What happened this day in history January 9

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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