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On This Day · The 9th day of the year

January 9

A look at January 9 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Simone de Beauvoir and Richard Nixon, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2015

    Mozambique funeral beer poisoning

    A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involving beer that was contaminated with Burkholderia gladioli leaves 75 dead and over 230 people ill.

    2015 mass poisoning in
  2. 2011

    Iran Air Flight 277

    Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, in icy conditions, killing 78 people.

    2011 plane crash in
  3. 2007

    Apple Inc.

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.

    American multinational technology company
  4. 1996

    First Chechen War

    First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.

    1994–1996 war between Russia
  5. 1991

    Iraq

    Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

    Country in West Asia
  6. 1941

    World War II

    World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  7. 1916

    World War I

    World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  8. 1857

    1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

    The 7.9 Mw Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).

    Earthquake in California, United
  9. 1788

    Connecticut

    Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

    U.S. state
  10. 1349

    Basel

    The Jewish population of Basel, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.

    City in Switzerland
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Famous birthday twins

Born on January 9

Simone de Beauvoir

b. 1908

French philosopher and author

Richard Nixon

b. 1913

American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States

Catherine, Princess of Wales

b. 1982

Member of the British royal family

Terrence Jones

b. 1992

American basketball player

Clive Dunn

b. 1920

English actor

Kurt Tucholsky

b. 1890

German-Swedish journalist and author

Heiner Müller

b. 1929

German poet, playwright, and director

Waltraud Meier

b. 1956

German soprano and actress

Deaths

  • 2015Józef Oleksy, Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland
  • 1939Johann Strauss III, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor
  • 1927Houston Stewart Chamberlain, English-German philosopher and author
  • 1873Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France
  • 1534Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian historian and philologist
  • 1150Emperor Xizong of Jin, Emperor of Jin from 1135 to 1150

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Adrian of Canterbury
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Alix Le Clerc
  • —Christian feast day: Berhtwald
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Giulia della Rena
  • —Christian feast day: Feast of the Black Nazarene (Manila, Philippines)
  • —Christian feast day: Julia Chester Emery (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: Stephen (old calendar Eastern Orthodox)
  • —Christian feast day: January 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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