Daily Calendar for Sunday, February 9, 2025
Born
- William Henry Harrison (9th U.S. president) –
- George Ade (humorist) –
- Howard Taylor Ricketts (pathologist) –
- Hans Albert Hochbaum (naturalist and artist) –
- Carole King (singer) –
- Joe Pesci (actor) –
- Alice Walker (author) –
- Mia Farrow (actress) –
- Vince Papale (football player) –
- Mookie Wilson (baseball player) –
- Travis Tritt (country music singer) –
- David Gallagher (actor) –
- Michael B. Jordan (actor) –
- Jimmy Bennett (actor) –
Died
- Sophie Tucker (singer) –
- Bill Haley (musician) –
- Charles (Bud Wilkinson football coach) –
- Princess Margaret (sister of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II) –
- Walter Fredrick Morrison (inventor of the Frisbee) –
Events
- Robert Fulton received patent for steamboat improvements –
- Jefferson Davis named president of the Confederate States of America –
- U.S. Weather Bureau established by Congress as part of Signal Corps –
- Office of Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries formed –
- First train passed through Hoosac Tunnel in Massachusetts –
- War Time (year-round daylight saving time) began in the United States –
- Joanne Woodward received the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame –
- The first Boeing 727 took off –
- First appearance of The Beatles on the U.S. TV program, The Ed Sullivan Show. 73 million people watched (about 45% of the U.S. population). –
- Magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck San Fernando, California –
- Canada expelled 13 Soviet diplomats for spying –
- Paul McCartney was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame –
Weather
- -52 degrees F in Butte, Montana –
- Portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama had a severe ice storm –
- After a 2-day snowstorm ended, 11.4 inches of snow lay in New York City’s Central Park –
- After a 2-day snowstorm ended, 38 inches of snow lay in Milford, Connecticut –
