Historical Events In December - 09
Wednesday, 01 May 2024
1961 Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania on this day in history.
1961 "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 perfs on December - 09.
1962 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth
1963 On December - 09 frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped
1963 Zanzibar gains independence from Britain on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77
1965 On this day in history nikolai Podgorny replaces Anastas Mikoyan as president of Presidium
1965 On this day in history "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres
1966 Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1967 On December - 09 jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace
1967 On December - 09 lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in the White House
1967 On this day in history nicolea Ceausescu becomes president (dictator) of Romania
1968 On December - 09 doug Engelbart demonstrates first computer mouse at Stanford
1970 Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65 on December - 09.
1971 On December - 09 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 Johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail on December - 09.
1974 On this day in history george Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies
1975 President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for NYC on December - 09.
1975 William A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71
1977 Clarice Lispector, writer, dies on December - 09.
1978 On this day in history pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus
1979 Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84 on this day in history.
1980 61øF in Boston at 1 AM on this day in history.
1981 Porn star John Holmes charged with Laurel Canyon murders on December - 09.
1981 On this day in history tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56
1982 Mary-Beth and William Hurt divorce on December - 09.
1982 Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87 on December - 09.
1983 On December - 09 attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "...because the food is free and that's easier than paying for it"
1983 David Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53 on December - 09.
1984 On December - 09 6 day hijack of Kuwaiti jet ends
1985 Phoenix Arizona, gets 3" of snow on December - 09.
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