What Happened on February 9?

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EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 9

Davis Cup

Year: 1900

The Davis Cup competition is established.

Russo-Japanese War

Year: 1904

Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.

William G. Morgan

Year: 1895

William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.

Giuseppe Verdi

Year: 1893

Verdi's last opera, Falstaff premieres at La Scala, Milan.

Grover Cleveland

Year: 1889

US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.

Mud March (suffragists)

Year: 1907

The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).

Meteor

Year: 1913

A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of the Americas, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

Prohibition

Year: 1932

Prohibition law is abolished in Finland after a national referendum, where 70% voted for a repeal of the law.

Balkan Pact

Year: 1934

The Balkan Entente is formed between Greece, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Turkey.

Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng

Year: 1929

Members of the Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng assassinate the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.

BIRTHS ON FEBRUARY 9

Tonie Nathan

Year of birth: 1923

Tonie Nathan, American radio host, producer, and politician (died 2014)

Brendan Behan

Year of birth: 1923

Brendan Behan, Irish rebel, poet, and playwright (died 1964)

Kathryn Grayson

Year of birth: 1922

Kathryn Grayson, American actress and soprano (died 2010)

Jim Laker

Year of birth: 1922

Jim Laker, English cricketer and broadcaster (died 1986)

Fred Allen (rugby union)

Year of birth: 1920

Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2012)

C. P. Krishnan Nair

Year of birth: 1922

C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (died 2014)

John B. Cobb

Year of birth: 1925

John B. Cobb, American philosopher and theologian (died 2024)

Garret FitzGerald

Year of birth: 1926

Garret FitzGerald, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2011)

Clement Meadmore

Year of birth: 1929

Clement Meadmore, Australian-American sculptor (died 2005)

A. R. Antulay

Year of birth: 1929

A. R. Antulay, Indian social worker and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2014)

DEATHS ON FEBRUARY 9

Bob Diry

Year of death: 1935

Bob Diry, Austrian-born wrestler and boxer (born 1884)

Lauri Kristian Relander

Year of death: 1942

Lauri Kristian Relander, Finnish politician, 2nd President of Finland (born 1883)

Ella D. Barrier

Year of death: 1945

Ella D. Barrier, American educator (born 1852)

Ted Theodore

Year of death: 1950

Ted Theodore, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Queensland (born 1884)

Junnosuke Inoue

Year of death: 1932

Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and banker (born 1869)

A.K. Golam Jilani

Year of death: 1932

A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi soldier and activist (born 1904)

Charles Gavan Duffy

Year of death: 1903

Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (born 1816)

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Year of death: 1906

Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1872)

William Gillies (Australian politician)

Year of death: 1928

William Gillies, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Queensland (born 1868)

Richard With

Year of death: 1930

Richard With, Norwegian captain and businessman, founded Hurtigruten (born 1846)

HOLIDAYS ON FEBRUARY 9

Maron

Maron (Maronite Church)

Miguel Febres Cordero

Sabinus of Canosa

Saint Teilo

Teilo (Wales)

Beatification

Blessed Leopold of Alpandeire

Einion Frenin

Einion the King (Western Orthodoxy)

Beatification

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Ansbert of Rouen

Saint Apollonia

Apollonia

Alto of Altomünster

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