January 9 in history
Events on January 9
Notable events that happened on January 9 in past years.
- 2021
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board.
Wikipedia article: Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 - 2014
An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.
Wikipedia article: Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion - 2005
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.
Wikipedia article: Sudan People's Liberation Movement - 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.
Wikipedia article: First Chechen War - 1962
Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, then known as the "Advanced Saturn", to carry human beings to the Moon.
Wikipedia article: Apollo program - 1957
British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
Wikipedia article: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - 1927
A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.
Wikipedia article: Laurier Palace Theatre fire - 1920
Ukrainian War of Independence: The All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee outlaws the Makhnovshchina by decree, igniting the Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict.
Wikipedia article: Ukrainian War of Independence - 1914
The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
Wikipedia article: Phi Beta Sigma - 1861
American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
Wikipedia article: American Civil War - 1839
The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.
Wikipedia article: French Academy of Sciences - 1793
Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
Wikipedia article: Jean-Pierre Blanchard - 1760
Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
Wikipedia article: Ahmad Shah Durrani - 1127
Jin–Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong of Song and others, ending the Northern Song period.
- 400
Aelia Eudoxia is officially crowned empress of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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