Vragen over 9 januari
1. Wat gebeurde er op 9 januari?
- 2015 – Contaminated beer served at a funeral in Tete Province, Mozambique, killed 75 people and made at least 230 others ill.
- 2015 – A hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurred at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
- 2011 – In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 (aircraft pictured) crashed near Urmia Airport, Iran, killing 78 of the 105 people on board.
- 1996 – First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
- 1992 – Radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two pulsar planets orbiting PSR B1257+12 (depicted), the first confirmed detection of exoplanets.
2. Wie werd geboren op 9 januari?
- 2006 – Sarah Toscano, Italian singer-songwriter and actress
- 2004 – Souhardya De, Indian author and columnist
- 2003 – Sangiovanni, Italian singer-songwriter
- 2001 – Eric García, Spanish footballer
- 2001 – Peter Mamouzelos, Australian rugby league player
3. Wie stierf op 9 januari?
- 2025 – Black Bart, American professional wrestler (born 1948)
- 2024 – Rashid Khan, Indian classical musician (born 1968)
- 2023 – Séamus Begley, Irish accordion player, fiddler and Irish traditional musician (born 1949)
- 2022 – Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956)
- 2022 – Maria Ewing, American opera singer (born 1950)
4. Wat wordt er op 9 januari gevierd?
- Christian feast day: Adrian of Canterbury
- Christian feast day: Blessed Alix Le Clerc
- Christian feast day: Berhtwald
- Christian feast day: Blessed Giulia della Rena
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Black Nazarene (Manila, Philippines)