What is February 9?
{{calendar}} {{day}} ==Events== === Up to 1900 === * [[474]] &ndash; [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]] crowned as co–[[Emperor]] of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. * [[1555]] &ndash; [[Bishop]] of [[Gloucester]] [[John Hooper (bishop)|John Hooper]] is burned at the stake. * [[1621]] &ndash; [[Pope Gregory XV|Gregory XV]] becomes [[Pope]]. * [[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Great Britain|British]] [[Parliament]] declares [[Massachusetts]] to be in rebellion. * [[1788]] &ndash; The [[Habsburg Empire]] joins the [[Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)|Russo-Turkish War]] on the [[Russia]]n side. * [[1796]] &ndash; [[Jiaqing Emperor|Jiaqing]] takes over from [[Qianlong Emperor|Qianlong]] as [[Emperor]] of [[China]]. * [[1825]] &ndash; After an indecisive election, the [[United States House of Representatives]] declares [[John Quincy Adams]] as [[President of the United States]]. * [[1839]] &ndash; In the [[Southern Ocean]], British [[whaling]] captain [[John Balleny]] discovers [[Sturge Island]], part of the group of [[islands]] now known as the [[Balleny Islands]]. His [[Friend|companion]] [[Thomas Freeman]] sets foot on the island. * [[1849]] &ndash; The [[New Roman Republic]] is created. * [[1861]] &ndash; [[Jefferson Davis]] is chosen to become [[President]] of the [[Confederate States of America]]. * [[1870]] &ndash; US President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] signs a joint resolution of [[Congress]], creating the US [[Weather]] [[Bureau]]. * [[1889]] &ndash; US President [[Grover Cleveland]] signs a [[bill (proposed law)|bill]] [[Elevation|elevating]] the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] to a [[cabinet]]–level agency. * [[1895]] &ndash; [[William G. Morgan]] creates a game called Mintonette, which later becomes better known as [[Volleyball]]. * [[1900]] &ndash; [[Dwight Filley Davis]] founds the [[Davis Cup]] [[tennis]] tournament, which has been named after him. === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === * [[1904]] &ndash; [[Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Port Arthur]] ends. * [[1913]] &ndash; A group of [[meteor]]s ca