Cheshiresoft CDAY Famous Births
that occured on February 9

1404 Constantine-XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor
1773 William Henry Harrison, 9th U.S.President
1822 Charles T Stork, Dutch industrialist
1902 Blanche Calloway, American vocalist/dancer
1971 Sharon Case, American actress

Historical Events
that occured on February 9

1499 France & Venice signed a treaty against Milan.
1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt was defeated in London.
1574 Louis of Nassau ended the siege of Maastricht.
1621 Alexander Ludovisi was elected Pope Gregory-XV.
1674 England reconquered NY from the Netherlands.
1788 Austria declared war against Russia.
1801 France & Austria signed the Peace of Lunéville.
1822 The American Indian Society was organized.
1849 The Roman Republic was declared.
1863 Alanson Crane patented the Fire extinguisher.
1904 Japan declares war against Russia.
1922 Snow fell on Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
1964 The GI Joe character was created.
1971 Apollo 14 splashed down back on Earth.
1990 The Galileo spacecraft flew past planet Venus.

That's all for today.

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England about 1905
Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England about 1905


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