WHAT HAPPENED ON 9. JANUARY
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Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. (9. January 1991)

The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia. (9. January 1992)

First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians. (9. January 1996)

An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula while on the way to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28. (9. January 2004)

Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to replace Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority. He replaces interim president Rawhi Fattouh. (9. January 2005)

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War. (9. January 2005)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone. (9. January 2007)

Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Orumiyeh in the northeast of the country, killing 77 people. (9. January 2011)

A SeaStreak ferry traveling to lower Manhattan, New York City, crashes into the dock, injuring 85 people. (9. January 2013)

An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others. (9. January 2014)