January 9

Janumary 9 is known as these holidays according to Checkiday.com and Daysoftheyear.com:

C: "International Choreographers Day" and "National Word Nerd Day"

Both: "Balloon Ascension or Aviation in America Day", "National Apricot Day", "Play God Day", "National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day" and "National Static Electricity Day"

Births

 * 1916 - Card Walker (Walt Disney Productions executive)
 * 1935 - Dick Enberg (sports announcer)
 * 1941 - Joan Baez (singer, songwriter and musician)
 * 1949 - Mary Roos (singer and actress)
 * 1951 - Crystal Gayle (singer)
 * 1955 - J.K. Simmons (live-action/voice actor)
 * 1956 - Imelda Staunton (actress)
 * 1961 - Candi Milo (voice actress and singer)
 * 1965 - Joely Richardson (actress)
 * 1967 - Dave Matthews (singer, musician and actor)
 * 1968 - Joey Lauren Adams (actress and director)
 * 1980 - Wong Cho-lam (live-action/voice actor)
 * 1986 - Shane Sweet (actor)
 * 1993 - Ashley Argota (actress and singer)
 * 1997 - Jesse White (live-action/voice actor)
 * 1998 - Kerris Dorsey (actress and singer)

Deaths

 * 1947 - Herman Bing (live-action/voice actor)
 * 1992 - Claude Coats (Imagineer and background artist)
 * 2015 - Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. (producer)
 * 2016 - Angus Scrimm (actor)
 * 2017
 * Paula Dell (stuntwoman)
 * Crazy Toones (musician)

Shorts

 * 1937 - Don Donald

Disney Park Happenings

 * 1987 - Star Tours Opens at Disneyland.
 * 1999 - Horizons closes at Epcot.

Television

 * 1991 - The TaleSpin episode "Waiders of the Wost Tweasure" premieres in syndication.
 * 1995 - The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show episode "Ow, Hey!/Darkness on the Edge of Black/For a Few Foodstamps More" premieres in syndication.
 * 1999 - The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "That Healing Feeling/The Tutter Family Reunion" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
 * 2016 - The Doc McStuffins episodes "Blast Off to the Unknown!" and "Bust a Move" premiere on Disney Junior.
 * 2019 - Schooled premieres on ABC.

VHS & DVD releases

 * 1996
 * Sweetheart Stories
 * Mickey Loves Minnie
 * Favorite Stories: The Wind in the Willows
 * Aladdin & Jasmine's Moonlight Magic
 * 2001 - Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
 * 2018 - The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar: Unleash the Roar!

Video games

 * 2010 - Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is released in Japan.