru Endō |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/43586/Wataru-Endo/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[K. J. McDaniels]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=KJ McDaniels |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203909/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Despina Papamichail]], Greek tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Despina Papamichail {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316009/despina-papamichail |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Niclas Füllkrug]], German footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Niclas Füllkrug|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/niclas-fullkrug|website=[[Bundesliga]]|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[André Burakovsky]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andre Burakovsky Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/player/andre-burakovsky-8477444 |website=www.nhl.com |access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Mario Pašalić]], Croatian footballer<ref>{{NFT|id=56828}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Sheraldo Becker]], Surinamese footballer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sheraldo Becker|url=https://www.laliga.com/en-AR/player/sheraldo-becker|website=[[La Liga]]|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Bennett]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Kelli Berglund]], American actress<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Chungha]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=청하|url=http://mnhenter.com/board/view?bd_id=singer&wr_id=1|website=MNH Entertainment|access-date=February 10, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204185151/http://mnhenter.com/board/view?bd_id=singer&wr_id=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Sebastián Driussi]], Argentinian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Sebastián Driussi|url=https://www.austinfc.com/players/sebastian-driussi/|website=[[Austin FC]]|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Jaire Alexander]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaire Alexander |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3895429/jaire-alexander |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Saquon Barkley]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Saquon Barkley |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3929630/saquon-barkley |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Valentini Grammatikopoulou]], Greek tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valentini Grammatikopoulou {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/319250/valentini-grammatikopoulou |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Valentini Grammatikopoulou - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/valentini-grammatikopoulou_prs449797/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Cem Bölükbaşı]], Turkish racing driver and former sim racer<ref>{{cite web| title=Official Formula Two page of Cem Bölükbaşı| url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Drivers/1221/Cem-Bolukbasi| publisher=[[Formula Two]]| access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Isabella Gomez]], Colombian-American actress<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Dylan Cozens (ice hockey)|Dylan Cozens]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dylan Cozens |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/dylan-cozens-8481528 |access-date=23 September 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] }}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Jalen Green]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jalen Green |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630224/jalen-green |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Cooper DeJean]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cooper DeJean |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4682618/cooper-dejean |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 January 2025}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Ryan Williams (wide receiver)|Ryan Williams]], American football player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kassim |first1=Ehsan |title=How old is Ryan Williams? What to know of Alabama freshman ahead of ReliaQuest Bowl vs Michigan |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/12/31/ryan-williams-age-alabama-crimson-tide-football-reliaquest-bowl-michigan/77260733007/ |access-date=February 7, 2025 |work=USA Today |date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[966]] &ndash; [[Ono no Michikaze]], Japanese calligrapher (b. 894)
* [[967]] &ndash; [[Sayf al-Dawla]], emir of Aleppo (b. 916)
* [[978]] &ndash; [[Luitgarde of Vermandois|Luitgarde]], duchess consort of [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]]
*[[1011]] &ndash; [[Bernard I, Duke of Saxony]]
*[[1014]] &ndash; [[Yang Yanzhao]], Chinese general
*[[1135]] &ndash; [[Emperor Taizong of Jin|Tai Zong]], Chinese emperor (b. 1075)
*[[1199]] &ndash; [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], Japanese shōgun (b. 1147)
*[[1251]] &ndash; [[Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine|Matthias II]], duke of Lorraine
*[[1407]] &ndash; [[William I, Margrave of Meissen|William I]], margrave of Meissen (b. 1343)
*[[1450]] &ndash; [[Agnès Sorel]], French mistress of [[Charles VII of France]] (b. 1421)
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[John Hooper (bishop)|John Hooper]], English bishop and martyr (b. 1495)
*  1555   &ndash; [[Rowland Taylor]], English priest and martyr (b. 1510)
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz]], Spanish admiral (b. 1526)
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania]] (b. 1542)
===1601–1900===
*[[1619]] &ndash; [[Lucilio Vanini]], Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1585)
*[[1670]] &ndash; [[Frederick III of Denmark]] (b. 1609)
*[[1675]] &ndash; [[Gerrit Dou]], Dutch painter (b. 1613)
*[[1709]] &ndash; [[François Louis, Prince of Conti]] (b. 1664)
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[Seth Pomeroy]], American general and gunsmith (b. 1706)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Jean François de Saint-Lambert]], French soldier, poet, and philosopher (b. 1716)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Dionysios Solomos]], Greek poet and translator (b. 1798)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Jules Michelet]], French historian, philosopher, and academic (b. 1798)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]], Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (b. 1821)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Johan Jongkind]], Dutch painter (b. 1819)
===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Charles Gavan Duffy (Australian politician)|Charles Gavan Duffy]], Irish-Australian politician, 8th [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1816)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Paul Laurence Dunbar]], American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1872)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[William Gillies (Australian politician)|William Gillies]], Australian politician, 21st [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1868)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Richard With]], Norwegian captain and businessman, founded [[Hurtigruten]] (b. 1846)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Junnosuke Inoue]], Japanese businessman and banker (b. 1869)
*  1932   &ndash; [[A.K. Golam Jilani]], Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Bob Diry]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=wst&datum=19350227&query=%22robert+diry%22&ref=anno-search&seite=4 |title=Weltmeister Robert Diry gestorben |publisher=Wiener Sporttagblatt, p. 4 |date=1935-02-27}}</ref> Austrian-born wrestler and boxer (b. 1884)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Lauri Kristian Relander]], Finnish politician, 2nd [[President of Finland]] (b. 1883)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lahdenpohja.onego.ru/sl_e.htm|title=Lauri Kristian Relander|website=Lahdenpohja.onego.ru|access-date=December 31, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Ella D. Barrier]], American educator (b. 1852)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Ted Theodore]], Australian politician, 20th [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1884)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Eddy Duchin]], American pianist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1910)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Miklós Horthy]], Hungarian admiral and politician, [[Regent of Hungary]] (b. 1868)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Alexandre Benois]], Russian painter and critic (b. 1870)
*  1960   &ndash; [[Ernő Dohnányi]], Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1877)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah]], Bangladeshi theologian and educator (b. 1874)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Sophie Tucker]], Russian-born American singer (b. 1884)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[George "Gabby" Hayes]], American actor and singer (b. 1885)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Percy Faith]], Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1908)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Sergey Ilyushin]], Russian engineer and businessman, founded the [[Ilyushin|Ilyushin Design Bureau]] (b. 1894)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Costante Girardengo]], Italian cyclist and coach (b. 1893)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Allen Tate]], American poet and academic (b. 1899)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Tom Macdonald (writer)|Tom Macdonald]], Welsh journalist and author (b. 1900)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[M. C. Chagla]], Indian jurist and politician, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Indian Minister of External Affairs]] (b. 1900)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Bill Haley (musician)|Bill Haley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Yuri Andropov]], Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Osamu Tezuka]], Japanese illustrator, animator, and producer (b. 1928)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Howard Martin Temin]], American geneticist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1934)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[J. William Fulbright]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Kalevi Keihänen]], Finnish entrepreneur (b. 1924)<ref name="nuorteva">Nuorteva, Kristiina: [http://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002624165.html Kalevi Keihänen's obituary], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 9 February 1995. Accessed on 13 February 2019.</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[David Wayne]], American actor (b. 1914)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Maurice Schumann]], French journalist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1911)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Herbert A. Simon]], American political scientist, economist, and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1916)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Isabelle Holland]], Swiss-American author (b. 1920)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon]] (b. 1930)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda]], Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Claude Ryan]], Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1925)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Robert Kearns]], American engineer, invented the intermittent [[windscreen wiper]] (b. 1927)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Freddie Laker]], English pilot and businessman, founded [[Laker Airways]] (b. 1922)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Hank Bauer]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1922)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Ian Richardson]], Scottish actor (b. 1934)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Christopher Hyatt]], American occultist and author (b. 1943)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Carm Lino Spiteri]], Maltese architect and politician (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news |title=Ċumpaqq passes away |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/cumpaqq-passes-away.195699 |work=[[Times of Malta]] |date=10 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721134854/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/cumpaqq-passes-away.195699 |archive-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>
*  2008   &ndash; [[Jazeh Tabatabai]], Iranian painter, poet, and sculptor (b. 1931)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Orlando "Cachaíto" López]], Cuban bassist and composer (b. 1933)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Walter Frederick Morrison]], American businessman, invented the [[Frisbee]] (b. 1920)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Miltiadis Evert]], Greek lawyer and politician, 69th [[Mayor of Athens]] (b. 1939)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[O. P. Dutta]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
*  2012   &ndash; [[John Hick]], English philosopher and academic (b. 1922)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Joe Moretti]], Scottish-South African guitarist and songwriter (b. 1938)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Richard Artschwager]], American painter, illustrator, and sculptor (b. 1923)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Keiko Fukuda]], Japanese-American martial artist and trainer (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/02/12/more-sports/legendary-judo-teacher-fukuda-dies-at-99/#.URo3Z6X1vNo|title=Legendary judo teacher Fukuda dies at 99|publisher=The Japan Times|date=February 12, 2013|access-date=February 12, 2013|archive-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808155310/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/02/12/more-sports/legendary-judo-teacher-fukuda-dies-at-99/#.URo3Z6X1vNo|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jimmy Smyth (hurler)|Jimmy Smyth]], Irish hurler (b. 1931)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Gabriel Axel]], Danish actor, director, and producer (b. 1918)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Hal Herring]], American football player and coach (b. 1924)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Logan Scott-Bowden]], English general (b. 1920)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Liu Han]], Chinese businessman and philanthropist (b. 1965)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Ed Sabol]], American film producer, co-founded [[NFL Films]] (b. 1916)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Sushil Koirala]], Nepalese politician, 37th [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] (b. 1939)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Zdravko Tolimir]], Bosnian Serb military commander (b. 1948)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[André Salvat]], French Army colonel (b. 1920)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Reg E. Cathey]], American actor of stage, film, and television (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/reg-cathey-dead-dies-the-wire-house-of-card-1202694366/|title=Reg Cathey, 'House of Cards' and 'The Wire' Actor, Dies at 59|last=Brockington|first=Ariana|date=February 9, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=14 February 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
*  2018   &ndash; [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]], Icelandic composer (b. 1969)
*  2018   &ndash; [[John Gavin]],  American actor and [[United States ambassador to Mexico]] (b. 1931)
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Chick Corea]], American jazz composer (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notable deaths in 2021 |url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2021-idUSRTR4Z4Y0|access-date=2021-02-27|website=www.reuters.com}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Johnny Raper]], Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news|title=Rugby league Immortal Johnny Raper dead at 82|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-immortal-johnny-raper-dead-at-82-20220209-p59v03.html|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Tom Robbins]], American writer (b. 1932)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=February 9, 2025 |title=Tom Robbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/obituaries/tom-robbins-dead.html |access-date=February 11, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
{{further|February 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)}}
*[[Alto of Altomünster]]
*[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Anne Catherine Emmerich]]
*[[Ansbert of Rouen]]
*[[Saint Apollonia|Apollonia]]
*[[Bracchio]]
*[[Einion Frenin|Einion the King]] ([[Western Orthodoxy]])
*[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Leopold of Alpandeire]]
*[[Maron]] ([[Maronite Church]])
*[[Miguel Febres Cordero]]
*[[Nebridius]]
*[[Sabinus of Canosa]]
*[[Saint Teilo|Teilo]] ([[Wales]])
*February 9 is the earliest day on which [[Clean Monday]] can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of Great Lent. ([[Eastern Christianity]])
*February 9 is the earliest day on which [[People's Sunday]] can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent. ([[Malta]])
*[[Public holidays in Lebanon|St. Maroun's Day]] (public holiday in [[Lebanon]])

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last=Hill |first=Alan |author-link=Alan Hill (author) |title=Jim Laker: A Biography |publisher=Andre Deutsch Ltd |location=London |date=1998 |isbn=978-02-33050-43-0}}
* {{citation |last=Runciman |first=Steven |author-link=Steven Runciman |title=The History of the Crusades Volume I: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1951}}
*{{cite book |title=Horse-Racing: Its History and Early Records of the Principal and other Race Meetings with Anecdotes etc. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7IUAAAAYAAJ&q=horse+racing |access-date=26 April 2013 |year=1863 |publisher=Saunders, Otley & Co. |location=London|ref={{harvid|Saunders, Otley|1863}} }}

==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/9 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=9}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/9 Historical Events on February 9]

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