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February 9th, 2001	Event	The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.
February 9th, 1996	Event	The Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a large bomb in London s Canary Wharf.
February 9th, 1995	Event	Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks.
February 9th, 1994	Event	Vance-Owen peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced.
February 9th, 1991	Event	Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
February 9th, 1986	Event	Comet Halley reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, during its second visit to the inner solar system in the 20th century.
February 9th, 1975	Event	The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
February 9th, 1973	Event	Biju Patnaik of the Pragati Legislature Party elected leader of opposition in the state assembly in Orissa, India.
February 9th, 1971	Event	The 6.4 on the Richter Scale Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California.
February 9th, 1971	Event	Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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