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Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974.
Famous Birthdays on January 9
1913 — Richard Nixon
American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (died 1994)
January 9 has 191 recorded notable births across history, from 1304 to 2006. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on January 9
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- 2005 The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War. Source
- 1992 The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12. Source
- 1991 Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Source
- 1792 Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92. Source
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Chad Ochocinco Johnson, known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
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Subsequently, Gayle became one of the most successful crossover artists of the 1970s and 80s.
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Katherine Callan is an American actress and writer, In a career spanning more than six decades, Callan appeared in more than 150 film and television productions.
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Scott Walker lived in the UK from 1965 onward and became a UK citizen in 1970.
More major people born on January 9
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1978
Chad Johnson
American football player
Chad Ochocinco Johnson, known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1951
Crystal Gayle
American singer-songwriter and producer
Brenda Gail Webb, known professionally as Crystal Gayle, is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue".
1936
K Callan
American actress and author
Katherine Callan is an American actress and writer, In a career spanning more than six decades, Callan appeared in more than 150 film and television productions.
1943
Scott Walker
American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 2019)
Noel Scott Engel, better known by his stage name Scott Walker, was an American-British singer-songwriter and record producer.
1992
Jack Campbell
American ice hockey player
Jack Campbell is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Prior to his professional career, Campbell played for the Windsor Spitfires and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League.
1859
Carrie Chapman Catt
American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women (died 1947)
Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920.
1991
Álvaro Soler
Spanish singer-songwriter
Álvaro Tauchert Soler is a Spanish-German singer. He rose to prominence across Europe and Latin America with his 2015 hit "El mismo sol", primarily achieving success in Italy, Switzerland and Mexico.
1955
Bruce Boudreau
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Bruce Allan Boudreau is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.
1881
Giovanni Papini
Italian journalist, author, and poet (died 1956)
Giovanni Papini was an Italian journalist, essayist, novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, and philosopher.
1897
Halyna Kuzmenko
Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary (died 1978)
Agafya "Halyna" Andriivna Kuzmenko was a Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary.
1975
James Beckford
Jamaican long jumper
James Beckford is a Jamaican track and field athlete competing in the long jump. He represented Jamaica at the Olympic level in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
1934
Bart Starr
American football player and coach (died 2019)
Bryan Bartlett Starr was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
1921
Ágnes Keleti
Hungarian Olympic gymnast (died 2025)
Ágnes Keleti was a Hungarian and Israeli artistic gymnast and coach, who won multiple Olympic medals. She was the oldest living Olympic champion and medallist, reaching her 100th birthday on 9 January 2021.
1898
Gracie Fields
English actress and singer (died 1979)
Dame Gracie Fields was a British actress, singer and comedian.
1590
Simon Vouet
French painter (died 1649)
Simon Vouet was a French painter who studied and rose to prominence in Italy before being summoned by Louis XIII to serve as Premier peintre du Roi in France.
1952
Kaushik Basu
Indian economist and academic
Kaushik Basu is an Indian economist who was Chief Economist of the World Bank from 2012 to 2016 and Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India from 2009 to 2012. He is the C.
1879
John B. Watson
American psychologist and academic (died 1958)
John Broadus Watson was an American psychologist who popularized the scientific theory of behaviorism, establishing it as a psychological school.
1987
Paolo Nutini
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Paolo Giovanni Nutini is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Nutini's debut album, These Streets (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart.
1829
Adolf Schlagintweit
German botanist and explorer (died 1857)
Adolf von Schlagintweit was a German botanist and explorer of Central Asia.