On This Day in History January 9, 2023

Historical Events 1431  Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government 1760  Afghans defeat Marathas in battle of Barari Ghat 1839  Daguerreotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science 1909  Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23' south) 1941  6,000 Jews murdered in a pogrom in Bucharest, Romania 2007  Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bob Denver 1935 - 2005 Dave Matthews 56th Birthday Richard Nixon 1913 - 1994 Simone de Beauvoir 1908 - 1986 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Bob Saget 1956 - 2022 Napoleon III 1808 - 1873 More Famous Deaths January 9: Gallipoli: Guts, Glory and Defeat The horrors of the First World War are encapsulated in the enduring names of its famous terrible battles, such as the Somme, Paschendale . . . and Gallipoli. Read the Article