Tukuk-OS📅 January 9
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 9? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2015 — Contaminated beer served at a funeral in Tete Province, Mozambique, killed 75 people and made at least 230 others ill.
- 2015 — A hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurred at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
Hypercacher kosher supermarket siegeCharlie Hebdo shootingVincennes
- 2011 — In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 (aircraft pictured) crashed near Urmia Airport, Iran, killing 78 of the 105 people on board.
Iran Air Flight 277Urmia Shahid Bakeri International Airport
- 1996 — First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
- 1992 — Radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two pulsar planets orbiting PSR B1257+12 (depicted), the first confirmed detection of exoplanets.
- 1991 — Representatives from the United States and Iraq met at the Geneva Peace Conference to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
- 1981 — U.S. representative Raymond Lederer was convicted of bribery and conspiracy for his role in the Abscam scandal, but continued to serve his term for three more months.
- 1978 — Iranian Revolution: Protests took place in Qom after an article insulting Ruhollah Khomeini was published.
- 1975 — The Great Storm spawned the first of 45 tornadoes over a three-day period in the Southeastern United States.
- 1972 — The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a 33-game winning streak, the longest in major American professional team sports.
Los Angeles LakersNational Basketball AssociationMilwaukee Bucks
- 1972 — Seawise University, formerly RMS Queen Elizabeth (pictured), an ocean liner that sailed the Atlantic for Cunard Line, caught fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.
- 1970 — The Presidential Council for Minority Rights, an appointed body to review legislation and prevent discrimination against minorities, was created in Singapore.
- 1917 — First World War: Troops of the British Empire defeated Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rafa on the Sinai–Palestine border.
- 1917 — World War I: A meeting of the German Crown Council decided upon the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.
World War I9 January 1917 German Crown Council meetingUnrestricted submarine warfare
- 1857 — An earthquake registering 7.9 Mw ruptured part of the San Andreas Fault in central and southern California.
1857 Fort Tejon earthquakeMoment magnitude scaleSan Andreas Fault
- 1797 — War of the First Coalition: The siege of Kehl by Habsburg and Württembergian forces ended when French troops withdrew from their fortifications.
War of the First CoalitionSiege of Kehl (1796–1797)Habsburg monarchy
Births
- 2006 — Sarah Toscano, Italian singer-songwriter and actress
- 2004 — Souhardya De, Indian author and columnist
- 2003 — Sangiovanni, Italian singer-songwriter
- 2001 — Eric García, Spanish footballer
- 2001 — Peter Mamouzelos, Australian rugby league player
- 2001 — Zeke Nnaji, American basketball player
- 2000 — Luka Šamanić, Croatian basketball player
- 1998 — Kerris Dorsey, American actress
- 1998 — Brent Rivera, American social media personality and actor
- 1996 — Vítek Vaněček, Czech ice hockey player
- 1995 — Braden Hamlin-Uele, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1995 — Dominik Livaković, Croatian football goalkeeper
Deaths
- 2025 — Black Bart, American professional wrestler (born 1948)
- 2024 — Rashid Khan, Indian classical musician (born 1968)
- 2023 — Séamus Begley, Irish accordion player, fiddler and Irish traditional musician (born 1949)
- 2022 — Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956)
- 2022 — Maria Ewing, American opera singer (born 1950)
- 2021 — John Reilly, American actor (born 1934)
- 2019 — Verna Bloom, American actress (born 1938)
- 2019 — Paul Koslo, German-Canadian actor (born 1944)
- 2018 — Kato Ottio, Papua New Guinean rugby league player (born 1994)
- 2017 — Zygmunt Bauman, Polish sociologist (born 1925)
- 2016 — John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (born 1938)
- 2016 — Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (born 1926)
Observances & holidays
- 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)
- Start of Hōonkō (Nishi Honganji) January 9–16 (Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism)
- Martyrs' Day (Panama)
- Non-Resident Indian Day (India)
- Day of Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, result of 2016 Republika Srpska National Day referendum) (note: not celebrated and disputed in wider Bosnia and Herzegovina, having been declared unconstitutional in 2015)
Day of Republika SrpskaRepublika SrpskaBosnia and Herzegovina
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