January 9th All Events |
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January 9th, 2008 (January 09 2008) | Death | Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer (born in 1923) | |
January 9th, 2008 (January 09 2008) | Death | William Quinn, Irish Republican Army soldier (born in 1950) | |
January 9th, 2008 (January 09 2008) | Death | Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist (born in 1977) | |
January 9th, 2008 (January 09 2008) | Death | Sir John Harvey-Jones, chairman of ICI from 1982 to 1987 (b.1924). | |
January 9th, 2007 (January 09 2007) | Event | Apple Inc CEO, Steve Jobs announces the iPhone. | Steve Jobs Quotes |
January 9th, 2007 (January 09 2007) | Death | Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (born in 1977) | |
January 9th, 2006 (January 09 2006) | Death | Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (born in 1964) | |
January 9th, 2006 (January 09 2006) | Death | Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor, director (born in 1937) | |
January 9th, 2005 (January 09 2005) | Event | The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, commonly known as the Naivasha Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People s Liberation Movement rebel group in Naivasha, Kenya. | |
January 9th, 2005 (January 09 2005) | Event | Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He is succeeded by Rawhi Fattouh. | Yasser Arafat Quotes |
January 9th, 2005 (January 09 2005) | Death | Gonzalo Gavira, Mexican film sound technician (born in 1925) | |
January 9th, 2004 (January 09 2004) | Death | Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher (born in 1909) | Philo Quotes |
January 9th, 2003 (January 09 2003) | Death | Will McDonough, American sports journalist (born in 1935) | |
January 9th, 2001 (January 09 2001) | Event | Shenzhou 2, an unmanned Chinese spacecraft, is launched. | |
January 9th, 2001 (January 09 2001) | Death | Maurice Prather, American photographer (born in 1926) | |
January 9th, 2000 (January 09 2000) | Death | Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (born in 1909) | |
January 9th, 1998 (January 09 1998) | Death | Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate (born in 1918) | |
January 9th, 1998 (January 09 1998) | Death | Charito Solis, Filipino actress (born in 1935) | |
January 9th, 1997 (January 09 1997) | Event | A Comair Embraer EMB 120 crashes during approach into Detroit Metro Airport, killing 29 people. | |
January 9th, 1997 (January 09 1997) | Birth | Lauryn McClain, American actress and singer | |
January 9th, 1997 (January 09 1997) | Death | Edward Osobka-Morawski, Prime Minister of Poland (born in 1909) | |
January 9th, 1997 (January 09 1997) | Death | Jesse White, American actor (born in 1917) | |
January 9th, 1995 (January 09 1995) | Death | Peter Cook, British actor and comedian (born in 1937) | Peter Cook Quotes |
January 9th, 1995 (January 09 1995) | Death | Souphanouvong, President of Laos (born in 1909) | |
January 9th, 1994 (January 09 1994) | Death | Johnny Temple, baseball player (born in 1927) | |
January 9th, 1993 (January 09 1993) | Death | Sir Paul Hasluck, Governor-General of Australia (born in 1905) | |
January 9th, 1992 (January 09 1992) | Death | Steve Brodie, American actor (born in 1919) | |
January 9th, 1992 (January 09 1992) | Death | Bill Naughton, British playwright (born in 1910) | |
January 9th, 1991 (January 09 1991) | Event | The Soviets storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence. | |
January 9th, 1990 (January 09 1990) | Death | Sir Edward McTiernan, Australian jurist, lawyer and politician (born in 1892) | |
January 9th, 1990 (January 09 1990) | Death | Spud Chandler, baseball player (born in 1907) | |
January 9th, 1989 (January 09 1989) | Birth | Michaella Krajicek, Dutch tennis player | |
January 9th, 1989 (January 09 1989) | Death | Bill Terry, baseball player (born in 1898) | |
January 9th, 1987 (January 09 1987) | Birth | Sam Bird, English racing driver | |
January 9th, 1987 (January 09 1987) | Birth | Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter | |
January 9th, 1987 (January 09 1987) | Birth | Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (died in 2006) | |
January 9th, 1987 (January 09 1987) | Birth | Lucas Pezzini Leiva, Brazilian and Liverpool Footballer | |
January 9th, 1987 (January 09 1987) | Death | Marion Hutton, American singer (born in 1919) | |
January 9th, 1987 (January 09 1987) | Death | Arthur Lake, American actor (born in 1905) | |
January 9th, 1986 (January 09 1986) | Event | After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak must give up its instant camera business. | |
January 9th, 1985 (January 09 1985) | Death | Robert Mayer, British businessman and philanthropist (born in 1879) | |
January 9th, 1984 (January 09 1984) | Death | Wolfgang Staudte, German director (born in 1906) | |
January 9th, 1982 (January 09 1982) | Birth | Kate Middleton, girlfriend of Prince William of Wales | |
January 9th, 1981 (January 09 1981) | Birth | Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer | |
January 9th, 1981 (January 09 1981) | Death | Kazimierz Serocki, Polish composer (born in 1922) | |
January 9th, 1980 (January 09 1980) | Birth | Sergio Garcia, Spanish golfer | |
January 9th, 1979 (January 09 1979) | Birth | Tomiko Van, Japanese singer | |
January 9th, 1979 (January 09 1979) | Death | Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian engineer and architect (born in 1891) | |
January 9th, 1978 (January 09 1978) | Birth | Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player | |
January 9th, 1978 (January 09 1978) | Birth | Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer | |
January 9th, 1978 (January 09 1978) | Birth | Chad Johnson, American football player | |
January 9th, 1978 (January 09 1978) | Birth | AJ McLean, American singer (Backstreet Boys) | |
January 9th, 1978 (January 09 1978) | Birth | Maggie Rizer, American model and AIDS activist | |
January 9th, 1977 (January 09 1977) | Birth | Beth Troutman, American production assistant | |
January 9th, 1976 (January 09 1976) | Birth | Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player | |
January 9th, 1976 (January 09 1976) | Birth | Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer | |
January 9th, 1975 (January 09 1975) | Birth | Kiko Calero, Puerto Rican baseball player | |
January 9th, 1975 (January 09 1975) | Birth | Kimberley Ann Scott Mathers, former wife of Eminem | Eminem Quotes |
January 9th, 1975 (January 09 1975) | Death | Pierre Fresnay, French actor (born in 1897) | |
January 9th, 1975 (January 09 1975) | Death | Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (born in 1901) | |
January 9th, 1974 (January 09 1974) | Birth | Farhan Akhtar, Indian Bollywood Director, Actor, Producer, Singer. | |
January 9th, 1973 (January 09 1973) | Birth | Angela Bettis, American actress | |
January 9th, 1972 (January 09 1972) | Event | The RMS Queen Elizabeth is destroyed by fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. | |
January 9th, 1972 (January 09 1972) | Birth | Sarah Beeny, British TV personality | |
January 9th, 1972 (January 09 1972) | Birth | Angie Martinez, American radio and television personality | |
January 9th, 1972 (January 09 1972) | Birth | Jay Powell, baseball player | |
January 9th, 1972 (January 09 1972) | Death | Ted Shawn, American dancer (born in 1891) | |
January 9th, 1971 (January 09 1971) | Birth | Daniel Dumile, American hip hop artist | |
January 9th, 1971 (January 09 1971) | Birth | Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author | |
January 9th, 1971 (January 09 1971) | Birth | Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player | |
January 9th, 1971 (January 09 1971) | Birth | Yusuke Naora, Japanese game art director | |
January 9th, 1971 (January 09 1971) | Death | Giannis Christou, Greek composer (born in 1926) | |
January 9th, 1971 (January 09 1971) | Death | Elmer Flick, baseball player (born in 1876) | |
January 9th, 1970 (January 09 1970) | Birth | Lara Fabian, Belgian singer | |
January 9th, 1970 (January 09 1970) | Birth | Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboardist (Rhapsody Of Fire) | |
January 9th, 1968 (January 09 1968) | Event | The only known snowfall in Mexico City occurs; additional snow falls on January 10 and 11. | |
January 9th, 1968 (January 09 1968) | Birth | Jimmy Adams, West Indian cricketer | |
January 9th, 1968 (January 09 1968) | Birth | Joey Lauren Adams, American actress | |
January 9th, 1968 (January 09 1968) | Birth | Al Schnier, American rock guitarist (moe.) | |
January 9th, 1967 (January 09 1967) | Birth | Carl Bell, American musician | |
January 9th, 1967 (January 09 1967) | Birth | Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer | |
January 9th, 1967 (January 09 1967) | Birth | Steven Harwell, American singer and musician (Smash Mouth) | |
January 9th, 1967 (January 09 1967) | Birth | Dave Matthews, South African singer and musician | Dave Matthews Quotes |
January 9th, 1965 (January 09 1965) | Birth | Darren Bennett, Australian-born American football player | |
January 9th, 1965 (January 09 1965) | Birth | Muggsy Bogues, American basketball player | |
January 9th, 1965 (January 09 1965) | Birth | Iain Dowie, English football manager | |
January 9th, 1965 (January 09 1965) | Birth | Eric Erlandson, American musician | |
January 9th, 1965 (January 09 1965) | Birth | Joely Richardson, British actress | |
January 9th, 1964 (January 09 1964) | Event | Martyrs Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag on the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians. | |
January 9th, 1963 (January 09 1963) | Birth | Michael Everson, expert in writing systems and Unicode | |
January 9th, 1961 (January 09 1961) | Birth | Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter | |
January 9th, 1961 (January 09 1961) | Death | Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born in 1867) | |
January 9th, 1960 (January 09 1960) | Death | Elsie J. Oxenham, British children s author (born in 1880) | |
January 9th, 1959 (January 09 1959) | Birth | Mark Martin, American race car driver | |
January 9th, 1959 (January 09 1959) | Birth | Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate | |
January 9th, 1959 (January 09 1959) | Birth | Cristi Minculescu, Romanian musician | |
January 9th, 1959 (January 09 1959) | Birth | Otis Nixon, American baseball player | |
January 9th, 1958 (January 09 1958) | Birth | Mehmet Ali Agca, Turkish attempted assassin of Pope John Paul II | |
January 9th, 1958 (January 09 1958) | Birth | Stephen Neale, British philosopher | Philo Quotes |
January 9th, 1957 (January 09 1957) | Birth | Phil Lewis, lead singer of L.A. Guns | |
January 9th, 1956 (January 09 1956) | Birth | Kimberly Beck, American actress | |
January 9th, 1956 (January 09 1956) | Birth | Imelda Staunton, British actress | |
January 9th, 1956 (January 09 1956) | Birth | Mike Walczewski, American Public Address Announcer at Madison Square Garden | |
January 9th, 1955 (January 09 1955) | Birth | J. K. Simmons, American actor | |
January 9th, 1953 (January 09 1953) | Birth | Morris Gleitzman, British-Australian children s author | |
January 9th, 1952 (January 09 1952) | Birth | Hugh Bayley, British politician | |
January 9th, 1951 (January 09 1951) | Event | The United Nations headquarters officially opens in New York City. | |
January 9th, 1951 (January 09 1951) | Birth | M.L. Carr, basketball player and coach | |
January 9th, 1951 (January 09 1951) | Birth | Crystal Gayle, American singer | |
January 9th, 1950 (January 09 1950) | Birth | David Johansen American singer | |
January 9th, 1950 (January 09 1950) | Birth | Rio Reiser, German singer (died in 1996) | |
January 9th, 1948 (January 09 1948) | Birth | Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (died in 2006) | |
January 9th, 1948 (January 09 1948) | Birth | Cassie Gaines Backup Singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (died in 1977) | |
January 9th, 1947 (January 09 1947) | Event | Elizabeth "Betty" Short, the Black Dahlia, is last seen alive. | |
January 9th, 1947 (January 09 1947) | Birth | Ronnie Landfield, American artist | |
January 9th, 1947 (January 09 1947) | Death | Karl Mannheim, German sociologist (born in 1893) | Karl Mannheim Quotes |
January 9th, 1946 (January 09 1946) | Death | Countee Cullen, American poet (born in 1903) | |
January 9th, 1946 (January 09 1946) | Death | Dimitrios Golemis, Greek athlete (born in 1874) | |
January 9th, 1945 (January 09 1945) | Event | The United States invades Luzon in the Philippines. | |
January 9th, 1945 (January 09 1945) | Birth | John Doman, American actor | |
January 9th, 1945 (January 09 1945) | Death | Juri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (born in 1890) | |
January 9th, 1944 (January 09 1944) | Birth | Ian Hornak, American Painter, Draughtsman and Sculptor (died in 2002) | |
January 9th, 1944 (January 09 1944) | Birth | Jimmy Page, British musician and producer (Led Zeppelin) | |
January 9th, 1943 (January 09 1943) | Birth | Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian politician (died in 2007) | |
January 9th, 1943 (January 09 1943) | Birth | Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer | |
January 9th, 1943 (January 09 1943) | Birth | Scott Walker, American singer | |
January 9th, 1942 (January 09 1942) | Birth | K Callan, American actress | |
January 9th, 1942 (January 09 1942) | Birth | Lee Kun-hee, Korean industrialist, chairman of Samsung | |
January 9th, 1942 (January 09 1942) | Birth | Susannah York, British actress | |
January 9th, 1941 (January 09 1941) | Event | First flight of the Avro Lancaster. | |
January 9th, 1941 (January 09 1941) | Event | World War II: The Greek Triton (S.112) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in Otranto. | |
January 9th, 1941 (January 09 1941) | Birth | Joan Baez, American singer and activist | Joan Baez Quotes |
January 9th, 1941 (January 09 1941) | Birth | Gilles Vaillancourt, Quebec politician | |
January 9th, 1940 (January 09 1940) | Birth | Jimmy Boyd, American actor and singer | |
January 9th, 1940 (January 09 1940) | Birth | Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (died in 1993) | |
January 9th, 1940 (January 09 1940) | Birth | Al Downing, American singer (died in 2005) | |
January 9th, 1940 (January 09 1940) | Birth | Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss politician | |
January 9th, 1939 (January 09 1939) | Death | Johann Strauss III, Austrian conductor (born in 1866) | |
January 9th, 1936 (January 09 1936) | Birth | Anne Rivers Siddons, American writer | |
January 9th, 1936 (January 09 1936) | Death | John Gilbert, American actor (born in 1899) | |
January 9th, 1935 (January 09 1935) | Birth | Bob Denver, American actor (died in 2005) | |
January 9th, 1935 (January 09 1935) | Birth | Dick Enberg, American sportscaster | |
January 9th, 1935 (January 09 1935) | Birth | Earl G. Graves, Sr., African-American Publisher | |
January 9th, 1935 (January 09 1935) | Birth | Brian Harradine, Australian independent Senator | |
January 9th, 1934 (January 09 1934) | Birth | Bart Starr, American football player | |
January 9th, 1933 (January 09 1933) | Birth | Robert Garcia, American politician | |
January 9th, 1933 (January 09 1933) | Birth | Wilbur Smith, Zambian-British novelist | |
January 9th, 1931 (January 09 1931) | Birth | Algis Budrys, American author | |
January 9th, 1931 (January 09 1931) | Death | Wayne Munn, wrestler (born in 1896) | |
January 9th, 1929 (January 09 1929) | Birth | Brian Friel, Irish dramatist | |
January 9th, 1929 (January 09 1929) | Birth | Heiner Muller, German dramatist (died in 1995) | |
January 9th, 1929 (January 09 1929) | Birth | Dorothea Puente, American serial killer | |
January 9th, 1928 (January 09 1928) | Birth | Judith Krantz, American author | |
January 9th, 1928 (January 09 1928) | Birth | Domenico Modugno, Italian singer and songwriter (died in 1994) | |
January 9th, 1927 (January 09 1927) | Death | Houston Stewart Chamberlain, British pro-Aryan anti-semitic writer, son-in-law of Richard Wagner (born in 1855) | Richard Wagner Quotes |
January 9th, 1926 (January 09 1926) | Birth | Giannis Christou, Greek composer (died in 1970) | |
January 9th, 1926 (January 09 1926) | Birth | Jean-Pierre Cote, Canadian politician, Lieutenant governor of Quebec (died in 2002) | |
January 9th, 1925 (January 09 1925) | Birth | Lee Van Cleef, American actor (died in 1989) | |
January 9th, 1924 (January 09 1924) | Birth | Sergei Parajanov, Armenian film director (died in 1990) | |
January 9th, 1923 (January 09 1923) | Event | Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight. | |
January 9th, 1923 (January 09 1923) | Death | Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand writer (born in 1888) | Katherine Mansfield Quotes |
January 9th, 1922 (January 09 1922) | Birth | Har Gobind Khorana, Nobel laureate | |
January 9th, 1922 (January 09 1922) | Birth | Ahmed Sekou Toure, President of Guinea (died in 1984) | |
January 9th, 1921 (January 09 1921) | Birth | Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (died in 2006) | |
January 9th, 1920 (January 09 1920) | Birth | Chan Canasta, Polish-British magician (died in 1999) | |
January 9th, 1920 (January 09 1920) | Birth | Clive Dunn, British actor | |
January 9th, 1920 (January 09 1920) | Birth | Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar | |
January 9th, 1918 (January 09 1918) | Death | Emile Reynaud, French scientist (born in 1844) | |
January 9th, 1917 (January 09 1917) | Event | World War I: the Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine. | |
January 9th, 1916 (January 09 1916) | Event | The Ottoman Empire prevails in the Battle of Canakkale, as the last British troops are evacuated. | |
January 9th, 1916 (January 09 1916) | Birth | Vic Mizzy, American orchestra leader | |
January 9th, 1916 (January 09 1916) | Birth | Peter Twinn, English World War II code-breaker (died in 2004) | |
January 9th, 1915 (January 09 1915) | Birth | Anita Louise, U.S. actress (died in 1970) | |
January 9th, 1915 (January 09 1915) | Birth | Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor (died in 1982) | |
January 9th, 1914 (January 09 1914) | Birth | Gypsy Rose Lee (or 1911), American burlesque entertainer (died in 1970) | |
January 9th, 1914 (January 09 1914) | Birth | Kenny (Klook) Clarke, American jazz drummer and composer (died in 1985) | |
January 9th, 1913 (January 09 1913) | Birth | Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (died in 1994) | |
January 9th, 1912 (January 09 1912) | Birth | Ralph Tubbs, British architect (died in 1996) | |
January 9th, 1911 (January 09 1911) | Death | Edwin Arthur Jones, American composer (born in 1853) | |
January 9th, 1911 (January 09 1911) | Death | Edvard Rusjan, Slovene flight pioneer (born in 1886) | |
January 9th, 1909 (January 09 1909) | Birth | Herva Nelli, Italian-born soprano (died in 1994) | |
January 9th, 1908 (January 09 1908) | Birth | Simone de Beauvoir, French author (died in 1986) | Simone De Beauvoir Quotes |
January 9th, 1908 (January 09 1908) | Death | Wilhelm Busch, German painter (born in 1832) | |
January 9th, 1908 (January 09 1908) | Death | Abraham Goldfaden, Russian-born actor (born in 1840) | Abraham Quotes |
January 9th, 1905 (January 09 1905) | Event | According to the Julian Calendar which was used at the time, Russian workers stage a march on the Winter Palace that ends in the massacre by Tsarist troops known as Bloody Sunday, setting off the Russian Revolution of 1905. | Julian Quotes |
January 9th, 1903 (January 09 1903) | Event | Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the famous poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia. | |
January 9th, 1903 (January 09 1903) | Birth | Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator (died in 1969) | |
January 9th, 1902 (January 09 1902) | Birth | Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (died in 1997) | |
January 9th, 1902 (January 09 1902) | Birth | Saint Josemaria Escriva, Spanish Catholic priest and founder of Opus Dei (died in 1975) | |
January 9th, 1901 (January 09 1901) | Birth | Chic Young, American cartoonist (died in 1973) | |
January 9th, 1901 (January 09 1901) | Death | Richard Copley Christie, English scholar (born in 1830) | |
January 9th, 1900 (January 09 1900) | Birth | Richard Halliburton, American adventurer (presumed dead 1939) | Richard Halliburton Quotes |
January 9th, 1900 (January 09 1900) | Birth | Maria of Romania, Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (died in 1961) | |
January 9th, 1898 (January 09 1898) | Birth | Vilma Banky, Hungarian actress (died in 1991) | |
January 9th, 1898 (January 09 1898) | Birth | Gracie Fields, English vaudeville performer (died in 1979) | |
January 9th, 1898 (January 09 1898) | Birth | Wally Baker, American supercentenarian | |
January 9th, 1897 (January 09 1897) | Birth | Karl Lowith, German philosopher (died in 1973) | Philo Quotes |
January 9th, 1896 (January 09 1896) | Birth | Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-born British conductor (died in 1971) | |
January 9th, 1895 (January 09 1895) | Death | Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American watch manufacturer (born in 1812) | |
January 9th, 1894 (January 09 1894) | Event | New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts. | |
January 9th, 1892 (January 09 1892) | Birth | Eva Bowring, American politician (died in 1985) | |
January 9th, 1890 (January 09 1890) | Birth | Karel Capek, Czech writer (died in 1938) | Karel Capek Quotes |
January 9th, 1890 (January 09 1890) | Birth | Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist (died in 1935) | |
January 9th, 1881 (January 09 1881) | Birth | Lascelles Abercrombie, British poet and critic (died in 1938) | Lascelles Abercrombie Quotes |
January 9th, 1881 (January 09 1881) | Birth | Edouard Beaupre, horse lifter (died in 1904) | |
January 9th, 1881 (January 09 1881) | Birth | Giovanni Papini, Italian writer (died in 1956) | |
January 9th, 1880 (January 09 1880) | Event | The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high wind and heavy snow. | |
January 9th, 1879 (January 09 1879) | Birth | John Broadus Watson, American psychologist (died in 1958) | |
January 9th, 1878 (January 09 1878) | Event | Umberto I becomes King of Italy. | Umberto Eco Quotes |
January 9th, 1878 (January 09 1878) | Death | King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (born in 1820) | |
January 9th, 1877 (January 09 1877) | Death | Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (born in 1799) | |
January 9th, 1876 (January 09 1876) | Death | Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (born in 1801) | Eric Idle Quotes |
January 9th, 1875 (January 09 1875) | Birth | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American socialite (died in 1942) | |
January 9th, 1873 (January 09 1873) | Birth | Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Hebrew poet (died in 1934) | |
January 9th, 1873 (January 09 1873) | Death | Emperor Napoleon III of France (born in 1808) | |
January 9th, 1870 (January 09 1870) | Birth | Joseph B Strauss, American civil engineer (died in 1938) | |
January 9th, 1868 (January 09 1868) | Birth | S. P. L. Sorensen, Danish chemist (died in 1939) | |
January 9th, 1864 (January 09 1864) | Birth | Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (died in 1926) | |
January 9th, 1863 (January 09 1863) | Event | American Civil War: the Battle of Fort Hindman occurs in Arkansas. | |
January 9th, 1861 (January 09 1861) | Event | American Civil War: The "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina. It is considered by some historians to be the "First Shots of the American Civil War". | |
January 9th, 1861 (January 09 1861) | Event | Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War. | |
January 9th, 1859 (January 09 1859) | Birth | Carrie Chapman Catt, American suffragist leader (died in 1947) | |
January 9th, 1858 (January 09 1858) | Event | Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide. | |
January 9th, 1858 (January 09 1858) | Death | Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (born in 1798) | |
January 9th, 1857 (January 09 1857) | Event | The Fort Tejon earthquake of California occurs, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9. | |
January 9th, 1856 (January 09 1856) | Birth | Anton Askerc, Slovenian priest and poet (died in 1912) | |
January 9th, 1854 (January 09 1854) | Birth | Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (died in 1921) | Winston Churchill Quotes |
January 9th, 1849 (January 09 1849) | Birth | John Hartley, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (died in 1935) | John Hart Quotes |
January 9th, 1848 (January 09 1848) | Birth | Princess Frederica of Hanover (died in 1926) | |
January 9th, 1848 (January 09 1848) | Death | Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (born in 1750) | |
January 9th, 1843 (January 09 1843) | Death | William Hedley, British industrial engineer (born in 1773) | |
January 9th, 1839 (January 09 1839) | Event | The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process. | |
January 9th, 1839 (January 09 1839) | Birth | John Knowles Paine, U.S. composer (died in 1906) | John Knowles Quotes |
January 9th, 1832 (January 09 1832) | Birth | Felix-Gabriel Marchand, journalist, author and politician, Premier of Quebec (died in 1900) | |
January 9th, 1829 (January 09 1829) | Birth | Thomas William Robertson, English playwright (died in 1871) | |
January 9th, 1829 (January 09 1829) | Birth | Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (died in 1857) | |
January 9th, 1823 (January 09 1823) | Birth | Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (died in 1908) | |
January 9th, 1822 (January 09 1822) | Event | The Portuguese prince Pedro I of Brazil decides to stay in Brazil against the orders of the Portuguese king Joao VI, starting the Brazilian independence process. | |
January 9th, 1819 (January 09 1819) | Birth | James Francis, Premier of Victoria (died in 1884) | |
January 9th, 1816 (January 09 1816) | Event | Sir Humphry Davy tests the Davy lamp for miners at Hebburn Colliery. | |
January 9th, 1811 (January 09 1811) | Birth | Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, English writer (died in 1856) | |
January 9th, 1806 (January 09 1806) | Event | Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul s Cathedral. | Horatio Nelson Quotes |
January 9th, 1805 (January 09 1805) | Death | Noble Wimberly Jones, American Continental Congressman (born in 1723) | |
January 9th, 1800 (January 09 1800) | Death | Jean Etienne Championnet, French general (born in 1762) | |
January 9th, 1799 (January 09 1799) | Event | British Prime Minister William Pitt introduces income tax to raise funds for the war against Napoleon. | |
January 9th, 1799 (January 09 1799) | Death | Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian scientist (born in 1718) | |
January 9th, 1793 (January 09 1793) | Event | Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States. | |
January 9th, 1790 (January 09 1790) | Birth | Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (died in 1855) | |
January 9th, 1788 (January 09 1788) | Event | Connecticut becomes the fifth state to be admitted to the United States. | |
January 9th, 1773 (January 09 1773) | Birth | Cassandra Austen, English watercolorist and sister of Jane Austen (died in 1845) | Jane Austen Quotes |
January 9th, 1768 (January 09 1768) | Event | Philip Astley stages the first modern circus in London. | |
January 9th, 1766 (January 09 1766) | Death | Thomas Birch, British historian (born in 1705) | |
January 9th, 1760 (January 09 1760) | Event | Afghans defeat Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat. | |
January 9th, 1757 (January 09 1757) | Death | Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (born in 1657) | |
January 9th, 1757 (January 09 1757) | Death | Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (born in 1688) | |
January 9th, 1745 (January 09 1745) | Birth | Caleb Strong, 6th and 10th Governor of Massachusetts (died in 1819) | |
January 9th, 1728 (January 09 1728) | Birth | Thomas Warton, English poet (died in 1790) | Thomas Warton Quotes |
January 9th, 1685 (January 09 1685) | Birth | Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist (died in 1766) | Philo Quotes |
January 9th, 1677 (January 09 1677) | Death | Aernout van der Neer, Dutch painter (born in 1603) | |
January 9th, 1624 (January 09 1624) | Birth | Empress Meisho (died in 1696) | |
January 9th, 1598 (January 09 1598) | Death | Jasper Heywood, English translator (born in 1553) | |
January 9th, 1589 (January 09 1589) | Birth | Ivan Gundulic, Croatian poet (died in 1638) | |
January 9th, 1571 (January 09 1571) | Birth | Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (died in 1621) | |
January 9th, 1571 (January 09 1571) | Death | Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (born in 1510) | |
January 9th, 1562 (January 09 1562) | Death | Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (born in 1514) | |
January 9th, 1554 (January 09 1554) | Birth | Pope Gregory XV (died in 1623) | |
January 9th, 1543 (January 09 1543) | Death | Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (born in 1491) | |
January 9th, 1514 (January 09 1514) | Death | Anna, Duchess of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France (born in 1477) | |
January 9th, 1499 (January 09 1499) | Death | Johann Cicero, elector of Brandenburg (born in 1455) | Cicero Quotes |
January 9th, 1431 (January 09 1431) | Event | Judges investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government. | Joan of Arc Quotes |
January 9th, 1349 (January 09 1349) | Event | The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing bubonic plague, were rounded up and incinerated. | |
January 9th, 1283 (January 09 1283) | Death | Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (born in 1236) | |
January 9th, 1282 (January 09 1282) | Death | Abu Uthman Sa id Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (born in 1204) | |
January 9th, 1150 (January 09 1150) | Death | Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d etat. | |
January 9th, 0475 (January 09 0475) | Event | Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. | Stan Lee Quotes |