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| About January 9th is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 356 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (357 in leap years). Births 1859 - Carrie Chapman Catt, women's suffrage leader 1875 - Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor, socialite 1913 - Richard Nixon, 37th U.S. President 1919 - William Morris Meredith, Jr., poet (Pulitzer Prize for Poetry) 1934 - Bart Starr, Hall of Fame quarterback 1935 - Dick Enberg, professional sportscaster 1935 - Bob Denver, actor (Gilligan's Island) 1941 - Joan Baez, folk singer, songwriter ("Diamonds & Rust") 1944 - Jimmy Page, guitarist, songwriter (Led Zeppelin) 1951 - Crystal Gayle, country music singer 1955 - J. K. Simmons, actor (Law & Order, Oz) 1965 - Joely Richardson, actress (The Tudors, Nip/Tuck) 1967 - Dave Matthews, singer, songwriter (Dave Matthews Band) 1978 - A.J. McLean, singer, musician (Backstreet Boys) 1978 - Chad Ochocinco, professional football player 1982 - Kate Middleton, fiancee of Britain's Prince William Deaths 1873 - Napoleon III, President of the French Republic 1876 - Samuel Gridley Howe, physician, abolitionist 1971 - Elmer Flick, Hall of Fame baseball player 1972 - Ted Shawn, pioneer of modern dance 1989 - Bill Terry, Hall of Fame baseball player 2008 - Johnny Grant, radio personality, television producer Events 1768 - Philip Astley stages the first modern circus in London, which includes acrobats, clowns & trained animals. 1776 - Common Sense is published by Thomas Paine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1788 - Connecticut ratifies the Constitution, becoming the fifth state to do so. 1799 - British Prime Minister William Pitt introduces the income tax to raise funds for the war against Napoleon. 1857 - An estimated 7.9 earthquake happens near San Bernardino, California. 1861 - Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union. 1914 - The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. 1951 - The United Nations headquarters officially opens in New York City. 1976 - Filming for Rocky starring Sylvester Stallone began. 1977 - The Oakland Raiders defeat the Minnesota Vikings by a score of 32-14 in Super Bowl XI. |
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