January 9 in History

58 events 400 – 2021

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

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Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 peo

2021 — Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board

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Sriwijaya Air is an Indonesian airline headquartered in Jakarta, operating scheduled flights to various destinations within Indonesia.

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The Boeing 737-500 is a narrow-body airliner, a variant of the Boeing 737 Classic series, with a typical seating capacity of 106 passengers.

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Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, the departure point of Flight 182, is the largest and busiest airport in Indonesia, serving over 60 million passengers annually.

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The Thousand Islands, where the crash occurred, is a chain of islands located off the coast of Jakarta, a popular tourist destination in Indonesia.

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The recovery of the flight data recorder on 12 January 2021 and the cockpit voice recorder's data storage module on 30 March 2021 aided in the investigation of the crash.


Aelia Eudoxia is officially crowned empress of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Roman empress from 395 to 404
Aelia Eudoxia was Eastern Roman empress by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempting to expand his influence. As Empress, she came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the Patriarch of Constantinople, who denounced imperial and clerical excess. She had five children, four of whom survived to adulthood, including her only son and future emperor Theodosius II, but she had two additional pregnancies that ended in either miscarriages or stillbirths and she died as a result of the latter one.
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400
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.
Aelia Verina was the Eastern Roman empress as the wife of Leo I. She was a sister of Emperor Basiliscus. Her daughter Ariadne also became empress. Verina was the maternal grandmother of Leo II.
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475
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
The Twelfth Council of Toledo, held in Toledo, Spain, was initiated on 9 January 681 by the Visigothic King Erwig, who was elected king in 680. One of its first actions was to release the population from the laws of Wamba and recognise Erwig, anathematising all who opposed him.
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681
An earthquake in Dingxiang, China kills an estimated 32,300.
Earthquake in China
The 1038 Dingxiang earthquake devastated present-day Shanxi Province, northern China on 9 January. At least 32,300 people died across the province when the Ms  7.25 earthquake struck Dingxiang and Xinxian counties. In Xinzhou, about 19,742 people died and 5,655 were injured. More than 50,000 livestock also perished. About 759 were killed in Guoxian County and in present-day Taiyuan, 1,890 people died.
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1038
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
The Jin–Song Wars were a series of conflicts between the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and the Han-led Song dynasty (960–1279). In 1115, Jurchen tribes rebelled against their overlords, the Khitan-led Liao dynasty (916–1125), and declared the formation of the Jin. Allying with the Song against their common enemy the Liao dynasty, the Jin promised to cede to the Song the Sixteen Prefectures that had fallen under Liao control since 938. The Song agreed but the Jin's quick defeat of the Liao combined with Song military failures made the Jin reluctant to cede territory. After a series of negotiations that embittered both sides, the Jurchens attacked the Song in 1125, dispatching one army to Taiyuan and the other to Bianjing, the Song capital.
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1127
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
Basel, also known as Basle, is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits.
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1349
The trial of Joan of Arc begins in Rouen.
1431 trial and execution of French saint
The trial of Joan of Arc, a French military leader under Charles VII during the Hundred Years' War, began on 9 January 1431 and ended with her execution on 30 May. The trial is one of the most famous in history, becoming the subject of many books and films.
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1431
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.
The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a natural disaster that struck parts of southern Italy near Sicily, then a territory part of the Crown of Aragon by the Kings of Spain Calabria and Malta, on 11 January at around 21:00 local time. This earthquake was preceded by a damaging foreshock on 9 January. The main quake had an estimated magnitude of 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, the most powerful in recorded Italian history, and a maximum intensity of XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale, destroying at least 70 towns and cities, seriously affecting an area of 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi) and causing the death of about 60,000 people.
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1693
Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
Founder of the Durrani Empire
Ahmad Shah Durrani was the first ruler and founder of the Durrani Empire. He is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan. As Shah, he relentlessly led military campaigns for over 25 years across West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia, creating one of the largest Islamic empires in the world, encompassing Afghanistan, much of Pakistan, Iranian Khorasan, and parts of Northern India.
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1760
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.
The Black Nazarene, officially and liturgically known as Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno and often shortened to Jesús Nazareno, is a Roman Catholic title referring to a life-sized dark statue of Jesus Christ carrying the True Cross. The venerated image is enshrined in the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines.
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1787
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What happened on January 9?

A featured event on this date is 2021: Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board. This page also lists 58 events from other years on the same day.

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January 9 brings together events, births, and deaths across many eras, which makes it useful for seeing how one calendar date connects different historical turning points.

Who was born on January 9?

Notable birthdays on this date include Sarah Toscano, Souhardya De, Sangiovanni.

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Notable deaths on this date include Black Bart, Rashid Khan, Séamus Begley.

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What happened on January 9 in history?

On January 9, one notable event in history was 2021: Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board..

This date currently highlights 58 recorded events on thisDay.info, spanning 400 – 2021.

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