January 9

Events
 * 1958 - John Tukey coins term "software".

Births


 * 1839 - John Knowles Paine, U.S. composer (d. 1906)
 * 1914 - Kenny (Klook) Clarke, American jazz drummer and composer (d. 1985)
 * 1926 - Giannis Christou, Greek composer (d. 1970)
 * 1928 - Domenico Modugno, Italian singer and songwriter (d. 1994)
 * 1940 - Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
 * 1943 - Scott Walker, American singer
 * 1950 - David Johansen American singer
 * 1951 - Crystal Gayle, American singer
 * 1957 - Bibie, Ghanaian singer
 * 1959 - Cristi Minculescu, Romanian musician
 * 1965 - Eric Erlandson, American musician
 * 1967 - Carl Bell, American musician
 * 1967 - Steven Harwell, American singer and musician (Smash Mouth)
 * 1967 - Dave Matthews, South African singer and musician
 * 1968 - Al Schnier, American rock guitarist (moe.)
 * 1970 - Lara Fabian, Belgian singer
 * 1970 - Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboardist (Rhapsody Of Fire)
 * 1978 - AJ McLean, American singer (Backstreet Boys)