Born on 9 January 1959

At A Glance

9 January 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

9 January 1959 was a Friday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Tom Dooley” by The Kingston Trio was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 9 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 9 January 1959 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 9 January 1959 was New Moon.

On this day: 9 January

• 1957 British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
• 1960 President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile.
• 1961 British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland spy ring in London.
• 1962 Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, then known as the "Advanced Saturn", to carry human beings to the Moon.
• 1964 Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians.

Famous people born on 9 January

• Joely Richardson, English actress (born 1965)
• Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (1913–1994)
• J. K. Simmons, American actor (born 1955)
• Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress (born 1989)

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