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What is celebrated on February 9?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to February 9. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2020

First observance

National Cut the Cord Day

The creator release identifies February 9, 2020 as the first edition.

2017

Institutional decision

International Cribbage Day

The ACC press release was issued February 9, 2017 for the first National Cribbage Day the following day.

1919

First observance

Mother’s Day in Norway

Store norske leksikon identifies the first Norwegian Mother’s Day in a Methodist church in Bergen on February 9, 1919.

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3 observances

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0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

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1 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

3 have in-depth guides

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Other in-depth guides on February 9

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International Epilepsy Day

Second Monday in February · Organizer-backed international observance

International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Cut the Cord Day

9 February · United States / Sling TV-created streaming-industry observance

Sling TV’s 2020 fifth-anniversary release announced February 9, 2020 as the first National Cut the Cord Day and states that National Day Calendar declared the observance to recur annually o…

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Royal Hobart Regatta

Second Monday in February; 9 February 2026 · Regional Tasmanian public holiday in prescribed areas

WorkSafe Tasmania / Tasmanian legislation

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3 observances

All observances on this date

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

International Epilepsy Day

Second Monday in February · Organizer-backed international observance

International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Cut the Cord Day

9 February · United States / Sling TV-created streaming-industry observance

Sling TV’s 2020 fifth-anniversary release announced February 9, 2020 as the first National Cut the Cord Day and states that National Day Calendar declared the observance to recur annually o…

Source-backedRule Based AnnualIn-depth guide

Royal Hobart Regatta

Second Monday in February; 9 February 2026 · Regional Tasmanian public holiday in prescribed areas

WorkSafe Tasmania / Tasmanian legislation

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This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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