Events that occurred on 9 February.
On Earth
- 1921 - Author Gisbert Kranz is born.
- 1928 - Artist Frank Frazetta is born.
- 1953 - Actor Ciarán Hinds is born.
- 1960 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 222a.
- 1968 - The last day of filming J.R.R. Tolkien for the documentary Tolkien in Oxford.
- 1972 - Voice actor Crispin Freeman is born.
- 1980 - Voice actor Heron Carvic dies.
- 1991 - First official meeting of the Sociedad Tolkien Española.
- 2008 - "C.S. Lewis, the Inklings, and the Call to Christian Community" conference, featuring Tom Shippey.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The Fellowship of the Ring rests in Lothlórien.