Alfred Plé

French rower (1888-1980).

Born January 9th, 1888 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 4th, 1980 at 92 years old in Limeil-Brévannes.

Stefka Yordanova

Bulgarian 800 m runner and european indoor champion (1947-2011).

Born January 9th, 1947 in Burgas.

Died January 16th, 2011 at 64 years old in Burgas.

Jana Kubičková-Posnerová

Olympic gymnast.

Born January 9th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Nové Sady. ^[ref]

Henri Paternóster

Fencer (1908-2007).

Born January 9th, 1908 in Etterbeek.

Died September 30th, 2007 at 99 years old in Brussels.

Verena Jooß

German racing cyclist.

Born January 9th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Karlsruhe.

Tomonori Hirayama

Japanese association football player.

Born January 9th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Hamamatsu.

Abdusamat Taymetov

First uzbek pilot (1909-1981).

Born January 9th, 1909 in Syr-Darya Oblast.

Died July 8th, 1981 at 72 years old in Tashkent.

Willy Gysi

Swiss handball player.

Born January 9th, 1918 in Basel.

Died May 12th, 2001 at 83 years old in Bern.

Felipe Flores

Chilean association football player.

Born January 9th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Santiago.

Kazuma Inoue

Japanese association football player.

Born January 9th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Gabriele C. Hegerl

German climatologist (born 1962).

Born January 9th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Munich.

Carl Salemann

Baltic german iranist (1849–1916).

Born January 9th, 1850 in Tallinn.

Died December 13th, 1916 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Elena Ornella Paciotti

Italian magistrate and politician.

Born January 9th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Rome.

Paul Wartelle

Gymnast (1892–1974).

Born January 9th, 1892 in Lille.

Died December 7th, 1974 at 82 years old in Lille.

Nicole Flagothier

Belgian judoka.

Born January 9th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Rocourt.

Alphonse Matejka

Swiss linguist (1902-1999).

Born January 9th, 1902 in St. Gallen.

Died October 27th, 1999 at 97 years old in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Kaarlo Mikkolainen

Gymnast (1883–1928).

Born January 9th, 1883.

Died March 28th, 1928 at 45 years old in Tampere.

Sigge Johannessen

Gymnast (1884–1974).

Born January 9th, 1884 in Skien.

Died February 7th, 1974 at 90 years old in Skien.

Tatyana Mokshanova

Russian poet.

Born January 9th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Bagana.

Vagner da Silva Sarti

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 9th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Brazil.