09 February
09 February
February 9 1881 – Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky dies
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, the well-known Russian writer and philosopher, and author of the renowned novels Bratya Karamazovy (The Brothers Karamazov – 1880) and Prestupleniye i nakazaniye (Crime and Punishment –…
February 9 1928 – America gets its remarkable fantasy and science fiction artist
It was on 9 February 1028 that Frank Frazetta was born in Brooklyn. As a noted fantasy and science fiction artist, Frank Frazetta was well-known for his work in paperback…
February 9 1959 – The First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Becomes Operational
The Cold War reached a new plateau at a military outpost far in the north of Russia on February 9, 1959: the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM),…
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