Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia. Date: January 9, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)

Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control. Date: January 9, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅 On This Day (Today)

Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight. Date: January 9, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅 On This Day (Today)

A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. Date: January 9, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster. Date: January 9, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf. Date: January 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty. Date: January 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Vega de Tera dam fails, triggering a disastrous flood that nearly destroys the town of Ribadelago and kills 144 residents. Date: January 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: January 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On…

British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland spy ring in London. Date: January 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)