Historical Events
- Australian National University scientists discover the oldest known star at 13.6 billion years old
- Olympic teams figure skating event debuts in Sochi with Russia taking the gold medal; pairs champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov win first of 2 gold at the Games
- Protest erupt in Sarajevo and other cities in Bosnia-Herzegovina; the unemployment rate remains at 40% (57% for youth)
- Slopestyle snowboarding event makes Olympic debut at Sochi Winter Games; American Jamie Anderson is inaugural women's gold medallist
- Slovak biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina retains her Olympic 7.5k sprint title (Vancouver 2010) at the Sochi Winter Games
- Switzerland votes to return immigration quotas
Famous Deaths
- Graham Hills, English physical scientist and principal (Strathclyde University, England), dies at 87
Died in 2014 2014 Highlights
About February 9, 2014
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 10 years, 2 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Dark Horse - Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
#1 Song: Rather Be - Clean Bandit Ft. Jess Glynne
