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 9th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 357 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 27, 2023 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,704,758,400 seconds 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 32 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 4,036 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 9 Historical Events
1127 –
Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin Dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song Dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong and others, ending the Northern Song Dynasty.
1768 –
In London, Philip Astley stages the first modern circus.
1806 –
Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul’s Cathedral.
1857 –
The Fort Tejon earthquake of California occurs, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9.
1863 –
American Civil War: the Battle of Fort Hindman begins in Arkansas.
1878 –
Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
1894 –
New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
1916 –
World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
1964 –
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.
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.
Who were born on January 9?
1849 –
John Hartley, English tennis player (d. 1935)
1890 –
Karel Čapek, Czech writer (d. 1938)
1900 –
Richard Halliburton, American adventurer (presumed dead 1939)
1915 –
Anita Louise, U.S. actress (d. 1970)
1945 –
John Doman, American actor
1947 –
Ronnie Landfield, American artist
1948 –
Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (d. 2006)
1951 –
Crystal Gayle, American singer
1967 –
Steve Harwell, American singer and musician (Smash Mouth)
1970 –
Mia X, American rapper
Who died on January 9?
1499 –
John Cicero, elector of Brandenburg (b. 1455)
1514 –
Anna, Duchess of Brittany, queen of Charles VIII of France (b. 1477)
1908 –
Wilhelm Busch, German painter (b. 1832)
1931 –
Wayne Munn, wrestler (b. 1896)
1936 –
John Gilbert, American actor (b. 1899)
1985 –
Robert Mayer, British businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879)
1987 –
Arthur Lake, American actor (b. 1905)
1990 –
Spud Chandler, baseball player (b. 1907)
2008 –
Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer (b. 1923)
2008 –
Sir John Harvey-Jones, chairman of ICI from 1982 to 1987 (b. 1924)
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