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January 9th

Wed 09 Jan 1929

Brian Friel, playwright, born

Mon 09 Jan 1922

Arthur Griffith is elected Taoiseach

Sat 09 Jan 1904

George Henry Perrott Buchanan, poet, novelist and journalist, born

Wed 09 Jan 1811

The first women's golf tournament in Musselburgh, Scotland

Wed 09 Jan 1799

Income Tax introduced in England

Thu 09 Jan 1642

The Island Magee massacre occurred in 1642

Fri 09 Jan 1514

Dutchess Anne, duchess of Brittany, died