The 6.5â6.7 Mw⯠Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1971 đ On This Day (Today)
The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth. Date: February 9, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1975 đ On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 3739, a Tupolev Tu-104, crashes during takeoff from Irkutsk Airport, killing 24. Date: February 9, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Date: February 9, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1978 đ On This Day (Today)
Japan Air Lines Flight 350 crashes near Haneda Airport in an attempted pilot mass murder-suicide, killing 24 of the 174 people on board. Date: February 9, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1982 đ On This Day (Today)
Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System. Date: February 9, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1986 đ On This Day (Today)
Civil unrest broke out across Palestine. Date: February 9, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1987 đ On This Day (Today)
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Voters in Lithuania vote for independence from the Soviet Union. Date: February 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1991 đ On This Day (Today)
Copernicium is discovered by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al. Date: February 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1996 đ On This Day (Today)
The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf, killing two people. Date: February 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 9 đ Events on this day in 1996 đ On This Day (Today)