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February 9 Events in History - February 9 Birthdays - February 9 Deaths
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February 9, 2002 XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City February 9, 1998 6th annual ESPY Awards February 9, 1998 Failed assassination attempt on Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze February 9, 1997 11th American Comedy Award: Debbie Reynolds February 9, 1997 47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland February 9, 1997 Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr. Pepper National Pro-Am February 9, 1997 LG Senior Golf Championship February 9, 1997 Mark O'Meara wins Buick golf invitational February 9, 1997 Palm Beach National LPGA Pro-Am February 9, 1997 Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games February 9, 1996 WYNY-FM in New York City changes calls to WKTU-FM February 9, 1995 "Heiress" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 340 performances February 9, 1995 Irina Privalova runs female world record 50m (5.96 sec) February 9, 1994 Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Arafat February 9, 1993 Army of opium king Khun Sa kills 60 in NE Burma February 9, 1992 "2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 29 performances February 9, 1992 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando February 9, 1992 Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 sec by Thomas School of Germ February 9, 1992 Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07m) February 9, 1992 Jani Sievinen swims world record 400m medley (4:07.10) February 9, 1992 NBA All Star Game - West beats East 153-113 February 9, 1992 Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary February 9, 1991 "This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46 February 9, 1991 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73) February 9, 1991 Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him February 9, 1991 U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case February 9, 1991 Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration February 9, 1990 "Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV February 9, 1990 Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5k (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13) February 9, 1990 Galileo flies by Venus February 9, 1990 Namibia's constitution ratified February 9, 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games February 9, 1989 Michael Manley's Socialist Party wins Jamaica parliamentary election February 9, 1988 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St. Louis February 9, 1988 NH begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends Feb 1991) February 9, 1987 Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide February 9, 1987 New York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club February 9, 1986 36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas February 9, 1986 Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) February 9, 1986 Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed president of South Yemen February 9, 1986 Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title February 9, 1986 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic February 9, 1986 Tomb of Tutanchamon's treasurer Maya found in Egypt February 9, 1986 West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17) February 9, 1985 Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks February 9, 1984 "Rink" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 204 performances February 9, 1983 Belgium buys 44 F-16s February 9, 1982 34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington February 9, 1980 Rick Barry, Houston, is 1st in NBA to score 8, 3-pt goals in a game February 9, 1979 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey February 9, 1979 ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special February 9, 1979 Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" February 9, 1979 Nigeria amends constitution February 9, 1976 Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame February 9, 1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic February 9, 1975 Soyuz 17 returns to Earth February 9, 1974 "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41 February 9, 1974 "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24 February 9, 1974 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill February 9, 1974 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr February 9, 1972 British Government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike February 9, 1971 Apollo 14 returns to Earth February 9, 1971 Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family February 9, 1971 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage February 9, 1971 Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball HOF February 9, 1969 KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting February 9, 1969 World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight February 9, 1968 Rotterdam metro opened by princess Beatrix February 9, 1966 Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points February 9, 1964 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers) February 9, 1964 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria February 9, 1964 GI Joe character created February 9, 1964 Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs. England on debut at Delhi February 9, 1964 New York City news anchor Jim Jenson's 1st appearance on WCBS-TV February 9, 1963 1st flight of Boeing 727 jet February 9, 1963 7th largest snowfall in New York City history (42.4 cm, 16.7") February 9, 1962 Jamaica signs agreement to become independent February 9, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 9, 1961 Joseph Ileo appointed premier of Congo February 9, 1960 AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact February 9, 1959 Coasters's "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2 February 9, 1956 -5 degrees F (15 degrees C) in Sicily February 9, 1956 KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast February 9, 1956 R. Lacoste follows Catroux as premier of Algeria February 9, 1955 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law February 9, 1955 U.S. federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO February 9, 1954 Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy February 9, 1953 "Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication February 9, 1953 WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast February 9, 1953 General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA February 9, 1951 St. Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45 February 9, 1950 Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists February 9, 1948 WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting February 9, 1947 Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia February 9, 1946 Dutch Labor Party (Dutch Social Democratic Party) forms February 9, 1945 WAAF-corporal flies along the tail of a Spitfire February 9, 1944 U-734/U-238 sunk off Ireland February 9, 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry February 9, 1943 German riots at "plutocratenzoontjes," 1,200 in Vught Camp February 9, 1943 Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic battle February 9, 1943 NL seeks buyer for Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent, falls in arrears February 9, 1943 Nazis arrest Dutch sons of rich parents February 9, 1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in U.S. February 9, 1942 Japanese troops land near Makassar, South Celebes February 9, 1942 Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils" February 9, 1941 British troops conquer El Agheila February 9, 1941 Nazi collaborators destroy pro-Jewish cafe Alcazar Amsterdam (Alcazar refused to hang "No Entry for Jews" signs in front of cafe) February 9, 1940 Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title February 9, 1939 Belgian Spaak government falls February 9, 1935 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson February 9, 1935 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee February 9, 1934 -14.3 degrees F (-25.7 degrees C), coldest day in New York City February 9, 1934 -51 degrees F (-46 degrees C), Vanderbilt, Michigan (state record) February 9, 1934 Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Romania) February 9, 1933 -63 degrees F (-53 degrees C), Moran, Wyoming (state record) February 9, 1932 America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time February 9, 1932 U.S. airship Columbia crashes during storm in Flushing, New York February 9, 1929 U.S.S.R., Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania sign Litvinov Pact February 9, 1926 Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools February 9, 1925 German Minister Stresemann proposes security treaty with France February 9, 1925 Haifa Technion (Israel), opens February 9, 1924 Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR February 9, 1923 Soviet Aeroflot airlines forms February 9, 1922 Italian government of Bonomi falls February 9, 1922 Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii February 9, 1920 International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard February 9, 1920 Joint Rules Com bans foreign substances and alterations to baseballs February 9, 1918 Army chaplain school organizes at Ft. Monroe Va February 9, 1918 Sacha Guitry's "Deburan," premieres in Paris February 9, 1916 Britain's military service act enforced (conscription) February 9, 1916 NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) February 9, 1913 10 Day Tragedy of Mexico-City; 3,000 die February 9, 1912 US Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion February 9, 1909 1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium) February 9, 1909 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio February 9, 1906 Natal proclaims state of siege in Zulu uprising February 9, 1904 Japan declares war on Russia February 9, 1900 Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup February 9, 1895 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3) February 9, 1895 Volleyball invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts February 9, 1893 Canal builder De Lesseps and others sentenced to prison for fraud February 9, 1893 Verdi's opera "Falstaff" premieres in Milan February 9, 1891 1st shipment of asparagus arrives in San Francisco from Sacramento February 9, 1886 President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence February 9, 1885 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii February 9, 1871 Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress February 9, 1870 U.S. Army establishes U.S. National Weather Service February 9, 1867 Nebraska becomes 37th U.S. state February 9, 1863 Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane February 9, 1861 Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and VP of CSA February 9, 1861 Tennessee votes against secession February 9, 1861 Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the U.S. Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states February 9, 1849 Roman Republic declared February 9, 1825 House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. president February 9, 1822 American Indian Society organizes February 9, 1807 French Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon February 9, 1801 France and Austrian sign Peace of Luneville February 9, 1799 USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I February 9, 1788 Austria declares war on Russia February 9, 1775 English Parliament declares Massachusetts colony is in rebellion February 9, 1744 Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews) February 9, 1742 British ex-premier Walpole becomes earl of Orford February 9, 1682 Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved," premieres in London February 9, 1674 English reconquer New York from Netherlands February 9, 1667 Treaty of Andrussovo: Russia/Poland signs peace treaty February 9, 1621 Alexander Ludovisi is elected Pope Gregory XV (-1623) February 9, 1574 Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht February 9, 1554 Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated February 9, 1540 The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) February 9, 1537 Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England February 9, 1499 France and Venice sign treaty against Milan February 9, 1267 Synod of Breslau orders Jews of Silesia to wear special caps |