January 9

Events

 * -  is forced to flee his capital at.
 * - The Jewish population of, , believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing , is rounded up and incinerated.
 * - Judges' investigations for the trial of begin in, the seat of the English occupation government.
 * - defeat  in.
 * - stages the first modern.
 * - becomes the fifth state to join the.
 * - becomes the first to fly in a  in the.
 * - British Prime Minister introduces  to raise funds for the war against.
 * - receives a  and is interred at.
 * - Sir tests the  for Miners at  Colliery.
 * - The Portuguese prince decides to stay in  against the orders of the Portuguese king, starting the Brazilian independence process.
 * - The announces the   process.
 * - The of  occurs, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9.
 * -, the last President of the , commits suicide.
 * - : The "" incident occurs near . It is considered by some historians to be the "First Shots of the .")
 * 1861  -  becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the.
 * - The first section of the Railway opens -- between  and.
 * 1863  - : the  occurs in.
 * - becomes.
 * - The devastates parts of  and  with high wind and heavy snow.
 * - gives his first lecture on "The English Renaissance of Art" in.
 * - installs the first -operated  in.
 * - is founded in,.
 * -, son of the famous , becomes the second  of.
 * - According to the which was used at the time, n workers stage a march on the  that ends in the massacre by  troops known as, setting off the.
 * - Fraternity Inc. was founded on the campus of.
 * - The prevails in the, as the last British troops are evacuated.
 * - : the occurs near the ian border with.
 * - makes the first  flight.
 * - First flight of the.
 * 1941  - : The Greek Triton (S.112) sinks the Italian submarine Neghelli in.
 * - The invades  in the.
 * - Elizabeth "Betty" Short, the last seen alive.
 * - officially opens in.
 * - : Several nian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag on the US-controlled ,leading to fighting between US military and Panamanian civilians.
 * - The first and last time to date snow fell in along with days  and.
 * -  is destroyed by fire in,.
 * - After losing a patent battle with, leaves the  business.
 * - The storm  to stop n independence.
 * - A Embraer 120 crashes during approach into, killing 29 people.
 * -, an unmanned Chinese spacecraft, was launched.
 * - The announces it is going to pursue a criminal investigation of.
 * - crashes into hangar on take off in Charlotte, NC. All 19 passengers and 2 crew dead.
 * - The signing of the, commonly known as the Naivasha Agreement between the and the  rebel group in
 * - s are held to replace as head of the . He is succeeded by.
 * - ' surpasses the record set by ' for the title of longest running show on.
 * - An    in, . The  claims to have shot it down.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, French soldier (d. )
 * -, Croatian poet (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Dutch (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, English watercolorist and sister of (d. )
 * -, Swedish poet (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, German surgeon (d. )
 * -, English playwright (d. )
 * 1829  -, German explorer (d. )
 * -, journalist, author and politician, (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (d. )
 * -, American society beauty and mother of (d. )
 * -, Slovenian priest and poet (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, Danish chemist (d. )
 * -, American civil engineer (d. )
 * -, Hebrew poet (d. )
 * -, American socialite (d. )
 * -, American psychologist (d. )
 * -, British poet and critic (d. )
 * 1881  -, horse lifter (d. 1904)
 * 1881  -, Italian writer (d. )
 * -, Czech writer (d. )
 * 1890  -, German journalist (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, Hungarian actress (d. )
 * 1898  -, English  performer (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born opera manager (d. )
 * 1902  -, Spanish religious author (d. )
 * -, Thai illustrator (d. )
 * -, Russian dancer/choreographer (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, Italian-born soprano (d. )
 * -, burlesque performer (d. )
 * -, British architect (d. )
 * -, 37th (d. )
 * -, American drummer and composer (d. )
 * -, Argentine actor (d. )
 * -, American leader
 * 1916  -, English  code-breaker (d. )
 * -, British actor
 * 1920  -, Pakistani scholar
 * -, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (d. )
 * 1922  -,  (d. )
 * -, Armenian film director (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician, of Quebec (d. )
 * 1926  -, Greek composer (d. )
 * -, American author
 * 1928  -, Italian singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, German dramatist (d. )
 * 1929  -, Irish dramatist
 * 1929  -, American serial killer
 * -, American author
 * -, American politician
 * -, American football player
 * -, African-American Publisher
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1935  -, American
 * -, American writer
 * -, British actress
 * -, American actor and singer
 * 1940  -, Polish composer (d. )
 * 1940  -, Swiss politician
 * -, American singer and activist
 * 1941  -, Quebec politician
 * -, Korean industrialist, chairman of
 * 1942  -, American actress
 * -, English comedian and singer
 * 1943  -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, English guitarist
 * -, American artist
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1948  -  Backup Singer  (d. )
 * - American singer
 * 1950  -, German singer (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1951  -, basketball player and coach
 * -, British politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1956  -, British actress
 * 1956  -, American Public Address Announcer at
 * -, lead singer of
 * -, Turkish attempted assassin of
 * 1958  -, British philosopher
 * -, American race car driver
 * 1959  -,  laureate
 * 1959  -, Romanian musician
 * 1959  -, American baseball player
 * -, American screenwriter
 * -, expert in writing systems and
 * -, American musician
 * 1965  -, British actress
 * 1965  -, Australian-born American football player
 * 1965  -, American basketball player
 * 1965  -, English football manager
 * -, Argentinian footballer
 * 1967  -, American singer and musician
 * 1967  -, South African singer and musician
 * 1967  -, American musician
 * -, West Indian cricketer
 * 1968  -, American actress
 * 1968  -, American rock guitarist
 * -, Italian keyboardist
 * 1970  -, Belgian singer
 * -, American hip hop artist
 * 1971  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1971  -, Japanese game art director
 * -, British TV personality
 * 1972  -, baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1975  -, former wife of
 * 1975  -, baseball player
 * -, American professional wrestling interviewer
 * 1976  -, Czechoslovakian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1978  -, Italian footballer
 * 1978  -, American football player
 * 1978  -, American singer
 * 1978  -, American model and  activist
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, Spanish golfer
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, girlfriend of Prince William of England
 * -, British singer/songwriter
 * -, Mexican actor (d. )
 * 1987  -, British racing driver
 * -, Dutch tennis player
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, American actress and singer

Deaths

 * - was murdered by  in a.
 * -, ruler of (b. )
 * -, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. )
 * -, elector of (b. )
 * -, queen of (b. )
 * -, French diplomat and general (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, French naval officer (b. )
 * -, English translator (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, French scientist and man of letters (b. )
 * 1757  -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, British historian (b. )
 * -, Italian scientist (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, American man (b. )
 * -, German-born astronomer (b. )
 * -, 5th and last (suicide) (b. )
 * - Emperor (b. )
 * -, American ist (b. )
 * -, Russia painter (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American watch manufacturer (b. )
 * -, English scholar (b. )
 * -, German painter (b. )
 * 1908  -, Russian-born actor (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * 1911  -, Slovene flight pioneer (b. )
 * -, French scientist (b. )
 * -, New Zealand writer (b. )
 * -, wrestler (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Austrian conductor (b. )
 * 1939  -, American creator of  (b. )
 * -, Greek athlete (b. )
 * 1946  -, American poet (b. )
 * -, German sociologist (b. )
 * -, British children's author (b. )
 * -, American writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Greek composer (b. )
 * 1971  -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American dancer (b. )
 * -, French actor (b. )
 * 1975  -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Polish composer (b. )
 * -, German director (b. )
 * -, British businessman and (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 1987  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, British playwright (b. )
 * 1992  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, United States Only Princess(b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, British actor and (b. )
 * 1995  -,  (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1997  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Japanese chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Scottish historian and author (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * -, American sports journalist (b. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (b. )
 * -, Mexican film sound technician (b. )
 * -, Australian motorcycle racer (b. )
 * 2006  -, Estonian actor, director (b. )
 * -, South African motorcycle racer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * commemorates the s over  of the
 * feast in the district, ,
 * Ascension Day