January 9th (2013) was a Wednesday. It's the 8th day of the year (9th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 357 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th January, 2013
» A SeaStreak ferry traveling to lower Manhattan, New York City, crashes into the dock, injuring 85 people.
January 9th Famous Deaths for 2013
» Brigitte Askonas, Austrian-English immunologist and academic (b. 1923)
» James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
» Sakine Cansız, Turkish activist (b. 1958)
» Anscar Chupungco, Filipino monk and theologian (b. 1939)
» Frank Esposito (politician) named Frank Esposito, American soldier and politician, 37th Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (b. 1928)
» Tarsem King, Baron King of West Bromwich, English politician (b. 1937)
» Rizana Nafeek, Sri Lankan murderer (b. 1988)
» Jean R. Preston, American educator and politician (b. 1935)
» Robert L. Rock, American politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (b. 1927)
» Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (b. 1928)
» John Wise (Ontario) named John Wise, Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd Minister of Agriculture (Canada) called Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1935)
January 9th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Adrian of Canterbury
» Metropolitan Philip or Metropolitan Philip II of Moscow
» Julia Chester Emery (Episcopal Church (USA))
» January 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Black Nazarene named Feast of the Black Nazarene (Manila, Philippines)