On This Day - February 9, 2026

National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for February 9, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.

2026

Ongoing National Weeks

These observances run for a full week; this calendar day falls inside the week.

Ongoing National Months

These observances last the full month; this date is part of that month-long celebration.

Showing the first 12 on this date; there are more month-long observances. See the full months list for February.

Historical Events on February 9

Events that occurred on February 9 throughout history

1825

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. 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 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 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

1773

William Henry Harrison

1927

Richard A. Long

1960

Peggy Whitson

1918

Lloyd Noel Ferguson

1925

John B. Cobb

1826

John Alexander Logan

1943

Joe Pesci

1871

Howard Taylor Ricketts

2025

Frank Frazetta (1928-20110)

1914

Ernest Tubb

1954

Chris Gardner

1874

Amy Lowell

1944

Alice Walker