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A lunar eclipse took place on February 9, 1658 BC 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56661924/the-fall-of-babylon/

A total solar eclipse occurred on February 9, 1766
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_eclipse_1766Feb09-Comte_d%27Artois.png

A total lunar eclipse took place on February 9, 1990, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1990.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_1990_lunar_eclipse



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The February 9, 1907 Great Aurora
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56665222/aurora-on-9-february-1907/ 



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The 1971 San Fernando earthquake struck on February 9, 1971
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47737397/1971-san-fernando-earthquake/

The 2010 Salang avalanches consisted of a series of at least 36 avalanches
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Salang_avalanches



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The heaviest known group 12 element, Copernicium, was first created on the 9th February 1996
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t11546693/ununbium/



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The first R-7 Semyorka strategic-missile unit became operational on 9 February 1959
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47737389/r-7-semyorka/

The crew of the Soyuz 17 mission returned to Earth on the 9th February, 1975 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47737396/soyuz-17/

Venus flyby by the Galileo spacecraft on the night of February 9-10, 1990
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/magellan/pr1289.html

The first Data-Collecting Satellite (Satélite de Coleta de Dados) was launched on February 9, 1993.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A9lite_de_Coleta_de_Dados



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Max Valier (February 9, 1895 - May 17, 1930) was an Austrian rocketry pioneer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Valier

Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52577633/peggy-whitson/

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Hans Walter (born February 9, 1954) is a German physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52578011/ulrich-walter/

Burkhard Heim (February 9, 1925 - January 14, 2001) was a German theoretical physicist.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47737398/burkhard-heim-1925-2001/

Brian Greene (born February 9, 1963) is an American theoretical physicist and string theorist.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7048565/brian-greene/

Mario Juric (born 9 February 1979) is a Croatian astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Juri%C4%87



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The first episode of DOOMWATCH, broadcast on February 9, 1970
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47739978/doomwatch/

Star Trek: "Return to Tomorrow" was first broadcast on February 9, 1968.

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Star Trek: "The Return of the Archons" was first aired on February 9, 1967. 
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NGC 2107 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th February 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56663607/ngc-2107/

NGC 2150 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th February 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56663594/ngc-2150/

NGC 2111 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th February 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56663582/ngc-2111/

NGC 2121 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th February 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56663573/ngc-2121/

NGC 2881 was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on the 9th February 1886. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56663564/ngc-2881/

NGC 2895 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th February 1831. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56663554/ngc-2895/

NGC 3264 was discovered by John Herschel on the 9th February 1831. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56663548/ngc-3264/



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The Mira variable R Reticuli was observed by astronomer T. Moottooswamy Pillai on February 9, 1864 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36315536/r-reticuli/

T Coronae Borealis reached magnitude 3.0 on February 9, 1946
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56661688/t-coronae-borealis/

On Friday, February 9, 2007, a 1214 day period jovian planet was found around HD 23127
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_23127

Halley's Comet was at perihelion on the 9th February, 1986.

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http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t23444336/halleys-comet/

Asteroid (222) Lucia was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 9, 1882 in Vienna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/222_Lucia

Asteroid (558) Carmen (1905 QB) was discovered on February 9, 1905 
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=558

Asteroid (729) Watsonia was discovered on February 9, 1912 
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=729

The meteor procession of February 9, 1913
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t24398780/cyrillid-meteor-shower/



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Meteorites

The Pirthalla (H6) meteorite fell in Haryana, India, on the 9th February, 1884.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47737380/pirthalla-meteorite/

The Padvarninkai (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Lithuania, on the 9th February, 1929.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47737381/padvarninkai-meteorite/



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