February 9 in history
Events on February 9
Notable events that happened on February 9 in past years.
- 2025
The Baltic states synchronize their electric power transmission infrastructure with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA), in objective to disconnect from the Russo-Belarussian agreement to use the IPS/UPS system.
Wikipedia article: Baltic states - 2016
Two passenger trains collide in the German town of Bad Aibling in the state of Bavaria. Twelve people die and 85 others are injured.
Wikipedia article: Bad Aibling rail accident - 1991
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Voters in Lithuania vote for independence from the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia article: Dissolution of the Soviet Union - 1978
The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wikipedia article: Budd Company - 1971
The 6.5–6.7 Mw Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.
Wikipedia article: 1971 San Fernando earthquake - 1964
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.
Wikipedia article: The Beatles - 1950
Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
Wikipedia article: McCarthyism - 1942
Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) is reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
Wikipedia article: Daylight saving time - 1929
Members of the Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng assassinate the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.
Wikipedia article: Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng - 1907
The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
Wikipedia article: Mud March (suffragists) - 1893
Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, premieres at La Scala, Milan.
Wikipedia article: Giuseppe Verdi - 1861
American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Provisional Confederate Congress at Montgomery, Alabama.
Wikipedia article: American Civil War - 1778
Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
Wikipedia article: Rhode Island - 1555
Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
- 474
Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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