What happened today in history (February 9): Tom Hiddleston, Alice Walker and Glenn McGrath were born, Baba Amte and Fyodor Dostoyevsky died, the first census of independent India was taken, the Beatles performed live for the first time in the USA, Joaquin Phoenix won the Oscar for Best Actor, the Copernician element was discovered, Benin City was invaded by the British and more.
This Day in History (February 9): First Census Conducted in Independent India
Today in History, February 9: The month of love has begun and also Valentine’s week.
Today is February 9, chocolate day is also celebrated. It is wonderful to taste and give chocolates to that special person in your life, but it is also essential not to stop acquiring knowledge. So let’s improve our general knowledge by learning the importance of February 9 in history.
Check out what important events occurred on this day (February 9) in sports, politics and art, along with famous birthdays and deaths in world history.
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Historical events on this day
- In 1757, the Treaty of Alinagar was signed between the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, returning the factories, privileges and city of Calcutta to the Company.
- In 1897, the British expedition force invaded and sacked Benin City, ending the Nigerian Kingdom of Benin.
- In 1943, the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American victory over Japanese forces.
- In 1951, the first census of independent India began.
- In 1963, the first flight of the Boeing 747 aircraft took place.
- In 1964, the famous British rock band The Beatles performed live in the US for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show and was seen by 73 million people.
- In 1985, American intelligence officer Kiki Camarena, who was working in Mexico against drug trafficking, was kidnapped, interrogated under torture, and murdered.
- In 1996, Peter Armbruster, Victor Ninov and Sigurd Hofmann discovered the highly radioactive chemical element 112, later called copernicium.
Sports events today
- In 1895, William G. Morgan invented the game of volleyball, initially called Mintonette.
- In 1900, Dwight Davis created the famous tennis tournament, the Davis Cup.
- In 2018, the XXIII Winter Olympic Games opened in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Art and culture events today
- In 1893, Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s last opera, “Falstaff,” premiered in Milan.
- In 1997, the Fox animated series The Simpsons became the longest-running animated series in history after airing its 167th episode.
- In 2020, Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Actor Oscar for Joker and Bong Joon-ho won the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for Parasite at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Notable deaths on this day
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No sir |
Year of death |
Personality |
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1 |
1881 |
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer and journalist best known for his renowned works Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. |
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2 |
1979 |
Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-British engineer, physicist and Nobel laureate known for inventing holography |
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3 |
1985 |
Kiki Camarena, American intelligence officer working against drug cartels in Mexico |
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4 |
2002 |
Princess Margaret, British royal and Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II |
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5 |
2008 |
Baba Amte, Indian social worker and activist known for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy. |
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6 |
2018 |
Johann Johannsson, Oscar-nominated Icelandic musical composer known for the films The Theory of Everything, Sicario, and Arrival. |
Famous birthdays on this day
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No sir |
Year of birth |
Personality |
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1 |
1846 |
William Mayback, German engine designer and industrialist who developed many high-speed internal combustion engines suitable for land, water and air. |
|
2 |
1943 |
Joseph E. Stiglitz, American Keynesian economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001 for his analyzes of markets with asymmetric information. |
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3 |
1943 |
Joe Pesci, Academy Award-winning American actor best known for working with Martin Scorsese and playing tough gangsters in films such as Goodfellas, Casino and The Irishman. |
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4 |
1944 |
Alice Walker, American novelist known for her acclaimed classic The Color Purple and became the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. |
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5 |
1954 |
Chris Gardener, American motivational speaker and entrepreneur whose rags-to-riches story as a stockbroker inspired the popular film The Pursuit of Happyness. |
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6 |
1970 |
Glenn McGrath, Australian cricket legend and fast bowler |
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7 |
1981 |
Tom Hiddleston, English actor who rose to fame playing the Norse god of mischief Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. |
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8 |
1987 |
Michael B. Jordan, American actor, producer and director known for starring in blockbuster films such as Creed and Black Panther. |
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9 |
1987 |
Henry Cejudo, American fighter who won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and later became a two-division MMA champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
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