February 09 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

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].   

2021  The UAE's uncrewed Hope spacecraft is recorded as becoming the inaugural Arabian mission to successfully enter orbit around Mars.   

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

2025  The Baltic states complete synchronization of their power grids with continental Europe's grid, disconnecting from Russia's grid   

2025  2025 Liechtenstein general election: The Patriotic Union, led by Brigitte Haas, retains its plurality of 10 seats in the Landtag   

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1404  Constantine xi dragases: Last byzantine emperor   

1441  Ali sjir neva'i [fani]: Turkish poet/author (mahbub al-kulub)   

1533  Shimazu yoshihisa: Japanese samurai   

1578  Giambattista andreini: Italian playwright/actor (l'adamo)   

1579  John meursius: [van meurs], dutch historian   

1602  Franciscus van de enden: Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of spinoza   

1607  Abraham megerle: Composer   

1645  Johann aegidius bach: German violistian   

1011  Bernard i: Duke of saxony   

1199  Minamoto no yoritomo: Japanese shogun (b. 1147)   

1450  Agnès sorel: Mistress of king charles vii of france (b. 1421)   

1555  John hooper: Deprived bishop of gloucester, burnt for heresy   

1567  Henry stuart: Earl of darnley/consort of mary queen of scots, murdered   

1583  Jeseph sanalbo: Jewish convert in rome, burned at stake   

1588  Marquis of santa cruz: Spanish admiral,   

1617  Hans christoph haiden: Composer,