On This Day: 9 January

9 January in Indian history

• 1918Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.India

9 January in world history

• 2015A hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurred at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
• 2007Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
• 2005Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
• 2004An 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.
• 1996First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
• 1992Radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two pulsar planets orbiting PSR B1257+12 (depicted), the first confirmed detection of exoplanets.
• 1978Iranian Revolution: Protests took place in Qom after an article insulting Ruhollah Khomeini was published.
• 1972The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a 33-game winning streak, the longest in major American professional team sports.
• 1970The Presidential Council for Minority Rights, an appointed body to review legislation and prevent discrimination against minorities, was created in Singapore.
• 1962Apollo 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.
• 1923Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
• 1917First World War: Troops of the British Empire defeated Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rafa on the Sinai–Palestine border.
• 1917World War I: A meeting of the German Crown Council decided upon the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.
• 1914The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
• 1861Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
• 1799British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars.
• 1787The nationally known image of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines is transferred from what is now Rizal Park to its present shrine in the minor basilica of Quiapo Church. This is annually commemorated through its Traslación (solemn transfer) in the streets o

Born on 9 January

• 2004Souhardya De, Indian author and columnistIndia
• 1992Jack Campbell, American ice hockey player
• 1952Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academicIndia
• 1922Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (died 2011)India
• 1897Halyna Kuzmenko, Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary (died 1978)
• 1859Carrie Chapman Catt, American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women (died 1947)

Died on 9 January

• 2024Rashid Khan, Indian classical musician (born 1968)India
• 2012Malam Bacai Sanhá, Guinea-Bissau politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (born 1947)
• 1960Elsie J. Oxenham, English author and educator (born 1880)
• 1873Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (born 1808)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 9 January in history?

2015: A hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurred at a Jewish market in Vincennes. 2007: Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco. 2005: Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh. 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.

What happened on 9 January in Indian history?

1918: Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.

Which famous people were born on 9 January?

Souhardya De, Indian author and columnist (2004); Jack Campbell, American ice hockey player (1992); Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic (1952); Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate (died 2011) (1922).

Which day is observed on 9 January?

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas; Non-Resident Indian Day (India); Start of Hōonkō (Nishi Honganji) January 9–16 (Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism); Martyrs' Day (Panama); Day of Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, result of 2016 Republika Srpska National Day referendum) (note: .