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Who died on February 9
90 figures who shaped history died on February 9.
- 90deaths
- 55events
Best known
Best known
Ono no Michikaze
Japanese calligrapher
Sayf al-Dawla
10th-century Muslim ruler of northern Syria
Bernard I of Saxony
Duke of Saxony
Yang Yanzhao
Famous general of the Song dynasty
Emperor Taizong of Jin
Emperor of Jin from 1123 to 1135
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1192 to 1199
Ono no Michikaze — Japanese calligrapher, who died on February 9 966.
Sayf al-Dawla — 10th-century Muslim ruler of northern Syria, who died on February 9 967.
Bernard I of Saxony — Duke of Saxony, who died on February 9 1011.
Yang Yanzhao — Famous general of the Song dynasty, who died on February 9 1014.
Emperor Taizong of Jin — Emperor of Jin from 1123 to 1135, who died on February 9 1135.
Minamoto no Yoritomo — Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1192 to 1199, who died on February 9 1199.
All entries
- 978LLuitgarde of Vermandois10th-century French noblewoman
- 1251
Matthias II of LorraineDuke of Lorraine from 1220 to 1251 - 1407
William I of MeissenMargrave of Meissen - 1450
Agnès SorelRoyal mistress of Charles VII of France - 1555
John Hooper (bishop)English Protestant bishop, reformer, and martyr (d. 1555) - 1555
Rowland TaylorEnglish Protestant martyr (c.1510–1555) - 1588
Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz16th-century Spanish admiral - 1600
John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania
- 1619
Lucilio VaniniItalian philosopher - 1670
Frederick III of DenmarkKing of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670 - 1675
Gerrit DouDutch painter - 1709
François Louis, Prince of ContiKing of Poland & Grand Duke of Lithuania (titular) - 1777SSeth PomeroyAmerican gunsmith & soldier
- 1803
Jean François de Saint-LambertFrench poet, philosopher and military officer - 1857
Dionysios SolomosGreek national poet - 1874
Jules MicheletFrench writer and historian - 1881
Fyodor DostoevskyRussian novelist and philosopher - 1891
Johan JongkindDutch painter and printmaker - 1903
Charles Gavan DuffyIrish poet, politician and journalist - 1906
Paul Laurence DunbarAfrican-American writer - 1928
William Gillies (Australian politician)Australian politician - 1930
Richard WithNorwegian politician - 1932
Junnosuke InoueJapanese central banker - 1932
A.K. Golam JilaniBengali revolutionary - 1935
Bob DiryAustrian boxer - 1942
Lauri Kristian RelanderFinnish politician - 1945
Ella D. BarrierAmerican educator and clubwoman - 1950
Ted TheodoreAustralian politician - 1951
Eddy DuchinAmerican jazz pianist and bandleader - 1957
Miklós HorthyRegent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944 - 1960
Alexandre BenoisRussian painter - 1960
Ernst von DohnányiHungarian composer and pianist - 1965
Ahsanullah (educator) - 1966
Sophie TuckerUkrainian-American singer, comedian and actress - 1969
George "Gabby" HayesAmerican actor
- 1976
Percy FaithCanadian-American bandleader, orchestrator and composer - 1977
Sergey IlyushinSoviet aircraft designer - 1978
Costante GirardengoItalian cyclist - 1979
Allen TateAmerican poet, essayist, social commentator - 1980
Tom Macdonald (writer)Welsh journalist and novelist - 1981
M. C. ChaglaIndian jurist, diplomat and Cabinet Minister - 1981
Bill HaleyAmerican rock and roll music pioneer - 1984
Yuri AndropovLeader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984 - 1989
Osamu TezukaJapanese cartoonist and animator
- 1994
Howard Martin Temin20th-century American geneticist - 1995
J. William FulbrightAmerican politician - 1995
Kalevi KeihänenFinnish businessman - 1995
David WayneAmerican actor - 1998
Maurice SchumannFrench politician - 2001
Herbert A. SimonAmerican academic and Nobel Laureate - 2002IIsabelle HollandAmerican author of fiction for children and adults
- 2002
Princess Margaret, Countess of SnowdonBritish princess - 2003
Masatoshi Gündüz IkedaTurkish mathematician - 2004
Claude RyanCanadian journalist and politician - 2005
Robert KearnsAmerican engineer and inventor - 2006
Freddie LakerEnglish airline entrepreneur - 2007
Hank BauerAmerican baseball player and manager - 2007
Ian RichardsonScottish actor - 2008
Christopher HyattAmerican psychologist, occultist and writer - 2008
Carm Lino SpiteriMaltese architect and politician - 2008
Jazeh TabatabaiIranian artist - 2009
Orlando "Cachaíto" LópezCuban bassist and composer - 2010
Walter Frederick MorrisonAmerican inventor - 2011MMiltiadis EvertGreek politician
- 2012OO. P. DuttaIndian filmmaker and writer
- 2012
John HickEnglish philosopher and theologian - 2012JJoe MorettiScottish guitarist
- 2013RRichard ArtschwagerAmerican artist
- 2013
Keiko FukudaJapanese-American martial artist - 2013JJimmy Smyth (hurler)Irish hurler
- 2014
Gabriel AxelDanish film director, actor, writer and producer - 2014HHal HerringAmerican football player and coach
- 2014LLogan Scott-BowdenBritish Army general
- 2015
Liu HanChinese mining tycoon, executed in February 2015 - 2015
Ed SabolAmerican filmmaker and founder of NFL Films - 2016
Sushil KoiralaPrime Minister of Nepal from 2014 to 2015 - 2016
Zdravko TolimirBosnian Serb military commander - 2017
André Salvat - 2018
Reg E. CatheyAmerican actor - 2018
Jóhann JóhannssonIcelandic musician and composer - 2018
John GavinAmerican actor
- 2021
Chick CoreaAmerican musician and composer
- 2022
Johnny RaperAustralian rugby league player and coach - 2025
Tom RobbinsAmerican writer
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Who died on February 9?
90 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 9, including Ono no Michikaze, Sayf al-Dawla, Bernard I of Saxony. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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55 documented historical events happened on February 9, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Caizhou, the capital of the Jin dynasty, was captured by the Mongol Empire and their Song allies, bringing an end to Jurchen rule. On the same day, in another year: Quasi-War: USS Constellation captured the French frigate Insurgente in a single-ship action in the Caribbean Sea. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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