Historical Events In December - 09

1961  On this day in history tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania   

1961  "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 perfs on this day in history.   

1962  On December - 09 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway   

1962  On December - 09 tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth   

1963  On this day in history frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped   

1963  On December - 09 zanzibar gains independence from Britain   

1964  On December - 09 edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77   

1965  Nikolai Podgorny replaces Anastas Mikoyan as president of Presidium on December - 09.   

1965  On December - 09 "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres   

1966  On this day in history yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

1967  Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace on December - 09.   

1967  Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in the White House on this day in history.   

1967  Nicolea Ceausescu becomes president (dictator) of Romania on this day in history.   

1968  On December - 09 doug Engelbart demonstrates first computer mouse at Stanford   

1970  Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history lewis F Powell Jr appointed to the Supreme Court   

1971  Ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC on December - 09.   

1974  On this day in history johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail   

1974  George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies on December - 09.   

1975  President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for NYC on this day in history.   

1975  On December - 09 william A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79   

1976  Nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1977  Clarice Lispector, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus   

1979  On December - 09 fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

1980  On this day in history 61øF in Boston at 1 AM   

1981  On December - 09 porn star John Holmes charged with Laurel Canyon murders   

1981  Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 on December - 09.   

1982  On December - 09 mary-Beth and William Hurt divorce   

1982  On December - 09 fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87   

1983  Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "...because the food is free and that's easier than paying for it" on December - 09.   

1983  On December - 09 david Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53   

1984  On this day in history 6 day hijack of Kuwaiti jet ends   

1985  On December - 09 phoenix Arizona, gets 3" of snow   

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1392  Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on this day in history.   

1447  On this day in history birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)   

1561  On this day in history birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on December - 09.   

1571  On December - 09 birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect   

1579  On December - 09 birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)   

1579  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)   

1581  On December - 09 birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1165  Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1292  Sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies on December - 09.   

1437  On this day in history sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70   

1544  Death of Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1565  On this day in history pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66   

1603  Death of William Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559) on this day in history.   

1625  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on December - 09.   

1636  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on December - 09.