January 9th, 1955

Born on January 9th, 1955

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 9th?

January 9th, 1978

Iranian Revolution: Protests took place in Qom after an article insulting Ruhollah Khomeini was published.

January 9th, 1972

The 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.

January 9th, 1970

The Presidential Council for Minority Rights, an appointed body to review legislation and prevent discrimination against minorities, was created in Singapore.

January 9th, 1917

First World War: Troops of the British Empire defeated Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rafa on the Sinai–Palestine border in present-day Rafah.

January 9th, 1975

In Central and Southeastern United States, a Great Storm formed the first of forty-five tornadoes over a three-day period.

January 9th, 1797

War of the First Coalition: The siege of Kehl by Habsburg and Württembergian forces ended when French troops withdrew from their fortifications.

January 9th, 2011

In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 (plane pictured) crashed near Urmia Airport, Iran, killing 78 of the 105 people on board.

January 9th, 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.

January 9th, 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.

January 9th, 1981

U.S. representative Raymond Lederer was convicted of bribery and conspiracy for his role in the Abscam scandal, but continued to serve his term for three more months.

January 9th, 2021

Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board.

January 9th, 2011

Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, in icy conditions, killing 78 people.

January 9th, 2007

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.

January 9th, 2005

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.

January 9th, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 9th

Born on January 9th, 1955

69

J. K. Simmons

American actor (born 1955)

*January 9th, 1955, Detroit

69

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister of India

*January 9th, 1955, New Delhi

69

Bernd Gögel

German politician

*January 9th, 1955, Niefern-Öschelbronn

69

Michiko Kakutani

American writer

*January 9th, 1955, New Haven

69

Bruce Boudreau

Canadian ice hockey player

*January 9th, 1955, Toronto

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 9th?

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

21

Sangiovanni

Italian singer (2003-)

*January 9th, 2003, Vicenza

81

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

28

Wakana Nagahara

Japanese badminton player

*January 9th, 1996, Hokkaido

78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

66

Wolfgang Rohde

German musician and electrician

*January 9th, 1950, Kiel †April 25th, 2016, Düsseldorf

59

Joely Richardson

English actress

*January 9th, 1965, Marylebone

74

Susana Dosamantes

Mexican actress (1948-2022)

*January 9th, 1948, Guadalajara †July 2nd, 2022, Miami

83

Joan Baez

American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)

*January 9th, 1941, Staten Island

62

Cecilia Gabriela

Mexican actress

*January 9th, 1962, Mexico City

80

Jimmy Page

English guitarist (born 1944)

*January 9th, 1944, Heston

42

Catherine, Princess of Wales

Member of the British Royal Family and Princess of Wales since 2022

*January 9th, 1982, Royal Berkshire Hospital

43

Julia Dietze

German actress

*January 9th, 1981, Marseille

72

Susannah York

English film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)

*January 9th, 1939, Chelsea †January 15th, 2011, Chelsea

70

Philippa Gregory

English novelist

*January 9th, 1954, Nairobi

56

Steve Harwell

American musician (1967–2023)

*January 9th, 1967, Santa Clara †September 4th, 2023, Boise

75

Robert Zahn

German classical archaeologist

*January 9th, 1870, Bruchsal †November 27th, 1945, Berlin

86

Brian Friel

Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015)

*January 9th, 1929, Omagh †October 2nd, 2015, Greencastle

Same year
Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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