- 1649 9 Feb Charles I is buried, without a funeral, at Windsor rather than Westminster, to avoid public disturbances.
- 1943 9 Feb US forces retake the strategically vital Guadalcanal Island from the Japanese after a six-month battle.
- 1950 9 Feb US senator Joseph McCarthy begins an anti-communist crusade with allegations against the State Department.
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