Editing February 9 (section)

===Pre-1600===
* [[474]] &ndash; [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]] is crowned as co-emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]]<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia | url = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zeno-emperor | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Britannica | title = Zeno | access-date = 8 February 2018}}</ref>
*[[1003]] &ndash; [[Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia|Boleslaus III]] is restored to authority with armed support from [[Bolesław I the Brave]] of [[Greater Poland|Poland]].
*[[1098]] &ndash; A [[First Crusade]] army led by [[Bohemond of Taranto]] wins a [[Battle of the Lake of Antioch|major battle]] against the [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuq]] emir [[Ridwan of Aleppo]] during the [[siege of Antioch]]{{sfn|Runciman|1951|pp=225-226}}
*[[1539]] &ndash; The first recorded race is held on [[Chester Racecourse]], known as the Roodee.{{sfn|Saunders, Otley|1863|page=108}}
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[Bishop of Gloucester]] [[John Hooper (bishop)|John Hooper]] is [[burned at the stake]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |last=Pollard |first=Albert Frederick |wstitle=Hooper, John|volume=13 |page=675–676}}</ref>