Birthdays & Historical Events – February 9

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Historical Events on February 9

Events that occurred on February 9 throughout history

1825

When the 1825 election came to the Electoral College, no

When the 1825 election came to the Electoral College, no candidate held a majority vote. The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams who came in second in the popular vote after Andrew Jackson.

1870

President Ulysses S

President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau under the Secretary of War.

1895

William George Morgan of Lockport, New York, invents a game

William George Morgan of Lockport, New York, invents a game called Mintonette based on the game of badminton. The name would later be changed to volleyball.

1971

National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York

National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York elects Satchel Paige as the first Negro League player to be honored. February 9th Celebrated History

Born on February 9

People born on February 9

Peggy Whitson

Alice Walker

Richard A. Long

John Alexander Logan

Amy Lowell

Chris Gardner

Lloyd Noel Ferguson

John B. Cobb

William Henry Harrison

Howard Taylor Ricketts

Ernest Tubb

Frank Frazetta (1928-20110)

Joe Pesci