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9 January 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2015 - Contaminated beer served at a funeral in Tete Province, Mozambique, killed 75 people and made at least 230 others ill.2015 mass poisoning in Chitima, Mozambique
Anniversary
2015 - A hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurred at a Jewish market in Vincennes.2015 Islamist terrorist attack in Paris
Anniversary
2011 - In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 (aircraft pictured) crashed near Urmia Airport, Iran, killing 78 of the 105 people on board.2011 plane crash in Iran
Anniversary
1996 - First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.1994–1996 war between Russia and Chechen separatists
Anniversary
1992 - Radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two pulsar planets orbiting PSR B1257+12 (depicted), the first confirmed detection of exoplanets.20th and 21st-century Polish astronomer
Historical events
History
2021 - Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board.2021 aviation accident in the Java Sea
History
2017 - 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.Quebec's first independent democratic learning centre - located in Montreal, Canada
History
2015 - 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.2015 terrorist attack in Paris, France
History
2015 - A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involving beer that was contaminated with Burkholderia gladioli leaves 75 dead and over 230 people ill.2015 mass poisoning in Chitima, Mozambique
History
2014 - An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.2014 industrial accident in Yokkaichi, Japan
History
2011 - Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, in icy conditions, killing 78 people.2011 plane crash in Iran
History
2007 - Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.American multinational technology company
History
2005 - Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.President of Palestine since 2005
History
2005 - The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.Political party in South Sudan
History
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.Lightweight boat constructed with flexible tubes containing pressurized gas
Notable births
Born
2006 - Sarah Toscano, Italian singer-songwriter and actressItalian singer-songwriter and actress (born 2006)
Born
2003 - Sangiovanni, Italian singer-songwriterItalian singer-songwriter (born 2003)
Born
2001 - Peter Mamouzelos, Australian rugby league playerGreece international rugby league footballer (born 2001)
Born
2001 - Zeke Nnaji, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Luka Šamanić, Croatian basketball playerCroatian basketball player (born 2000)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Black Bart, American professional wrestler (born 1948)American professional wrestler (1948–2025)
Died
2024 - Rashid Khan, Indian classical musician (born 1968)Indian classical musician (1968–2024)
Died
2023 - Séamus Begley, Irish accordion player, fiddler and Irish traditional musician (born 1949)Irish musical artist (1949–2023)
Died
2022 - Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956)American comedian and actor (1956–2022)
Died
2022 - Maria Ewing, American opera singer (born 1950)American opera singer (1950–2022)
Died
2019 - Paul Koslo, German-Canadian actor (born 1944)German-Canadian actor (1944–2019)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
3.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 27.7 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
18.70 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
22.04 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.