Reballion of Rebels in St Giles Field
Lollards try to capture Henry V his troops arrest them as they approach the City
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January 9 in History
This permanent archive page contains 137 World History Database records for January 9, spanning 1414 to 2025. Recorded topics include Reballion of Rebels in St Giles Field; Arrest of Joan of Arc; Trial.
Total: 137Events: 126Births: 8Deaths: 3Countries: 27
Events on January 9
Arrest of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arcs trial begins, overseen by pro-English clergy paid by the English Government
Trial
Joan of Arcs trial begins, overseen by pro-English clergy paid by the English Government
States General Meets
Philip the Good convenes the first meeting of the States General.
Pope
Appointed Pope, Florensz Boeyens, the Cardinal of Utrecht
Marriage
Anulled because of Annes contract to the son of the Duke of Lorraine
Marriage
Henry VIII annuls the marriage because it was without his consent
Marriage
Receives a generous settlement, including Hever Castle, home of Henrys former in-laws, the Boleyns
Succession
Writes she would rather die than resign her crown
Capture of Venner
Venner is captured after the failure of the Fifth Monarchist rising.
Coinage Bill Protest
Protests against decisions on clauses governing clipped coin and the export of coin during the great recoinage debates.
Rule of Bessarabia
Under the Treaty of Jassy Russia returns Bessarabia to Turkey
Rule of Crimea
The Treaty of Jassy legitimizes Russian claima to the Crimea
Rule of Moldova
Under the Treaty of Jassy Russia returns Moldova to Turkey
Treaty of Jassy
Russia retains all conquered territory east of the Dniester River. A pact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-92 and confirming Russias increasing dominance in the Black Sea
Treaty of Jassy
Signed by Grand Vizier Yusuf-Pasha and Prince Bezborodko (who had succeeded Prince Potemkin as the head of the Russian delegation upon the latters death). Russia returns Moldova & Bessarabia to Turkey.
Treaty of Jassy
The Treaty recognizes Russias 1783 annexation of the Crimean Khanate and transfers Yedisan to Russia making the Dniester the Russo-Turkish frontier in Europe. The Treaty of Jassy legitimizes Russian claima to the Crimea.
Burial
Is buried in St Paul's Cathedral after the national funeral.
Nelson Funeral
Attends Nelson's funeral after serving beside him at Trafalgar.
Nelson Funeral
Nelson is buried at St Paul's Cathedral.
State Funeral
Receives a state funeral at St Paul's Cathedral.
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain by George IV
Invasion of France
German occupation forces begin to evacuate France following the death of Napoleon III
Invasion of France
German occupation forces begin to evacuate France following the death of Napoleon III
Succession
Succeeds as King of Italy
Discovery Expedition
The Discovery arrives at Cape Adare
Bloody Sunday
Encourages women and families to join the peaceful procession.
Bloody Sunday
Is absent from the capital as troops confront petitioning workers.
Bloody Sunday
Military repression helps turn protest into revolution.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday turns reform pressure into national crisis.
Bloody Sunday
Earlier police-union experiments collapse under the crisis.
Frans Schollaert Government
Begins the Frans Schollaert Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
Discovery of South Pole
Shackleton stops at 88 degrees 23S, 111 miles short of the South Pole. Names the area where they stop as King Edward VII Plateau
Farthest South
Reaches the expeditions farthest south point with Shackleton.
Farthest South
Reaches the farthest south point with Shackletons party.
Farthest South
Turns back after reaching a new farthest south record.
Farthest South
Turns back at about 88 degrees 23 minutes south, within roughly 97 nautical miles of the South Pole
Farthest South
Accompanies Shackleton, Jameson Adams and Eric Marshall to the Nimrod Expedition farthest south point
Farthest South
Reaches the new farthest south record with Shackleton.
Nimrod Southern Party
Turns north with the weakened four-man southern party.
Nimrod Southern Party
Provides medical expertise during the exhausting polar journey.
Nimrod Southern Party
Helps haul the expedition sledge during the southern journey.
Nimrod Southern Party Turns Back
Chooses survival rather than continuing toward the South Pole.
Rule of Panama
Colombia signs a convention with the USA recognizing Panama
South Pole
Names the area where they stop as King Edward VII Plateau
Constitution of Great Britain
Calls the Lords an "anachronistc assembly" & wants to "finish it off for ever"
House of Lords
Calls the Lords an "anachronistc assembly"
Speech
Calls the Lords an "anachronistc assembly" & wants to "finish it off for ever"
Dardanelles Expedition Ends after Helles Withdrawal
Monro reports completion of the final Helles evacuation, ending the Allied Dardanelles expedition.
Gallipoli Evacuation Completed
The final day of troop withdrawal from Gallipolli
Gallipoli Peninsula Fully Evacuated
Monro completes the withdrawal of the remaining Allied forces, ending the Gallipoli campaign.
Mobilization
At a GHQ meeting agrees to unrestricted submarine warfare
New Zealand Brigade Attacks Rafa
Chaytor's brigade attacks the Rafa defences as mounted forces close the encirclement.
Rafa Encirclement Directed
Chauvel directs the mounted encirclement and assault on the Ottoman position at Rafa.
Conference of Brest Litovsk
The Brest negotiations resume with Trotsky heading the Russian delegation. Plays for time but would capitulate if Germany gave an ultimatum
Grand Fleet
Establishes the Grand Fleet Strategy
Manifesto
Issues the White Army Manifesto
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Heads the Russian peace Treaty negotiations which are resumed
White Army
Issues the White Army Manifesto
Resignation after Treaty Vote
Resigns after the Dail ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty and rejects his position on the settlement.
French Security Note
A January approach to France opens Stresemann's push for a western security settlement.
German note sent to France suggesting western security pact
German note sent to France suggesting western security pact
Attorney General
Begins service as Attorney General during the Cumann na nGaedheal administration.
Exile of Joseph Stalin
Has Trotsky exiled
Down and Out in Paris and London
Publishes Down and Out in Paris and London.
George Orwell Pseudonym
Publishes under the name George Orwell.
Democratic Programme
Kerensky records his position on democratic programme in exile.
Requests Malta Chiefs of Staff Meeting
Emphasizes the importance of Combined Chiefs of Staff discussions at Malta before travelling to Yalta.
Communism
Alleges that 205 Communists are working in the State Department
Purge
Final phase of the expulsion of black Africans from their homes in Johannesburg. 60,000 Africans are moved to the Meadowlands development 13 miles from Johannesburg
Purge
Decides that there is no alternative to armed & violent resistance
Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden
Eden resigns as Prime Minister
Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden
Resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Harold Macmillan
Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden
Publicly announces Edens resignation
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Government
Alaska becomes the 49th state of the Union
Rawhide
Receives his major break as Rowdy Yates in the CBS western television series Rawhide.
Rawhide Premiere
Debuts on American television as Rowdy Yates when Rawhide begins its CBS run.
Construction Launch Ceremony
Nasser marks the start of construction by initiating blasting at the project site.
Start of Aswan High Dam Construction
Nasser inaugurates major construction work on the Aswan High Dam.
White House Conference on Aging
The White House Conference on Aging opens as the administration addresses policy for an expanding elderly population.
Kennedy Intelligence Commendation
President Kennedy sent McCone a letter commending the Intelligence Community for its contribution during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Vietnam Counterinsurgency Reporting Check
McCone proposed a covert method for independently checking reports on the progress of the South Vietnamese war and counterinsurgency effort.
Apollo 14 Call Signs Announced
Announces that the Apollo 14 command module will be called Kitty Hawk and the lunar module will be called Antares during a preflight press conference.
Apollo 14 Orbital Science Briefing
Outlines the lunar-orbit photography and scientific work he will conduct alone in Kitty Hawk while Shepard and Mitchell explore Fra Mauro.
Apollo 14 Surface Science Briefing
Describes the planned Fra Mauro surface traverses and the use of the Modular Equipment Transporter during the Apollo 14 preflight press conference.
Kidnap
Kidnapped by Uruguyan terrorists
Strike
1st day of the miners strike
Constitutional Convention Speech
Speaks at a United Ulster Unionist rally on proposals for a Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention.
Diplomatic Mission
The British Ambassador of Argentina lodges a formal protest against the unauthorised landing on South Georgia on 20 December 1981 by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff
Diplomatic Mission at London
The British Ambassador of Argentina lodges a formal protest against the unauthorised landing on South Georgia on 20 December 1981 by Argentine scrap-metal merchant shipshant Constantino Davidoff
Invasion of South Georgia
The British Ambassador of Argentina lodges a formal protest against the unauthorised landing on South Georgia on 20 December 1981 by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff
Crisis
Michael Heseltine resigns as a result of the Westland Helicopter crisis
Nuclear Power
Announces a 15 yr timetable for the abolition of all nuclear weapons
Resignation of Michael Heseltine
Announces his resignation after walking out of a Cabinet meeting during the Westland dispute.
Resignation of Michael Heseltine
Heseltine's Cabinet resignation becomes a major political consequence of the Westland dispute.
Resignation of Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine resigns from Cabinet during the Westland crisis
Westland Crisis
Resigns from the Cabinet during the Westland helicopter crisis.
Westland Crisis
Michael Heseltine resigns as Secretary of State for Defence during the Westland helicopter crisis.
Karbala-5
Iraq counterattacks with the objective of capturing Basra
Reform of Government
1st advertisement in a Soviet newspaper appears in Izvestiya
Provisional President
Appointed Provisional President of Panama
Final Prewar Negotiation
Iraq refuses unconditional withdrawal from occupied Kuwait.
Geneva Meeting with Baker
Meets James Baker in a final high-level diplomatic attempt.
Geneva Negotiations
Meets Tariq Aziz in an unsuccessful final diplomatic effort.
Geneva Talks
Meets James Baker in a final major prewar negotiation.
Assembly of the Serb People
The Assembly of the Serb People proclaim the Republic of the Serb People of Bosnia and Herzegovina, declaring it part of Yugoslavia
First Confirmed Exoplanet System
Publishes evidence for planets orbiting pulsar PSR B1257+12.
Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Bosnian Serb Assembly proclaims the Republic of the Serb people of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pulsar Planet Discovery
Reports the first confirmed planetary system beyond the Solar System.
Republic of the Serbian People of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Assembly of the Serb People proclaim the Republic of the Serb People of Bosnia and Herzegovina, declaring it part of Yugoslavia
President of Panama
Appointed President of Panama
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
President of Panama
Appointed President of Panama
Reballion of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Rebels attack Russian positions in Argun, Shali and Gudermes as Russia continues a bombing halt for the Orthodox Christmas
January Inspection Update
Reviews access, interviews and unresolved disarmament questions.
Security Council Inspection Briefing
Briefs the Security Council on the developing inspection process.
Arrest of Saddam Hussein
Hussein is given prisoner-of-war status
President of Panama
Appointed President of Panama
Election
Abbas is elected President of the Palestinian Authority after the death of Yasser Arafat
Election
Abbas is elected with 62% of the vote as the new president of the Palestinian Authority
End of First Topolanek Government
The First Topolanek Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czech Republic.
Second Topolanek Government
Begins the Second Topolanek Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czech Republic.
Invasion of Gaza
The United Nations declares a suspension of aid in Gaza after one driver was killed and two others wounded in stray gunfire
President of Lebanon
Is elected president by parliament.
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Pay Settlement
The Government reaches a pay and reform agreement ending the Royal Fleet Auxiliary dispute.
Births on January 9
Birth of John Holles
Birth of John Holles, later Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Birth of John Jervis
Birth of John Jervis, Meaford, Staffordshire
Birth of Charles Manners-Sutton
Birth of Charles Manners-Sutton, son of Charles Manners-Sutton, the Archbishop of Canterbury
Birth of Umberto I
Birth of Umberto I, son of Victor Emannuel II
Birth of Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir is born in Paris to Georges Bertrand de Beauvoir and Francoise Brasseur.
Birth of Richard Milhous Nixon
Birth of Richard Milhous Nixon, 25 miles south of Los Angeles in a 2 story farmhouse
Birth of James Patrick Jimmy Page
Birth of James Patrick "Jimmy" Page
Birth of Jimmy Page
Birth of Jimmy Page, later guitarist, producer and founder of Led Zeppelin.
Deaths on January 9
Death of John Gilbert
Death of John Gilbert
Death of Jack Ruby
Death of Jack Ruby, from a blood clot in the lungs
Death of Dave Dee
Death of Dave Dee