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  • Lunéville, France
    Monday Feb 9, 1801
    Napoleon

    Treaty of Lunéville

    Lunéville, France
    Monday Feb 9, 1801

    As a result, the Austrians capitulated and signed the Treaty of Lunéville in February 1801. The treaty reaffirmed and expanded earlier French gains at Campo Formio.




  • Central Europe (Present-Day Bavaria, Germany)
    Wednesday Feb 9, 1848
    German revolutions of 1848–1849

    Demonstration in Bavaria

    Central Europe (Present-Day Bavaria, Germany)
    Wednesday Feb 9, 1848

    On February 9, conservatives came out onto the streets in protest.




  • U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1861
    Abraham Lincoln

    Confederate States of America

    U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1861

    Six of these states declared themselves to be a sovereign nation, the Confederate States of America, and adopted a constitution.




  • U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1901
    Nikola Tesla

    Talking With Planets

    U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1901

    Tesla expanded on the signals he heard in a 9 February 1901 Collier's Weekly article entitled "Talking With Planets", where he said it had not been immediately apparent to him that he was hearing "intelligently controlled signals" and that the signals could have come from Mars, Venus, or other planets.




  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954
    Christopher Paul Gardner

    Birth

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954

    Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 1954, to Thomas Turner and Bettye Jean Gardner. He was the second child and the only boy born to Bettye Jean. His older half-sister, Ophelia, is from a previous union. His younger sisters, Sharon and Kimberly, are children from his mother's marriage to Freddie Triplett.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954
    Jacintha Darlene Gardner

    Jacintha Darlene Gardner's Father

    U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954

    Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 1954, to Thomas Turner and Bettye Jean Gardner. Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co.




  • Algeria
    Saturday Feb 9, 1957
    Algerian War

    2e RCP arrested a prominent young lawyer and FLN sympathiser Ali Boumendjel

    Algeria
    Saturday Feb 9, 1957

    On 9 February, paratroopers of the 2nd Parachute Chasseur Regiment (2e RCP) arrested a prominent young lawyer and FLN sympathiser Ali Boumendjel. After attempting suicide Boumendjel volunteered everything he knew, including his involvement in the murder of a European family.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1964
    The Beatles

    The First Live US Television Performance

    U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1964

    They gave their first live US television performance two days later on The Ed Sullivan Show, watched by approximately 73 million viewers in over 23 million households, or 34 per cent of the American population.


  • England
    Monday Feb 9, 1976
    Prince Charles

    Charles Took Command of The Coastal Minehunter HMS Bronington

    England
    Monday Feb 9, 1976

    On 9 February 1976, Charles took command of the coastal minehunter HMS Bronington for his last ten months of active service in the navy.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 1978
    Theodore Roosevelt

    Father's death

    U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 1978

    His father's sudden death on February 9, 1878, devastated Roosevelt, but he eventually recovered and doubled his activities. Roosevelt gave up his earlier plan of studying natural science and instead decided to attend Columbia Law School, moving back into his family's home in New York City.


  • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Wednesday Feb 9, 1994
    Bosnian War

    Air strikes—at the request of the UN—against artillery and mortar positions in or around Sarajevo

    Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Wednesday Feb 9, 1994

    On 9 February 1994, NATO authorized the Commander of Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH), US Admiral Jeremy Boorda, to launch air strikes—at the request of the UN—against artillery and mortar positions in or around Sarajevo determined by UNPROFOR to be responsible for attacks against civilian targets.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1997
    Apple Inc.

    Jobs back to Apple

    U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1997

    The NeXT acquisition was finalized on February 9, 1997, bringing Jobs back to Apple as an Advisor.


  • Senate, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1999
    Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    The Senate began closed-door deliberations

    Senate, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1999

    On February 9, after voting against a public deliberation on the verdict, the Senate began closed-door deliberations instead.


  • Shali, Chechnya, Russia
    Wednesday Feb 9, 2000
    Second Chechen War

    Russian tactical missile hit a crowd of people who had come to the local administration building in Shali

    Shali, Chechnya, Russia
    Wednesday Feb 9, 2000

    On 9 February 2000, a Russian tactical missile hit a crowd of people who had come to the local administration building in Shali, a town previously declared as one of the "safe areas", to collect their pensions.


  • Siirt, Turkey
    Sunday Feb 9, 2003
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    2003 New Election

    Siirt, Turkey
    Sunday Feb 9, 2003

    In December 2002, the Supreme Election Board canceled the general election results from Siirt due to voting irregularities and scheduled a new election for 9 February 2003. By this time, party leader Erdoğan was able to run for parliament due to a legal change made possible by the opposition Republican People's Party. The AKP duly listed Erdoğan as a candidate for the rescheduled election, which he won, becoming Prime Minister after Gül handed over the post.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 9, 2007
    Richard Branson

    The Virgin Earth Challenge

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday Feb 9, 2007

    On 9 February 2007, Branson announced the setting up of a new global science and technology prize—The Virgin Earth Challenge—in the belief that history has shown that prizes of this nature encourage technological advancements for the good of mankind.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    The "Like" Button Was First Enabled

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009

    The "like" button, stylized as a "thumbs up" icon, was first enabled on February 9, 2009, and enables users to easily interact with status updates, comments, photos and videos, links shared by friends and advertisements.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 2012
    Bank of America

    It was announced that the five largest mortgage servicers agreed to a historic settlement with the federal government and 49 states

    U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 2012

    On February 9, 2012, it was announced that the five largest mortgage servicers (Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo) agreed to a historic settlement with the federal government and 49 states.


  • Kokang, Myanmar
    Monday Feb 9, 2015
    Conflict in Myanmar

    Government Forces launched a series of Military Operations

    Kokang, Myanmar
    Monday Feb 9, 2015

    Between February and May 2015, government forces launched a series of military operations in Kokang, in northern Shan State, after the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) attempted to retake territory it had lost in 2009.


  • Dongguan, Guangdong, China
    Tuesday Feb 9, 2016
    Oppo

    PBA smartphone partnership

    Dongguan, Guangdong, China
    Tuesday Feb 9, 2016

    In 2016, PBA tied up with this company as its official smartphone partner starting from the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup which was held on 10th February.


  • Saskatoon, Canada
    Saturday Feb 9, 2019
    Uber

    Uber further expands its operations in Canada

    Saskatoon, Canada
    Saturday Feb 9, 2019

    Uber further expands its operations in Canada by launching in Saskatoon.


  • Wuhan, China
    Sunday Feb 9, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Over 99% in China proper

    Wuhan, China
    Sunday Feb 9, 2020

    As of 9 February, 37,596 cases have been confirmed worldwide, over 99% in China proper.


  • Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 2020
    Eminem

    "Lose Yourself" at the 92nd Academy Awards

    Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 2020

    On February 9, 2020, Mathers performed "Lose Yourself" at the 92nd Academy Awards.


  • Gloucester
    Wednesday Feb 9, 1555

    John Hooper's death

    Gloucester
    Wednesday Feb 9, 1555

    The Bishop of Gloucester was burned at the stake for his beliefs.


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