1498 In 1498 Leonardo Da Vinci, the State Engineer, Court Painter and Director of Court Festivals to Lodovico Sforza (Duke of Milan) painted a representation of Jesus' last Passover meal for the Dominicans of Santa Maria delle Grazie on the wall of their convent in Milan. The Last Supper was completed on February 9, 1498. Leonardo said the painting was "Cose Mentale", "a spiritual thing".
1540 The first recorded horse race meeting at England's oldest course, Chester, took place on February 9, 1540. Early victors were awarded the "Chester Bells", a set of decorative bells for decorating the horse's bridle. Races originally took place on Shrove Tuesday until 1609, and thereafter on St George's Day.
1708 On February 9, 1708 disgruntled members of Samuel Wesley's congregation started a fire which destroyed the Epworth vicarage. The six-year-old John Wesley was trapped in his bedroom until he was rescued by a tall neighbour who stood on a friend’s shoulders.. "A brand plucked from the burning" is how he later described it.
1712 Peter the Great of Russia married his second wife, Catherine Skavronskaya, at Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on February 9, 1712. Catherine was a strong character with the capacity of soothing Peter when caught up in a temper, nursing his head on her lap and stroking his brow. After her husband died in 1725 she was Catherine I, Empress of Russia, until her death two years later.
1737 English-American philosopher, author, and activist Thomas Paine was born on February 9, 1737 in a cottage in Thetford, in Norfolk, England to Quaker corset maker Joseph and Frances Pain. After emigrating to The American colonies in 1774, he authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), which helped inspire the patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain. Paine's Rights of Man (1791), was in part a defense of the French Revolution against its critics.
1773 William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the US, was born on February 9, 1773, the youngest of Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth Bassett's seven children. William's father was a planter and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1774–1777) who signed the Declaration of Independence. He was Governor of Virginia between 1781 and 1784.
1824 Two days after his twelfth birthday, on February 9, 1824, Charles Dickens was sent to work at a shoe-polish warehouse on the banks of the Thames, near the present Charing Cross railway station. He spent his time pasting labels on the jars of thick polish and earned six shillings a week. Dickens continued to work in the warehouse until 1825, when after a timely inheritance, his father was able to send him to school at Wellington House Academy.
1825 The first opinion poll was held in 1824 to predict a US presidential election. It said Andrew Jackson would beat John Adams' son John Quincy Adams. The poll was wrong; after no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams the sixth President of the United States on February 9, 1825. Adams was the first U.S. President to wear trousers instead of knee breeches at his inauguration.
1865 Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley was born on February 9, 1865. One of the first known photographers of snowflakes, he perfected a process of catching flakes on black velvet in such a way that their images could be captured before they either melted or sublimated. Wilson Bentley took the first ever photograph of a snowflake in 1885.
1870 US president Ulysses S. Grant signed on February 9, 1870 a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service). It made its first official meteorological forecast the same year.
1881 Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky died of a lung hemorrhage in Saint Petersburg on February 9, 1881. His last words were a quotation of Matthew 3:14–15: "But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness", He then said: "Hear now—permit it. Do not restrain me!"
1893 Giuseppe Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, was produced just before his 80th birthday. Verdi's first comic opera for more than 50 years, thousands of music lovers journeyed to Milan from all parts of Italy for its first performance on February 9, 1893. The hour-long ovation the aged composer received has seldom been equalled in musical history.
1895 Volleyball was invented on February 9, 1895 by William G. Morgan, a physical education instructor in a Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA. Morgan created the sport as a combination of various existing sports, including basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. Initially called "Mintonette," the game was designed to be a less physically demanding alternative to basketball, allowing for a more inclusive and accessible activity.
1540 The first recorded horse race meeting at England's oldest course, Chester, took place on February 9, 1540. Early victors were awarded the "Chester Bells", a set of decorative bells for decorating the horse's bridle. Races originally took place on Shrove Tuesday until 1609, and thereafter on St George's Day.
1708 On February 9, 1708 disgruntled members of Samuel Wesley's congregation started a fire which destroyed the Epworth vicarage. The six-year-old John Wesley was trapped in his bedroom until he was rescued by a tall neighbour who stood on a friend’s shoulders.. "A brand plucked from the burning" is how he later described it.
1712 Peter the Great of Russia married his second wife, Catherine Skavronskaya, at Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on February 9, 1712. Catherine was a strong character with the capacity of soothing Peter when caught up in a temper, nursing his head on her lap and stroking his brow. After her husband died in 1725 she was Catherine I, Empress of Russia, until her death two years later.
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| Catherine I of Russia by Nattier |
1737 English-American philosopher, author, and activist Thomas Paine was born on February 9, 1737 in a cottage in Thetford, in Norfolk, England to Quaker corset maker Joseph and Frances Pain. After emigrating to The American colonies in 1774, he authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), which helped inspire the patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain. Paine's Rights of Man (1791), was in part a defense of the French Revolution against its critics.
1773 William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the US, was born on February 9, 1773, the youngest of Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth Bassett's seven children. William's father was a planter and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1774–1777) who signed the Declaration of Independence. He was Governor of Virginia between 1781 and 1784.
1824 Two days after his twelfth birthday, on February 9, 1824, Charles Dickens was sent to work at a shoe-polish warehouse on the banks of the Thames, near the present Charing Cross railway station. He spent his time pasting labels on the jars of thick polish and earned six shillings a week. Dickens continued to work in the warehouse until 1825, when after a timely inheritance, his father was able to send him to school at Wellington House Academy.
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| Illustration by Fred Bernard of Dickens at work in a shoe-blacking factory |
1825 The first opinion poll was held in 1824 to predict a US presidential election. It said Andrew Jackson would beat John Adams' son John Quincy Adams. The poll was wrong; after no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams the sixth President of the United States on February 9, 1825. Adams was the first U.S. President to wear trousers instead of knee breeches at his inauguration.
1865 Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley was born on February 9, 1865. One of the first known photographers of snowflakes, he perfected a process of catching flakes on black velvet in such a way that their images could be captured before they either melted or sublimated. Wilson Bentley took the first ever photograph of a snowflake in 1885.
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| Snowflake photos by Bentley, circa 1902 |
1870 US president Ulysses S. Grant signed on February 9, 1870 a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service). It made its first official meteorological forecast the same year.
1881 Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky died of a lung hemorrhage in Saint Petersburg on February 9, 1881. His last words were a quotation of Matthew 3:14–15: "But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness", He then said: "Hear now—permit it. Do not restrain me!"
1893 Giuseppe Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, was produced just before his 80th birthday. Verdi's first comic opera for more than 50 years, thousands of music lovers journeyed to Milan from all parts of Italy for its first performance on February 9, 1893. The hour-long ovation the aged composer received has seldom been equalled in musical history.
1907 More than 3,000 Suffragette women in London participated in the Mud March on February 9, 1907. It was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. The women from various suffrage groups marched from Hyde Park to Exeter Hall in the Strand. The participants faced harsh weather conditions, including heavy rain and mud, hence the name "Mud March."
1945 When HMS Venturer sank U-864 on February 9, 1945 it was history's only incident where one submarine intentionally sunk another while both were fully submerged. The sinking of U-864 was a remarkable feat of skill and bravery by the crew of the Venturer, as it demonstrated the ability of submarines to detect and engage other submarines even while they were operating beneath the surface of the water.
1956 Samuel J. Seymour, the last surviving witness of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, lived long enough to be interviewed on national television on February 9, 1956. Seymour was only five years old at the time of the assassination, but he remembered attending the play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on the night of April 14, 1865, where President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
1964 The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964 drew what was at the time the largest audience in the history of American television of 73 million viewers. Crime in America dropped noticeably that night, especially juvenile offenses.
1967 Prince Philip's "sick and tired of making excuses" speech on February 9, 1967 sparked controversy. He told exporters in London that wherever he went abroad, he was asked about late deliveries, poor after-sales service, strikes and Britain’s financial position.
1979 Two identical twin males, who had been separated by adoption at three weeks, in 1940 suddenly, rediscovered each other in Ohio at age 39 on February 9, 1979. Both their adoptive parents had named them both James. Both men came to be named Jim for short, and that was just the start of it. Both loved carpentry and math, and pursued careers in security. Even stranger, they had each married a woman named Linda got divorced and then remarried a woman named Betty.
2009 The Facebook "like button" was launched on February 9, 2009. It allowed users to express their approval or appreciation for posts, comments, and other content on the platform by clicking the "Like" button. The social network site describes "liking" as a way for users to "give positive feedback and connect with things [they] care about."
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2019 The Battle of Baghuz Fawqani was an offensive by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), assisted by American-led coalition airstrikes, artillery, and special forces personnel, that began on February 9, 2019 as part of the Deir ez-Zor campaign against The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. It ended on March 23, 2019 when the SDF officially declared final victory over the Islamic State. By that date The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant had lost all of its territory in Syria.
2023 The title of "world's oldest mouse" belongs to Pat, a Pacific pocket mouse who resided at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. He was born on July 14, 2013 and died on February 9, 2023 at the age of 9 years and 210 days old. Pat was named after Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart,
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