February 9 in History

Historical Events on February 9

1775 American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.

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.

1861 American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.

1922 Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

1941 World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.

1943 World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.

1950 Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.

1951 Korean War: Geochang massacre

1991 Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.

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Famous Birthdays on February 9

1737 Thomas Paine

1943 Joseph Stiglitz

1957 Terry McAuliffe

1987 Magdalena Neuner

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Famous Deaths on February 9

1881 Fyodor Dostoyevsky

1957 Miklós Horthy

1995 J. William Fulbright

2002 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

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