Notable Birthdays for February 9
William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) - The 9th President of the U.S.
John Alexander Logan (1826-1886) - Major General for the Union Army.
Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871-1910) - Pathologist and physician who studied bacteria, including typhus fever.
Amy Lowell (1874-1925) - Poet who played a critical role in bringing poetry to mainstream society.
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984) - Pioneer of country music.
Lloyd Noel Ferguson (1918-2011) - One of the founders of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.
John B. Cobb (1925-2024) - Theologian who studied the process philosophy and process theology and how to bring different levels of thought into one place.
Richard A. Long (1927-2013) - Considered one of the greatest contributors to African-American arts and culture.
Frank Frazetta (1928-20110) - Painter and illustrator who is considered to be the Godfather of Fantasy Art.
Joe Pesci (1943-Still Living) - Actor known for his roles in Goodfellas and My Cousin Vinny.
Alice Walker (1944-Still Living) - Author of The Color Purple.
Chris Gardner (1954-Still Living) - Businessman and philanthropist whose life story was depicted in The Pursuit of Happiness.
Peggy Whitson (1960-Still Living) - First female astronaut to command the International Space Station.
Memorable Events for February 9
1825 - John Quincy Adams as 6th President of the U.S. after no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes
1870 - President Grant signs a joint resolution establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
1871 - The Federal Fish Protection Office is created.
1889 - President Cleveland signs a bill elevating the status of the Department of Agriculture.
1942 - Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in U.S.
1943 - President Roosevelt signs an executive setting a 48-hour work week in critical war industries.
1950 - Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses 205 employees in the State Department as being communists.
1964 - The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1965 - The Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam as the first in-country troops without a training mission.
1971 - Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the Baseball HOF.
