January 9 in History
January 9 is the birthday of Sarah Toscano (2006) and the anniversary of the death of Black Bart (wrestler) (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for January 9, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Hōjō Takatoki, Japanese shikken of the Kamakura bakufu was born in 1304, while Adrian of Canterbury, abbot and scholar died in 710.
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Famous people born on January 9
Famous people who died on January 9
2015
Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Malaysian politician (1928–2015), Governor of Sarawak
2014
Paul du Toit (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (born 1965)
2013
James M. Buchanan (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American economist and Nobel Laureate (1919–2013)
What happened on January 9
- 2021
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board.
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Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre, the province of Quebec's first alternative schooling democratic learning centre to support homeschooled youth, opens in the city of Montreal.
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The perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a second hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurs at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
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A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involving beer that was contaminated with Burkholderia gladioli leaves 75 dead and over 230 people ill.
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An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2011
Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, in icy conditions, killing 78 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2007
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
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The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2004
An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula en route to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28. This is the second deadliest marine disaster in Albanian history.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2003
TANS Perú Flight 222 crashes on approach to Chachapoyas Airport in Chachapoyas, Peru, killing 46 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
Comair Flight 3272 crashes in Raisinville Township in Monroe County, Michigan, killing 29 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
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.
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The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
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The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
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Editor's picks
Born on January 9
- 1304 — Hōjō Takatoki, Japanese shikken of the Kamakura bakufu (died 1333)
- 1418 — Juan Ramón Folch III de Cardona, Aragonese admiral (died 1485)
- 1554 — Pope Gregory XV (died 1623)
Died on January 9
- 710 — Adrian of Canterbury, abbot and scholar
- 1150 — Emperor Xizong of Jin (born 1119)
- 1282 — Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Minorcan ruler (born 1204)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for January 9
Quick answers
Who was born on January 9? Sarah Toscano (2006), Souhardya De (2004), Sangiovanni (2003).
Who died on January 9? Black Bart (wrestler) (2025), Rashid Khan (musician) (2024), Séamus Begley (2023).
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