January 9: Coming of Age Day in Japan (2017)
RMS Queen Elizabeth
- 1857 – A 7.9 Mw earthquake ruptured part of the San Andreas Fault in California and was felt as far east as Las Vegas.
- 1909 – Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition, planted the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km) from the South Pole, the furthest south anyone had ever reached at that time.
- 1917 – First World War: Troops of the British Empire defeated Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rafa on the Sinai–Palestine border in present-day Rafah.
- 1972 – Seawise University, formerly RMS Queen Elizabeth (pictured), an ocean liner that sailed the Atlantic for the Cunard White Star Line, was destroyed by fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.
- 2011 – In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 crashed near Urmia Airport, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, killing at least 77.
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