What are the important events that happened on January 9? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

January 9: Facts & Myths About This Day

January 9 is the 9^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 356 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 27, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 482,328 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneagon’ day.

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 20 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,402 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

January 9 Historical Events

• 475 –
  Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
• 1431 –
  Judges’ investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government.
• 1816 –
  Sir Humphry Davy tests the Davy lamp for miners at Hebburn Colliery.
• 1861 –
  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”.
• 1861 –
  Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
• 1880 –
  The Great Gale of 1880 devastates parts of Oregon and Washington with high wind and heavy snow.
• 1965 –
  The Mirzapur Cadet College formally opens for academic activities in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
• 1992 –
  The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
• 2004 –
  An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula while on the way to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28.
• 2005 –
  Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He is succeeded by Rawhi Fattouh.

Who were born on January 9?

• 1832 –
  Félix-Gabriel Marchand, French-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1900)
• 1898 –
  Vilma Bánky, Hungarian actress (d. 1991)
• 1902 –
  Rudolf Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (d. 1997)
• 1909 –
  Patrick Peyton, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (d. 1992)
• 1915 –
  Anita Louise, U.S. actress (d. 1970)
• 1915 –
  Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor (d. 1982)
• 1942 –
  Lee Kun-hee, Korean industrialist, chairman of Samsung
• 1968 –
  Jimmy Adams, West Indian cricketer
• 1970 –
  Lara Fabian, Belgian singer
• 1971 –
  Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author

Who died on January 9?

• 1499 –
  John Cicero, elector of Brandenburg (b. 1455)
• 1562 –
  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)
• 1757 –
  Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (b. 1657)
• 1858 –
  Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (suicide) (b. 1798)
• 1945 –
  Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)
• 1989 –
  Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898)
• 2000 –
  Ted Jones, Hydroplane builder/designer (b. 1908)
• 2003 –
  Will McDonough, American sports journalist (b. 1935)
• 2007 –
  Jean-Pierre Vernant, French structuralist historian and anthropologist (b. 1914)
• 2010 –
  Vimcy, Sports writer (b. 1925)