February 9: Day Of The Week
February 9, 2013 is the 40th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 325 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
| February | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | ||
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
February 9 Historical Events
- 1775 –American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934 –The Balkan Entente is formed.
- 1951 –Geochang massacre: Korean War
- 1959 –The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR.
- 1965 –Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
- 1967 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
- 1975 –The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
- 1991 –Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
- 2001 –The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.
Who were born on February 9?
- 1895 –Hermann Brill, German politician (d. 1959)
- 1909 –Heather Angel, British actress (d. 1986)
- 1914 –Bill Veeck, American baseball executive (d. 1986)
- 1928 –Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
- 1928 –Roger Mudd, American journalist
- 1939 –Barry Mann, American singer
- 1960 –Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
- 1974 –Amber Valletta, American model
- 1979 –Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
- 1980 –Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
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