Page 10: Historical Events In February - 09

1997  Barry Evans, actor (Dr Upton-Dr in the House), dies at 53 on February - 09.   

1998  Failed assassination attempt on Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze on February - 09.   

1998  Laxness, Iceland's Nobel Literature laureate, dies at 95 on February - 09.   

2005  On this day in history an ETA car bomb injured 31 people at a conference centre in Madrid.   

2013  On February - 09 5 people are killed after Cessna plane crashes on a Brussels runway   

2014  Australian National University scientists discover the oldest known star at 13.6 billion years old on this day in history.   

2018  On February - 09 xXIII Olympic Winter Games opens in PyeongChang, South Korea   

2018  On this day in history the 2018 Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.   

2019  On this day in history elizabeth Warren officially announces her 2020 presidential campaign in Lawrence, Massachusetts   

2020  On February - 09 92nd Academy Awards: "Parasite" 1st non English film to win Best Picture, Best Director Bong Joon-ho, Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix , Best Actress Renée Zellweger   

2021  US Senate Impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in Washington D.C on this day in history.   

2021  COVID-19 pandemic: A joint WHO–China investigation into the source of the outbreak concludes. Investigators deem a Wuhan laboratory leak to be "extremely unlikely", with a "natural reservoir" in bats being a more likely origin.[30] on this day in history.   

2021  The UAE's uncrewed Hope spacecraft becomes the first Arabian mission to successfully enter orbit around Mars on this day in history.   

2023  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declares "a national state of disaster" to respond to the country's electricity crisis amid daily blackouts on this day in history.   

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1404  On February - 09 birth of constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor   

1441  On this day in history birth of ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub)   

1533  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo)   

1579  On February - 09 birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

1602  Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history birth of abraham Megerle, composer   

1645  On this day in history birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)   

1011  On this day in history death of bernard I, Duke of Saxony   

1199  Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on this day in history.   

1450  Death of Agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421) on this day in history.   

1555  Death of John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy on February - 09.   

1567  On February - 09 death of henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered   

1583  On this day in history death of jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake   

1588  Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies on this day in history.   

1617  On this day in history hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44