Historical Events In January - 09

1969  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on January - 09.   

1970  Constitution of Singapore enacted on this day in history.   

1972  On January - 09 billionaire Howard Hughes speaks to reporters by phone, stating that a biography of him by author Clifford Irving is phony.   

1972  On January - 09 passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong   

1972  On this day in history ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

1973  On this day in history heather Berson is born in California   

1973  On January - 09 luna 21 launched, to Moon   

1975  600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike on January - 09.   

1975  Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes on January - 09.   

1975  On this day in history john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58   

1976  On this day in history cW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts   

1976  On January - 09 ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK   

1977  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history commonwealth of Northern Marianas established   

1978  On January - 09 eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies   

1979  On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin   

1979  On this day in history k-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste"   

1979  Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses on January - 09.   

1979  Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on January - 09.   

1980  On January - 09 63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia   

1980  On this day in history saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November.   

1981  On January - 09 francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal   

1981  On January - 09 kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58   

1982  5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; first since 1855 on this day in history.   

1982  On January - 09 three moderate earthquakes measuring 5.5 to 4.9 on the Richter scale shake New Brunswick and New England   

1982  Paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history british PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands   

1984  "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" premieres on NBC TV (Whoops) on January - 09.   

1984  On January - 09 "WHERE’S THE BEEF?" Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers this day in the famous and successful commercial campaign for Wendy’s fast-food chain   

1984  On this day in history eAA moves operations to Oshkosh   

1984  On this day in history john Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me"   

1984  Wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1985  On January - 09 calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out   

1985  The Calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out on this day in history.   

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1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  On this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  On January - 09 birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1699  On January - 09 birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

1728  On January - 09 birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on this day in history.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on January - 09.   

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

1499  On this day in history johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1543  On January - 09 death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on January - 09.   

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.