January 9 in History

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comp

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 9 spans 58 recorded events across recorded history, from 400 to 2021. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Historical Events 58 events 400 – 2021

More major events on January 9

The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 1792 Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92. Source

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In 2005, The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.

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The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

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It was initially founded as the political wing of the Sudan People's Liberation Army in 1983. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.

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On January 9, 2005 the SPLA, the SPLM and the Government of Sudan signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, ending the civil war. This shows how the event shaped policy and public communication in the same period.

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SPLM then obtained representation in the Government of Sudan, and was the main constituent of the Government of the then semi-autonomous Southern Sudan. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

400 Aelia_Eudoxia
Aelia Eudoxia is officially crowned empress of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Roman empress from 395 to 404
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475 Verina
Verina, the Eastern Roman dowager Empress, instigates a riot in Constantinople and persuades emperor Zeno, her son-in-law, to flee.
The Byzantine senate, however, acclaims Basiliscus as emperor and not her lover Patricius.
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681
Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.
Synod convened by Visigothic King Erwig in 681 AD
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1038
An earthquake in Dingxiang, China kills an estimated 32,300.
Earthquake in China
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1127 Jin–Song_wars
Jin–Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong of Song and others, ending the Northern Song period.
1125–1234 Jurchen campaigns in China
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1349 Basel
The Jewish population of Basel, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.
City in Switzerland
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1431 Trial_of_Joan_of_Arc
The trial of Joan of Arc begins in Rouen.
1431 trial and execution of French saint
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1693 1693_Sicily_earthquake
Sicily earthquake: The first of two earthquakes destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
After the second quake on 11 January, the death toll is estimated at between 60,000 and 100,000 people.
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1760 Ahmad_Shah_Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
Founder of the Durrani Empire
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1787 Black_Nazarene
The nationally known image of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines is transferred from what is now Rizal Park to its present shrine in the minor basilica of Quiapo Church.
This is annually commemorated through its Traslación (solemn transfer) in the streets of Manila and is attended by millions of devotees.
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1788 Connecticut
Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
U.S. state
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1792 Treaty_of_Jassy
Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92.
1792 treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
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1793 Jean-Pierre_Blanchard
Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
French inventor (1753–1809)
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1799 Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars.
Head of government
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1806 Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson
Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.
Royal Navy officer (1758–1805)
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1816 Humphry_Davy
Humphry Davy tests his safety lamp for miners at Hebburn Colliery.
British chemist and inventor (1778–1829)
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1822 Pedro_I_of_Brazil
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.
Emperor of Brazil (1822–31) and King of Portugal (1826)
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1839 French_Academy_of_Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.
French learned society
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1857
The 7.9 Mw Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).
Earthquake in California, United States
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1858 Revolt_of_Rajab_Ali
British forces finally defeat Rajab Ali Khan of Chittagong.
Soldier of the Bengal Regiment
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1861 American_Civil_War
American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
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1861 Mississippi
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
U.S. state
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1878 Umberto_I_of_Italy
Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
King of Italy from 1878 to 1900
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1903 Hallam_Tennyson,_2nd_Baron_Tennyson
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
British aristocrat (1852–1928)
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1909 Ernest_Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
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1914 Phi_Beta_Sigma
The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
International historically Black American collegiate fraternity
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1916 World_War_I
World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
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1917 Battle_of_Rafa
World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
1917 battle during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I
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1918 Battle_of_Bear_Valley
Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.
1918 final battle of the American Indian Wars
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1920 Ukrainian_War_of_Independence
Ukrainian War of Independence: The All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee outlaws the Makhnovshchina by decree, igniting the Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict.
Eastern European military conflict (1917–1921)
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1921 Greco-Turkish_War_(1919–1922)
Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
Conflict between the Kingdom of Greece and the Turkish National Movement
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1923 Juan_de_la_Cierva
Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
Spanish engineer and count (1895–1936)
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1923 Lithuanians
Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control.
Baltic ethnic group
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1927 Laurier_Palace_Theatre_fire
A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.
1927 cinema fire in Montreal, Quebec
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1941 World_War_II
World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
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1945 Sixth_Army_(United_States)
World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf.
Theater Army of the U.S. Army
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1957 Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
Head of government
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1959 Vega_de_Tera_disaster
The Vega de Tera dam fails, triggering a disastrous flood that nearly destroys the town of Ribadelago and kills 144 residents.
1959 dam failure in Spain
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1960 President_of_Egypt
President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile.
Head of state and government
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1961 Soviet_Union
British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland spy ring in London.
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
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1962 Apollo_program
Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, then known as the "Advanced Saturn", to carry human beings to the Moon.
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
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1964 Martyrs'_Day_(Panama)
Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S.
military and Panamanian civilians.
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1991 Iraq
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.
Country in West Asia
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1992 National_Assembly_(Republika_Srpska)
The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
Unicameral legislature of Republika Srpska
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1992 Exoplanet
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.
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1996 First_Chechen_War
First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
1994–1996 war between Russia and Chechen separatists
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1997 Comair_Flight_3272
Comair Flight 3272 crashes in Raisinville Township in Monroe County, Michigan, killing 29 people.
1997 aviation accident in Michigan
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2003 TANS_Perú_Flight_222
TANS Perú Flight 222 crashes on approach to Chachapoyas Airport in Chachapoyas, Peru, killing 46 people.
2003 aviation accident in Peru
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2004 Inflatable_boat
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.
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2005 Mahmoud_Abbas
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
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2007 Apple_Inc.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
American multinational technology company
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2011 Iran_Air_Flight_277
Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, in icy conditions, killing 78 people.
2011 plane crash in Iran
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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
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2015 Charlie_Hebdo_shooting
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
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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
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2017 Mont-Libre_Agile_Learning_Centre
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
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2021 Sriwijaya_Air_Flight_182
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board.
2021 aviation accident in the Java Sea
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