All Events

Historical Events on February 9

  • American Revolutionary War

    1775

    American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.

  • U.S. Electoral College

    1825

    After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.

  • American Civil War

    1861

    American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.

  • Ulysses S. Grant

    1870

    US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.

  • Brazil

    1922

    Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.

  • World War II

    1942

    World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.

  • Korean War

    1951

    Korean War: Geochang massacre

  • Lithuania

    1991

    Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.

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Famous Birthdays on February 9

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Famous Deaths on February 9

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