On January 9, history records 47 notable events, 198 famous births and 118 deaths, spanning the years 475 to 1793.
Events on this day include: Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. (475); Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain. (681).
Notable people born on January 9 include Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), Crinitus (1475), Pope Gregory XV (1554).
Notable figures who died on this day include Adrian of Canterbury (710), Emperor Xizong of Jin (1150), Birger Brosa (1202).
Events on 9 January 47
See all →Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.
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 dynasty.
Wanyan Liang and other court officials murder Emperor Xizong of Jin. Wanyan Liang succeeds him as emperor.
The Jewish population of Basel, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.
Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government.
Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
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Birthdays on 9 January 198
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Deaths on 9 January 118
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