Historical Events
Orr's Jersey retired
Bobby Orr's #4 jersey is retired by the Boston Bruins
- Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to W. S. Merwin
- High-school player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throws
"Let's Get Small"
K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste"
- Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses
Famous Birthdays
- Amber Ruffin, American talk show host and writer (The Amber Ruffin Show), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Tomiko Van, Japanese pop-rock singer (Do As Infinity), born in Yamato, Japan
Famous Deaths
- Avery Claflin, American banker and composer ("Lament for April 15" - income tax form instructions set to music), dies at 80 [1]
- Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian engineer and architect (Nuove Struttura), dies at 87
1979 Highlights
About January 9, 1979
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 45 years, 2 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
- #1 Song: Y.M.C.A. - Village People