Historical Events In February - 09

1997  Barry Evans, actor (Dr Upton-Dr in the House), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1998  Failed assassination attempt on Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history laxness, Iceland's Nobel Literature laureate, dies at 95   

2005  On February - 09 an ETA car bomb injured 31 people at a conference centre in Madrid.   

2013  On February - 09 5 people are killed after Cessna plane crashes on a Brussels runway   

2014  On February - 09 australian National University scientists discover the oldest known star at 13.6 billion years old   

2018  On this day in history xXIII Olympic Winter Games opens in PyeongChang, South Korea   

2018  On February - 09 the 2018 Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.   

2019  On this day in history elizabeth Warren officially announces her 2020 presidential campaign in Lawrence, Massachusetts   

2020  On this day in history 92nd Academy Awards: "Parasite" 1st non English film to win Best Picture, Best Director Bong Joon-ho, Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix , Best Actress Renée Zellweger   

2021  US Senate Impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in Washington D.C on February - 09.   

2021  COVID-19 pandemic: A joint WHO–China investigation into the source of the outbreak concludes. Investigators deem a Wuhan laboratory leak to be "extremely unlikely", with a "natural reservoir" in bats being a more likely origin.[30] on February - 09.   

2021  On this day in history the UAE's uncrewed Hope spacecraft becomes the first Arabian mission to successfully enter orbit around Mars.   

2023  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declares "a national state of disaster" to respond to the country's electricity crisis amid daily blackouts on February - 09.   

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1404  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on this day in history.   

1441  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on February - 09.   

1533  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on February - 09.   

1602  On February - 09 birth of franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza   

1607  Abraham Megerle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1645  Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) was born on February - 09.   

1011  On this day in history death of bernard I, Duke of Saxony   

1199  Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on this day in history.   

1450  Death of Agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421) on this day in history.   

1555  Death of John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history death of henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered   

1583  Death of Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies   

1617  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.