The Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision takes place, killing nine of the thirty-five people on board the Japanese fishery high-school training ship Ehime Maru, leaving the USS Greeneville (SSN-772) with US $2 million in repairs, at Pearl Harbor. Date: February 9, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅…
Two passenger trains collide in the German town of Bad Aibling in the state of Bavaria. Twelve people die and 85 others are injured. Date: February 9, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea. Date: February 9, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has the army soldiers enter the Legislative Assembly to assist in pushing for the approval for a better government security plan, causing a brief political crisis. Date: February 9, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This…
Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins. Date: February 9, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Baltic states synchronize their electric power transmission infrastructure with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA), in objective to disconnect from the Russo-Belarussian agreement to use the IPS/UPS system. Date: February 9, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day…
The Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch a military campaign in the Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, leading to the deaths of thousands of civilians. Date: February 8, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅…
Japanese forces launch a surprise attack against Russian-controlled Port Arthur, marking the start of the Russo-Japanese war. Date: February 8, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce. Date: February 8, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada. Date: February 8, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)