January 9 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on January 9, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dec 22 – Jan 19
Birth stone
Garnet
Birth flower
Carnation
How common
#307 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous January 9 birthdays
Carrie Chapman Catt · American social reformer, suffragist1859
John B. Watson · American psychologist1878
Karel Čapek · Czech writer1890
Josemaría Escrivá · Spanish priest, writer and Catholic saint1902
Simone de Beauvoir · French philosopher, social theorist and activist1908
Richard Nixon · President of the United States from 1969 to 19741913
Har Gobind Khorana · Indian-American molecular biologist1922
Ahmed Sékou Touré · President of Guinea1922
Lee Van Cleef · American actor1925
Joan Baez · American contemporary folk musician1941
Jimmy Page · English guitarist1944
Michel Barnier · Former Prime Minister of France1951
J. K. Simmons · American actor1955
Rigoberta Menchú · Guatemalan human rights activist1959
Lara Fabian · Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter1970
Gennaro Gattuso · Italian association football player and manager1978
Catherine, Princess of Wales · Member of the British Royal Family and princess of Wales since 20221982
Nina Dobrev · Bulgarian-Canadian actress1989
Nicola Peltz · American actress1995
Sarah Toscano · Italian singer-songwriter and actress2006
On this day in history
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.
1975The Great Storm spawned the first of 45 tornadoes over a three-day period in the Southeastern United States.
1981U.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.
1991Representatives from the United States and Iraq met at the Geneva Peace Conference to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
1970The Presidential Council for Minority Rights, an appointed body to review legislation and prevent discrimination against minorities, was created in Singapore.
1978Iranian Revolution: Protests took place in Qom after an article insulting Ruhollah Khomeini was published.
1992Radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two pulsar planets orbiting PSR B1257+12, the first confirmed detection of exoplanets.
2005Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
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