434 Historic Events for February 9
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| 1891 |
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1st shipment of asparagus arrives in SF from Sacramento
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Pietro Nenni, Italy, socialist/minister of foreign affairs (1946-47)
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| 1891 |
Death |
Johan B Jongkind, Dutch/French painter (Winter View), dies at 71
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer (Indonesian adat justice)
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Peggy Wood, Bkln NY, actress (One Life to Live, Mama)
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| 1893 |
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Verdi's opera "Falstaff" premieres in Milan
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| 1893 |
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Canal builder De Lesseps and others sentenced to prison for fraud
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| 1895 |
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Volleyball invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts
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| 1895 |
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1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3)
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith, pioneer Australian aviator
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| 1900 |
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Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Brian Donlevy, Ireland, actor (Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Blanche Calloway, US vocalist/dancer (12 Clouds of Joy)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Chester H Lauck, Allene AR, actor (Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Georg Trexler, composer
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| 1904 |
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Japan declares war on Russia
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Gwen Catley, British(?) soprano
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| 1906 |
Death |
Paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio
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| 1906 |
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Natal proclaims state of siege in Zulu uprising
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Aubrey "Dit" Clapper, NHL hall of famer (Boston Bruins)
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924)
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| 1909 |
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1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium)
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| 1909 |
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1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Carmen Miranda, Brazil, vocalist/actress (Copacabana, Date With Judy)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State (1961-69)
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