Page 9: Historical Events In February - 09

1980  On this day in history antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, dies at 106   

1981  Bill Haley, dynamic rock 'n roll singer of Bill Haley and the Comets, dies in Harlingen, Texas, at age 55 on February - 09.   

1981  On this day in history bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55   

1983  On this day in history belgium buys 44 F-16s   

1984  Russian leader Yuri V. Andropov dies at age 69 on February - 09.   

1984  Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras on February - 09.   

1985  Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks on this day in history.   

1986  On February - 09 halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun)   

1986  On February - 09 haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed President of South Yemen   

1987  Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history new York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club   

1989  On February - 09 michael Manley's Socialist Party wins Jamaica parliamentary election   

1989  On February - 09 neo-Nazi groups outlawed in West Germany   

1990  On February - 09 "The Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV   

1990  On this day in history bottles of Perrier water are voluntarily recalled in the U.S. after benzene is detected in a small number of bottles.   

1990  Galileo flies by Venus on February - 09.   

1990  On this day in history namibia's constitution ratified   

1991  On this day in history "This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46   

1991  On this day in history terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice &beats him   

1991  On this day in history voters in Lithuania vote for independence   

1991  On this day in history wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration   

1992  Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 second by Thomas School of Germany on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history fighting between government and guerrilla forces in Rwanda   

1993  On February - 09 army of opium king Khun Sa kills 60 in NE Burma   

1993  On this day in history david Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54   

1994  Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Arafat on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Yasser Arafat.   

1994  Arnold Smith, Brit 1st sec-gen of Commonwealth (1965-75), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1995  Former U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright dies in Washington, D.C. at age 89 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history david Wayne, [Wayne Mcmeekan], US actor (Dallas), dies at 81   

1996  Adolf Galland, general (Luftwaffe), dies at 83 on February - 09.   

1997  11th American Comedy Award Debbie Reynolds on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history   

1997  On February - 09 scotty Bowman, is first NHL coach to win 1,000 games   

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1404  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on this day in history.   

1441  On this day in history birth of ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub)   

1533  On February - 09 birth of shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)   

1578  On February - 09 birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo)   

1579  On this day in history birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

1602  Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on February - 09.   

1607  On this day in history birth of abraham Megerle, composer   

1645  Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) was born on February - 09.   

1011  On this day in history death of bernard I, Duke of Saxony   

1199  Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on this day in history.   

1450  Death of Agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421) on this day in history.   

1555  On February - 09 death of john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy   

1567  Death of Henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered on February - 09.   

1583  Death of Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake on February - 09.   

1588  Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies on February - 09.   

1617  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.