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Saturday, January 9, 2027
Saturday, January 9, 2027 falls on a Saturday. It is day 9 of the year, ISO week 1, in Q1.
Today's date
Saturday, January 9, 2027 falls on a Saturday. It is day 9 of the year, ISO week 1, in Q1.
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January 9, 2027 is day 9 of 365, ISO week 1, in Q1. The moon is New Moon and the zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Saturday, January 9, 2027 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2015: Contaminated beer served at a funeral in Tete Province, Mozambique, killed 75 people and made at least 230 others ill.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to January 9.
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Contaminated beer served at a funeral in Tete Province, Mozambique, killed 75 people and made at least 230 others ill.
A hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurred at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 (aircraft pictured) crashed near Urmia Airport, Iran, killing 78 of the 105 people on board.
First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launched raids in the city of Kizlyar, Dagestan, which turned into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
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.
Representatives from the United States and Iraq met at the Geneva Peace Conference to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
U.S. representative Raymond Lederer was convicted of bribery and conspiracy for his role in the Abscam scandal, but continued to serve his term for three more months.
Iranian Revolution: Protests took place in Qom after an article insulting Ruhollah Khomeini was published.
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