434 Historic Events for February 9
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| 1867 |
Birth |
Natsume S“seki [Natsume Kinnosuke], Japanese author (Kokoro)
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| 1867 |
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Nebraska becomes 37th US state
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| 1867 |
Birth |
Edward Naylor, composer
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| 1870 |
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US Army establishes US National Weather Service
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| 1871 |
Birth |
Franc S Finzgar, Slovenian clergyman/writer (Our Blood)
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| 1871 |
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Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress
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| 1871 |
Birth |
Howard T Ricketts, US pathologist (studied typhus fever)
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| 1874 |
Birth |
Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed)
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| 1874 |
Birth |
Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian theatrical director/actor (Houligan)
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| 1874 |
Death |
Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75
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| 1875 |
Birth |
Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater (Olympic-bronze-1920)
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Alo‹s Walgrave, Flemish writer/pastor (Silent hours)
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| 1879 |
Birth |
Carl Natanael Berg, composer
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| 1879 |
Birth |
Jacques Bainville, French historian/essayist/journalist
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| 1881 |
Death |
Feodor M Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Crime and Punishment), dies at 59
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| 1882 |
Birth |
Thomas Campbell, S African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12)
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Frederik Gerretson, [Geerten Gossaert], Dutch poet/politician)
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!
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| 1885 |
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1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii
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| 1886 |
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Pres Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Vital Celen, Flemish writer (Puppy Love)
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs)
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Jacobus J P Oud, Dutch architect/co-founder (Stijl)
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Ronald Colman, England, 1947 Acad Award actor (Tale of 2 Cities)
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