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What happened in history on this day: January 9?
On January 9 in ...
- 1929 - BG DeSylva and Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1947 - Roger Sessions' second Symphony, premieres in San Francisco.
- 1948 - Walter Piston's third Symphony in E, premieres in Boston.
- 1965 - "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.
- 1976 - CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts.
- 1979 - The Music for UNICEF Concert is held at the United Nations General Assembly to raise money for UNICEF and promote the Year of the Child. Hosted by The Bee Gees, other performers include Donna Summer, ABBA, Rod Stewart and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Births on January 9
- 1867 - Birth of Jacques Urlus; Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth).
- 1898 - Birth of Gracie Fields AKA Grace Stansfield in Lancashire, England; comedienne and singer ("Sally", "Now is The Hour", "Walter Walter", "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World").
- 1902 - Birth of Rudolph Bing; opera manager (New York Metropolitan Opera).
- 1914 - Birth of Kenny (Klook) Clarke in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; jazz/drummer, composer (Epistrop).
- 1916 - Birth of Victor Mizzy in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader, composer (The Don Rickles Show, Green Acres, The Addams Family).
- 1924 - Birth of Julián B Coco; Curaçao guitarist/bassist (Utrecht Symphony Orchestra).
- 1928 - Birth of Domenico Modugno in Italy; singer ("Volare", "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu", "Polignano A Mare").
- 1940 - Birth of Jimmy Boyd McComb in Missouri, USA; actor/singer (Howard - Bachelor Father).
- 1941 - Birth of Joan Baez in Staten Island, New York, USA; folk singer/human rights advocate.
- 1943 - Birth of Dick Yount; rocker (Harpers Bizarre).
- 1943 - Birth of Kenneth Kelley; American singer ("Manhattans", One Life to Live).
- 1943 - Birth of Rob Hoeke; Dutch pianist/singer ("Drinking on My Bed").
- 1944 - Birth of Jimmy Page in London, England; rock guitarist (Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven").
- 1944 - Birth of Scott Engel; vocalist (Walker Brothers - "Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore").
- 1948 - Birth of Paul King; rocker (Blue Oyster Cult).
- 1948 - Birth of William Cowsill in Newport, Rhode Island, USA; rock guitarist/vocals (Cowsills - "We Can Fly").
- 1950 - Birth of David Johansen AKA Buster Poindexter in New York; singer ("Hot! Hot! Hot!").
- 1951 - Birth of Crystal Gayle in Kentucky, USA; country singer ("Don't it make my brown eyes blue").
- 1954 - Birth of Lance Hoppens; rocker (Orleans - "Still the One", "Dance With Me").
- 1962 - Birth of Phil Lewis in London, England; rock vocalist (LA Guns - "It's Over Now").
- 1963 - Birth of Eric Erlandson; guitarist (Hole).
- 1967 - Birth of Steve Harwell; singer (Smash Mouth).
- 1967 - Birth of Carl Bell; guitarist (Fuel).
- 1967 - Birth of Dave Matthews; singer/musician (Dave Matthews Band).
- 1978 - Birth of A.J. McLean; American singer (Backstreet Boys).
Deaths on January 9
- 1939 - Johann Strauss, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director, dies at age 72.
- 1962 - LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at age 68.
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