Celebrations and notable events that occurred on February 9, 2026.
Events that occurred on February 9 throughout history
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.
President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau under the Secretary of War.
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.
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
People born on February 9