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Aelia Eudoxia receives the imperial title Augusta

Aelia Eudoxia, the wife of Eastern Roman emperor Arcadius, received the imperial title Augusta on 9 January 400.

This entry concerns the formal imperial title, rather than the start of her marriage to Arcadius.

Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain

The Twelfth Council of Toledo, held in Toledo, Spain, was initiated on 9 January 681 by the Visigothic King Erwig, who was elected king in 680. One of its first actions was to release the population from the laws of Wamba and recognise Erwig, anathematising all who opposed him. The Council was attended by thirty eight bishops, four abbots, and five palatine officials.

1038 Dingxiang earthquake

The 1038 Dingxiang earthquake devastated present-day Shanxi Province, northern China on 9 January. At least 32,300 people died across the province when the Ms 7.25 earthquake struck Dingxiang and Xinxian counties. In Xinzhou, about 19,742 people died and 5,655 were injured. More than 50,000 livestock also perished. About 759 were killed in Guoxian County and in present-day Taiyuan, 1,890 people died.

This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.

People's Republic of China

Jin forces capture the Song capital Bianjing

Jin forces captured Bianjing, the Song capital now known as Kaifeng, on 9 January 1127. The fall of the city was a major stage of the Jingkang incident.

This entry records the fall of the capital, rather than assigning every stage of the wider Jingkang incident to one day.

China

Accession of Wanyan Liang

Digunai (24 February 1122 – 15 December 1161), also known by his sinicised name Wanyan Liang and his formal title Prince of Hailing (海陵王, Hǎilíng Wáng), was the fourth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. He was the second son of Wanyan Zonggan, the eldest son of the dynastic founder Wanyan Aguda (Emperor Taizu).

Siege of Belvoir Castle

In late 1187, the Ayyubids, led by Saladin, besieged the Hospitallers fortress of Belvoir Castle for an entire year before the Ayyubid forces were successful.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Trial of Joan of Arc

The trial of Joan of Arc, a French military leader under Charles VII during the Hundred Years' War, began on 9 January 1431 and ended with her execution on 30 May. The trial is one of the most famous in history, becoming the subject of many books and films. Joan was captured during the siege of Compiègne in 1430 by Burgundian forces and subsequently sold to their English allies.

David's Rebellion

David's Rebellion (Finnish: Davidin/Daavidin kapina), also known as the Peasants' Revolt of 1438, was a peasant revolt in the Kingdom of Sweden that took place from 1438 to 1439 in Upper Satakunta, Finland. The uprising spread from Vesilahti to Lempäälä and was led by David of Ania, also called Crazy David of Upper Satakunta, a peasant leader who mobilized resistance in response to increasing tax burdens.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Finland · Sweden

Battle of Kolding (1644)

The battle of Kolding took place on 9 January 1644 outside Kolding in Jutland. In the opening engagement of the Torstenson War, a Swedish cavalry force under Torsten Stålhandske scattered a Danish detachment led by Frederik von Buchwald.

Battle of Bovey Heath

The battle of Bovey Heath took place on 9 January 1646 at Bovey Tracey and Bovey Heath (about 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Exeter in Devon, England) during the First English Civil War. A Parliamentarian cavalry detachment under the command of Oliver Cromwell surprised and routed the Lord Wentworth's Royalist camp. After a series of losses for the Royalists in the southwest of England, they had retreated to Exeter and beyond.

England, United Kingdom

An earthquake strikes Sicily before the devastating January 11 mainshock

A damaging earthquake struck Sicily on 9 January 1693. It preceded the larger earthquake of 11 January that devastated parts of southern Italy and Malta.

This entry records the January 9 foreshock, rather than the January 11 mainshock.

Battle of Barari Ghat

The Battle of Barari Ghat बुराडी घाट was a military engagement between the Durrani-Rohilla Afghans and the Marathas army in which the Maratha army was defeated and its leader killed in battle.

India

1779 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1779 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on January 9, 1779, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Former Governor John Rutledge was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.

South Carolina, United States

Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution

Connecticut ratified the United States Constitution on 9 January 1788, becoming the fifth state to do so.

This entry records ratification, rather than the date the Constitution later took effect.

United States

Treaty of Jassy

The Treaty of Jassy, signed at Jassy (Iași) in Moldavia (presently in Romania), was a pact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92 and confirming Russia's increasing dominance in the Black Sea. The treaty was signed on 9 January 1792 by Grand Vizier Koca Yusuf Pasha and Prince Bezborodko (who had succeeded Prince Potemkin as the head of the Russian delegation when Potemkin died). The Treaty of Jassy formally recognized the Russian Empire's annexation of the Crimean Khanate via the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca of 1783 and transferred Yedisan (the territory between Dniester and Bug rivers) to Russia making the Dniester the Russo-Turkish frontier in Europe, and leaving the Asiatic frontier (Kuban River) unchanged.

Romania

William Pitt introduces income tax to finance Britain’s war against France

On 9 January 1799, British prime minister William Pitt the Younger introduced an income tax to help finance the war against France. The tax was graduated, reaching a rate of two shillings in the pound, or 10 per cent, for the highest income band.

The two-shilling rate was the top rate, rather than a flat rate paid by every taxpayer.

Battle of Clarines

The Battle of Clarines (Spanish: Batalla de Clarines) took place during the Venezuelan War of Independence. Royalist forces attacked a north-bound force from the Third Republic of Venezuela near the town of Clarines. The outnumbered and poorly armed Royalists secured a victory against the Patriot rebels.

The Portuguese prince Pedro I of Brazil decides to stay in Brazil against the orders of the Portuguese King João VI, beginning the Brazilian independence process

Dom Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834), known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" (Portuguese: o Libertador) or "the Soldier King" (o Rei Soldado) in Portugal, was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 (under the name of Pedro I) and King of Portugal in 1826 (under the name of Pedro IV).

Battle of Itaparica

The Battle of Itaparica was fought in the then province of Bahia from January 7 to 9, 1823, between the Brazilian Army and Armada and the Portuguese Army and Navy during the Brazilian War of Independence. Despite the fact that the independence of Brazil had been proclaimed by Prince Regent Pedro on 7 September 1822, the armed struggle continued in Bahia, with the confrontation of Portuguese resistance.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Brazil

1833–34 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1833–34 Massachusetts gubernatorial election consisted of a popular election (direct election) held on November 11, 1833, and a legislative vote held in January 1834. The task of electing the governor fell to the Massachusetts General Court because no candidate received the constitutionally required majority of the popular vote. National Republican Governor Levi Lincoln Jr. did not run for a tenth term in office.

This entry records the house votes, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

Battle of La Mesa

The Battle of La Mesa of the Mexican–American War occurred on 9 January 1847, in present-day Vernon, California, the day after the Battle of Rio San Gabriel during the California Campaign.

California, United States

1853–54 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1853–54 Massachusetts gubernatorial election consisted of an initial popular held on November 14, 1853, which was followed by a legislative vote that was conducted on January 9, 1854, which elected Whig Party nominee Emory Washburn. The ultimate task of electing the governor had been placed before the Massachusetts General Court because no candidate received the majority of the vote required for a candidate to be elected through the popular election.

This entry records the legislative vote, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

British forces finally defeat Rajab Ali Khan of Chittagong

Rajab Ali Khan, also known as Havildar Rajab Ali, was a soldier of the Bengal Regiment who defected during the Sepoy Revolt of 1857. He commanded the rebels at Chittagong and was chased by British forces as far as Sylhet and Manipur.

1860 United States Senate special election in California

The 1860 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 9, 1860, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. In a special joint session, Lecompton Democratic Governor Milton Latham was elected over regular Democratic former State Assemblyman Edmund Randolph and Republican attorney Oscar L. Shafter.

California, United States

Mississippi in the American Civil War

Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States, doing so on January 9, 1861. It joined with six other southern states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. Mississippi's location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy; dozens of battles were fought in the state as armies repeatedly clashed near key towns and transportation nodes.

Battle of Hartville

The Battle of Hartville was fought January 9–11, 1863, in Wright County, Missouri, as part of John S. Marmaduke's first expedition into Missouri, during the American Civil War.

Missouri, United States

Battle of Villersexel

The Battle of Villersexel took place on 9 January 1871 as part of the Franco-Prussian War. Elements of the French Armée de l'Est under General Bourbaki engaged August von Werder's Prussian forces. It resulted in a French victory.

France

Umberto I becomes King of Italy

Umberto I (Italian: Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination in 1900. His reign saw the creation of the Italian colonial empire and the formation of the Triple Alliance among Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary.

Battle of La Rinconada de Ate

The Battle of La Rinconada de Ate took place during the Lima campaign of the War of the Pacific. The battle occurred a few days before the Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos due to a surveying conflict.

Peru

1887 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 9 January 1887. Provisional president General Francisco Menéndez was the only candidate. No results were posted.

El Salvador

Società Podistica Lazio was founded on 9 January 1900 in the Prati district of Rome

Società Sportiva Lazio (Italian pronunciation: [sotʃeˈta sporˈtiːva ˈlattsjo]; BIT: SSL; Lazio Sport Club), commonly known as SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity. Founded in 1900, the club plays in the Serie A and has spent most of its history in the top tier of Italian football. Lazio were Italian champions in 1974 and 2000.

1906–07 United States Senate elections

The 1906–07 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1906 and 1907, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (ΦΒΣ) is a historically African American fraternity. It was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1914. The fraternity's founders, A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would exemplify the ideals of Brotherhood, Scholarship and Service while taking an inclusive perspective to serve the community as opposed to having an exclusive purpose.

Gallipoli campaign

The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli Peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Allied powers (Britain, France and the Russian Empire) unsuccessfully attempted to make the Ottoman Empire, one of the Central Powers, capitulate by taking control of the Turkish straits.

Battle of Rafa

The Battle of Rafa, also known as the Action of Rafah, fought on 9 January 1917, was the third and final battle to complete the recapture of the Sinai Peninsula by British forces during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War.

Battle of Bear Valley

The Battle of Bear Valley was a small engagement fought in 1918 between a band of Yaquis and a detachment of United States Army soldiers. On January 9, 1918, elements of the American 10th Cavalry Regiment detected about thirty armed Yaquis in Bear Valley, Arizona, a large area that was commonly used as a passage across the international border with Mexico. A short firefight ensued, which resulted in the death of the Yaqui commander and the capture of nine others. Though the conflict was merely a skirmish, it was the last time the United States Army engaged hostile Native Americans in combat and thus has been seen as one of the final battles of the American Indian Wars.

Arizona, United States

Capture of Tapa

The Capture of Tapa (Estonian: Tapa vallutamine), sometimes known as the Battle of Tapa (Estonian: Tapa lahing), took place on 9 January 1919 in Tapa, Estonia, between troops of the Russian Red Army and Estonia. The goal of the Estonian troops was to capture and liberate the Tapa Railway Station from occupation by Russia. Three armored trains (soomusrong) were used in the engagement, led by Captain Anton Irv, Captain Oskar Luiga, and Captain Jaan Lepp.

Estonia

Action of 9 January 1921

The action of 9 January 1921 was a short naval battle fought by the French Navy and the Soviet Russia during the Russian Civil War.

Salvadoran presidential election, 1927

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 9 January 1927.

El Salvador

Laurier Palace Theatre fire

The Laurier Palace Theatre fire, sometimes known as the Saddest fire or the Laurier Palace Theatre crush, occurred in a movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, on January 9, 1927, killing 78 people. The theatre was located at 3215 Saint Catherine Street East, just east of Dézéry St.

Canada

1937 Tschammerpokal final

The 1937 Tschammerpokal final was played on 9 January 1938 at the Müngersdorfer Stadion in Cologne. Schalke 04 defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 to win their first cup title. Having already beaten 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 in the 1937 German championship final, Schalke completed the first league-and-cup double in German football.

World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster

The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British World War II heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engine heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same era.

Battle of Luzon

The Battle of Luzon (Tagalog: Labanan sa Luzon; Japanese: ルソン島の戦い; Spanish: Batalla de Luzón) was a land battle of the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II by the Allied forces of the U.S., the Philippines, Mexico, and other allies against forces of the Empire of Japan. The battle resulted in a U.S., Filipino and Mexican victory.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Philippines

World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf

Sixth Army is a theater army of the United States Army. The Army service component command of United States Southern Command, its area of responsibility includes 31 countries and 15 areas of special sovereignty in Central and South America and the Caribbean. It is headquartered at Fort Sam Houston. The Sixth Army saw extensive service in the South Pacific during World War II, including in New Britain, New Guinea, and the Philippines.

Anthony Eden resigns as British prime minister after the Suez Crisis

Anthony Eden resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom on 9 January 1957, in the aftermath of the Suez Crisis.

Vega de Tera disaster

The Vega de Tera disaster, (also known as the Ribadelago disaster [Catástrofe de Ribadelago]) was a flood that occurred on the early morning of 9 January 1959 in the Province of Zamora, Spain. The flood was caused by the failure of a dam, releasing water from the Vega de Tera reservoir. A total of 144 of the 664 residents in Ribadelago were killed. It was the first of two fatal dam failures in Europe that year; in December, the collapse of the Malpasset Dam resulted in over 400 fatalities.

Spain

NASA announces plans for the Saturn C-5 Moon rocket

On 9 January 1962, NASA announced plans to build the C-5 launch vehicle, then described as the Advanced Saturn, to carry people to the Moon.

This entry concerns an announcement of plans, rather than a launch or a lunar landing.

1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election

A leadership election in the Liberal Party of Australia, the party of government in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 9 January 1968. It followed the disappearance and presumed drowning of previous leader Harold Holt, who had been declared dead on 19 December 1967. The contest was won by Senator John Gorton in a party room ballot; he was sworn in as prime minister the following day, replacing caretaker John McEwen.

55 Day War

The 55 Day War (Portuguese: Guerra dos 55 Dias) occurred in Angola, following the elections of 1992, when the city of Huambo was disrupted by a confrontation between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The war lasted 55 days, beginning on 9 January 1993. Over those days, the city was destroyed and lay in ruins. Few prisoners were taken. Wounded civilians and soldiers were left in the streets to die. After 55 days of urban warfare, UNITA held the city. The MPLA retired to Benguela.

Huambo, Angola

First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians

The Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye hostage crisis, also known in Russia as the terrorist act in Kizlyar (Russian: Теракт в Кизляре), occurred in January 1996 during the First Chechen War of 1994 to 1996. What began as a raid by Chechen separatist forces led by Salman Raduyev against a federal military airbase near Kizlyar, Dagestan, became a hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians, most of whom were quickly released.

Comair Flight 3272

Comair Flight 3272 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Comair from Cincinnati International Airport in Kentucky to Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Michigan. On January 9, 1997, at 15:54 EST, while on approach for landing, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft crashed nose-down 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, killing all 29 people on board.

Michigan, United States

1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Joshua Dariye won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Joshua Dariye emerged PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Osun State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Osun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Adebisi Akande won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Adebisi Akande emerged AD candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Oyo State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Lam Adesina won the election, defeating the PDP candidate. Lam Adesina emerged AD candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election was held in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Mohammed Lawal won the election, defeating the PDP candidate. Mohammed Lawal emerged as the APP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Abdullahi Adamu won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Abdullahi Adamu emerged PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Imo State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Imo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Achike Udenwa won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Achike Udenwa emerged PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. Ahmed Makarfi of the PDP defeated Suleiman Zuntu of the APP and Wakili Kadima of AD to come winner in the elections. Ahmed Makarfi emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Stephen Rijo Shekari.

Nigeria

1999 Abia State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Abia State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Orji Uzor Kalu won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Orji Uzor Kalu won the PDP nomination at the primary election. His running mate was Eyinnaya Abaribe.

Nigeria

1999 Delta State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Delta State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee James Ibori won the election, defeating the APP candidate. James Ibori emerged PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Niger State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Niger State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Abdulkadir Kure won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Abdulkadir Kure emerged PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Olusegun Osoba won the election defeating the PDP candidate. Olusegun Osoba emerged AD candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Diepreye Alamieyeseigha won the election, defeating the APP candidate, Francis Doukpola, and two others to become Bayelsa State's first elected governor. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha won the PDP nomination at the primary election. He picked Goodluck Jonathan as his running mate.

Nigeria

1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Abubakar Habu Hashidu won the election, defeating the PDP candidate. Abubakar Habu Hashidu emerged APP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Abubakar Audu won the election, defeating the PDP candidate. Abubakar Audu emerged APP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Ibrahim Saminu Turaki won the election, defeating Sule Lamido, the PDP candidate. Ibrahim Saminu Turaki emerged as the APP nominee, while Sule Lamido was the PDP's nominee.

Nigeria

1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election was held in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Peter Odili won the election, defeating the APP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 January 1999. The AD nominee Bola Tinubu won the election defeating the PDP candidate. Bola Tinubu emerged AD candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Borno State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Mala Kachalla won the election, defeating the PDP candidate, Baba Ahmad Jidda. Mala Kachalla emerged APP candidate, while Baba Ahmad Jidda emerged the PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Adamawa State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Boni Haruna won the election, defeating the APP's Bala Takaya. Atiku Abubakar was the PDP candidate after the primary election and de facto winner of the 1999 Adamawa gubernatorial election, but got nominated by PDP presidential candidate, Olusegun Obasanjo, as vice president. His running mate, Boni Haruna, thereafter assumed his place as Governor-elect.

Nigeria

1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Niyi Adebayo won the election defeating the PDP candidate. Niyi Adebayo emerged AD candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Chimaroke Nnamani won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Chimaroke Nnamani emerged PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Sam Egwu won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Sam Egwu emerged PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Anambra State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Chinwoke Mbadinuju won the election, defeating the ABC Nwosu, the APP candidate. Chinwoke Mbadinuju emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Chinedu Emeka.

Nigeria

1999 Bauchi State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Bauchi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee, Adamu Mu'azu, polled 56% of total vote to win the election, defeating the APP candidate and others. Adamu Mu'azu defeated Alhaji Tafawa Balewa at the PDP primary election to become the party's candidate. His running mate was Abdulmalik Mohammed.

Nigeria

1999 Cross River State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Cross River State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Donald Duke won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Donald Duke emerged as the PDP candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Benue State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Benue State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee George Akume won the election, defeating the APP candidate. George Akume defeated Mike Mku and others to win the PDP nomination at the primary election. His running mate was Ogiri Ajene.

Nigeria

1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Obong Victor Attah won the election, defeating the APP candidate. Obong Victor Attah won the PDP nomination in the primary election. His running mate was Chris Ekpenyong.

Nigeria

1999 Kano State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso won the election, defeating All People's Party (APP) Magaji Abdullahi and other candidates.

Nigeria

1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 January 1999. The AD nominee Adebayo Adefarati won the election, defeating the PDP candidate. Adebayo Adefarati emerged as an AD candidate.

Nigeria

1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Adamu Aliero won the election, defeating PDP candidate Mohammed Kaliel.

1999 Yobe State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Yobe State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Bukar Ibrahim won the election, defeating PDP candidate.

1999 Edo State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Edo State gubernatorial election was held on 9 January 1999. The PDP nominee Lucky Igbinedion won the election, defeating the APP candidate, Lucky Imasuen. Lucky Igbinedion emerged PDP candidate.

1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. PDP candidate Jolly Nyame won the election, defeating APP candidate.

1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on 9 January 1999. People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Umaru Musa Yar'Adua won the election, defeating Junaidu Mamuda Yantumaki, the All People's Party (APP) candidate.

1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Ahmad Sani Yerima won the election, defeating PDP candidate.

1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election

The 1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Attahiru Bafarawa won the election, defeating PDP candidate Muhammadu Modi Yabo.

1998 Albanian Supercup

The 1998 Albanian Supercup was the sixth edition of the Albanian Supercup since its establishment in 1989. The match was contested between the Albanian Cup 1998 winners KS Apolonia and the 1997–98 Albanian Superliga champions KS Vllaznia. KS Vllaznia won 5-4 by penalties, as regular and extra time result ended 1-1.

2000 Uzbek presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 9 January 2000. The result was a victory for incumbent Islam Karimov, who received 96% of the vote. Turnout was reported to be 95%. Two candidates participated in the elections; Islam Karimov, the incumbent president and Abdulkhafiz Jalolov, the First Secretary of the largest party in the country, the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (XDP).

Uzbekistan

Guilty as Charged (2000)

Guilty as Charged (2000) was the second ECW Guilty as Charged professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on January 9, 2000 from the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. In the main event, Mike Awesome defeated Spike Dudley in a singles match to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

TANS Perú Flight 222

TANS Peru Flight 222 was a domestic passenger flight from Lima, Peru to Chachapoyas with a stopover at Chiclayo, which crashed on 9 January 2003. The flight was operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship short range airliner. The aircraft crashed into the side of a hill while on approach to Chachapoyas Airport. All 46 passengers and crew aboard were killed in the deadliest crash in the airline's history.

Peru

New Year's Revolution (2005)

New Year's Revolution (2005) was the first annual New Year's Revolution pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It took place on January 9, 2005, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event was the first (and so far only) pay-per-view event produced by WWE to be held in Puerto Rico. Tickets for this event sold out in less than a month after being available for sale, marking one of the fastest selling events in the short history of the Coliseum. The main event was an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship between Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista, Edge, Chris Jericho, and Chris Benoit.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

Palestinian presidential election, 2005

The 2005 Palestinian presidential election — the first to be held since 1996 — took place on 9 January 2005 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Voters elected PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas to a four-year term as the new President of the Palestinian Authority to replace Yasser Arafat, who died on 11 November 2004. Seven candidates contested the election. Abbas won over 62% of the votes cast, with independent Mustafa Barghouti coming second, on just under 20%, and the remaining candidates far behind. The election was boycotted by Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Palestine

Al-Suwaira fuel dump explosion

On January 9, 2005, a 27-man team of Kazakh sappers from the Kazbat engineer battalion collected 35 aerial bombs that Iraqi police had found stashed near the central military base of Al-Suwaira, located 6 miles south of Baghdad. The bombs were loaded onto transport trucks from where they would be defused at the Al-Suwaira Multinational Division Central-South army base.

Iraq

Comprehensive Peace Agreement

The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA, Arabic: اتفاقية السلام الشامل, romanized: Ittifāqiyyah al-salām al-šāmil), also known as the Naivasha Agreement, was an accord signed on 9 January 2005, by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the Government of Sudan. The CPA was meant to end the Second Sudanese Civil War, develop democratic governance countrywide, and share oil revenues. It also set a timetable for a Southern Sudanese independence referendum.

The original iPhone was introduced by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, in a keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo held in Moscone West in San Francisco, California

The iPhone is a smartphone developed and marketed by Apple as the first device in the iPhone lineup of smartphones. It features a Samsung S5L8900 SoC (90 nm), a 3.5 in multi-touch display, and a web browser (Safari). After years of rumors and speculation, it was officially announced on January 9, 2007, and was released in the United States on June 29, 2007.

Third Battle of Elephant Pass

In the Third battle of Elephant Pass, Elephant Pass was recaptured from the Tamil Tigers by the security forces of the Sri Lankan Army. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka declared that Elephant Pass was captured by the army on January 9, 2009.

Sri Lanka

2010 Eureka earthquake

The 2010 Eureka earthquake occurred on January 9 at 4:27:38 pm PST offshore of Humboldt County, California, United States. The magnitude was measured 6.5 on the Mw scale, and its epicenter was located offshore in the Pacific Ocean 33 miles (53 km) west of the nearest major city, Eureka, California. Additionally, there was a separate earthquake further offshore of Eureka on February 4 with a slightly lower magnitude of 5.9.

This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

Iran Air Flight 277

Iran Air Flight 277 was a passenger flight which crashed near Urmia Airport, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, on January 9, 2011. 77 of the 105 aboard died. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 727-286Adv, was operating Iran Air's scheduled domestic service from Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, to Urmia. It crashed after a go-around was initiated during final approach, in poor weather conditions.

Iran

TNA Genesis (2011)

The 2011 Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), that took place on January 9, 2011, at the Impact Zone in Universal Studios Florida. It was the sixth event under the Genesis chronology and the first event of the 2011 TNA PPV schedule. In October 2017, with the launch of the Global Wrestling Network, the event became available to stream on demand.

Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant explosion

On 9 January 2014, an explosion occurred at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan, killing at least five people and injuring 17 others.

Japan

Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege

On 9 January 2015, Amedy Coulibaly, armed with a submachine gun, an assault rifle, and two Tokarev pistols, entered and attacked a Hypercacher kosher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes in Paris, France. There, Coulibaly murdered four Jewish hostages and held fifteen other hostages during a siege in which he demanded that the perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting, the Kouachi brothers, not be harmed. The siege ended when police stormed the supermarket, killing Coulibaly. The Charlie Hebdo shooting had taken place just days earlier, as did the Dammartin-en-Goële hostage crisis, in which the two Charlie Hebdo gunmen were cornered.

France

TNA Lockdown (2015)

The 2015 Lockdown (also known as Impact Wrestling: Lockdown) was a professional wrestling television special produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The show took place on January 9, 2015 at the Manhattan Center in New York, New York. It was the eleventh event under the Lockdown chronology. Unlike the previous events, this event was not held on pay-per-view (PPV) and instead, was featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling on Destination America on February 6.

New York, United States · New York City, United States

2015 alleged Sri Lankan coup attempt

In 2015 a coup d'état was allegedly attempted in Sri Lanka by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in order to remain in power after he had been voted out in the 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election. Rajapaksa, who was expected to easily win a third term in office lost to Maithripala Sirisena, a former ally and member of the Rajapaksa administration.

Sri Lanka

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

Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre (Mont-Libre) is an independent (i.e. fee-charging) inclusive multi-age and bilingual democratic learning centre servicing children who are registered for homeschooling in Quebec, Canada. Mont-Libre was founded on January 9th, 2017. It is the first democratic learning centre of its kind in Quebec. The centre is located in the urban borough of La Petite Patrie, Montreal.

Battle of Chinagodrar

On 9 January 2020, a large group of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants assaulted a Nigerien military base at Chinagodrar, in Niger's Tillabéri Region. They attacked an army post in Chinagodrar, in the west of the country, in Tillabéri Region, 13 kilometres (8 miles) from the border with Mali, 210 kilometres (130 miles) north of Niamey.

Niger

Impact Wrestling Genesis (2021)

The 2021 Genesis was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on January 9, 2021, at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and aired exclusively on Impact Plus. It was the 12th event in the Genesis chronology, the first to be held since the 2018 event, and the first purchase-only event since the 2013 event. Nine matches were contested at the event.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Sriwijaya Air Flight 182

Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, Indonesia. Just four minutes after departing from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport on 9 January 2021, the Boeing 737-500 entered an upset and crashed into the Java Sea off the Thousand Islands, killing all 62 people on board. A search of the area recovered wreckage, human remains, and items of clothing.

2022 Taichung by-election

A by-election was held on 9 January 2022 in Taichung to elect one member of the Legislative Yuan for the Taichung City Constituency II (Taichung 2) for the remaining term until 2024. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Ching-yi won the by-election for Taichung 2 to replace Chen Po-wei, who was recalled on 23 October 2021.

Taiwan

Ecuadorian conflict (2024–present)

On 9 January 2024, an armed conflict broke out in Ecuador involving the country's government against several organized crime groups, most notably the Los Choneros cartel. Reports of armed attacks throughout Guayaquil and other parts of the country were widespread, occurring primarily in prisons, markets, roads, and universities.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Ecuador

2023–24 Bhutanese National Assembly election

The 2023–24 Bhutanese National Assembly election was held in two rounds on 30 November 2023 and 9 January 2024 to elect the 47 members of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Bhutan. It was the fourth National Assembly election held under Bhutan's 2008 Constitution. Five political parties contested the first round, with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP) qualifying for the second round after finishing first and second respectively.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Bhutan

2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election

On 29 September 2022, an indirect election for the Lebanese presidency was initiated to determine the successor of term-limited incumbent Michel Aoun, who took office on 31 October 2016. On 9 January 2025, Joseph Aoun (no relation to Michel), who had been serving as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces since 9 March 2017, secured 99 votes to win the presidential election in the second round of the 13th parliamentary session.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Lebanon

2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024. Republican former state Senator John Rodgers defeated incumbent Progressive Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman who was running for re-election to a fourth non-consecutive term in office. The election was held concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

This entry records the contingent election, as dated in the source infobox.

United States