Historical Events In January - 09

1953  Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game on January - 09.   

1953  Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on January - 09.   

1954  On this day in history -87ºF (-66ºC), Northice Station, Greenland (Greenland record)   

1954  On this day in history bert Olmstead, Montreal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game   

1954  -87°F (-66°C), Northice Station, Greenland (Greenland record) on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 09 abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column first appears in newspapers   

1956  Samir el-Rifai forms government in Jordan on January - 09.   

1956  Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers on January - 09.   

1957  British prime minister Anthony Eden resigns on this day in history.   

1957  Checheno-Ingush ASSR reformed in RSFSR on January - 09.   

1957  On January - 09 dutch Newspaper Society expels communist daily paper "Truth"   

1957  On January - 09 karachayevo-Cherkess Autonomous Region reestablished in RSFSR   

1957  Mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83 on January - 09.   

1958  On this day in history paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies   

1959  On this day in history "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV   

1959  Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die on this day in history.   

1959  Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71 on January - 09.   

1960  Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins on January - 09.   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history leRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68   

1963  Mao Tse-tung writes his poem "Reply to Comrade Kuo Mo-jo" on this day in history.   

1964  21 Panamanians and three U.S. soldiers die when anti-US rioting erupts in the Panama Canal Zone on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 09 anti-US rioting breaks out in the Panama Canal Zone   

1964  Halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks   

1965  On this day in history near Hope BC a mountain avalanche kills 4 drivers on highway near Hope.   

1966  On January - 09 polish government denies exit visa to Cardinal Wyszynski revisionism   

1966  Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history georgia legislature seats Representative Julian Bond   

1968  On this day in history surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon   

1968  The U.S. unmanned space probe Surveyor Seven lands on the lunar surface on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 09 kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

1969  On January - 09 concorde jetliner's first test flight (Bristol England)   

1969  On January - 09 the supersonic airliner, Concorde, makes its first test flight   

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on January - 09.   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on January - 09.   

1150  On January - 09 death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on January - 09.   

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on January - 09.   

1514  On this day in history anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36   

1543  On this day in history death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  On January - 09 death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)