January 27, 1909 (Wednesday)
- Samuel G. Cosgrove was sworn in as the sixth Governor of Washington, and requested an immediate leave of absence for health reasons. Lieutenant Governor Marion E. Hay acted in his place. Cosgrove did not recover from Bright's disease and died two months later.
- The political party Young Left (Unge Venstre) was founded in Norway.
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