Page 9: Historical Events In February - 09

1980  Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, dies at 106 on February - 09.   

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

1981  On February - 09 bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55   

1983  On February - 09 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 this day in history.   

1985  On February - 09 madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks   

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

1986  On this day in history haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed President of South Yemen   

1987  On this day in history former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide   

1987  New York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club on this day in history.   

1989  Michael Manley's Socialist Party wins Jamaica parliamentary election on February - 09.   

1989  On this day in history neo-Nazi groups outlawed in West Germany   

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

1990  Bottles of Perrier water are voluntarily recalled in the U.S. after benzene is detected in a small number of bottles on February - 09.   

1990  On this day in history galileo flies by Venus   

1990  Namibia's constitution ratified on this day in history.   

1991  On February - 09 "This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46   

1991  Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice &beats him on this day in history.   

1991  Voters in Lithuania vote for independence on February - 09.   

1991  Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 second by Thomas School of Germany   

1992  On February - 09 fighting between government and guerrilla forces in Rwanda   

1993  Army of opium king Khun Sa kills 60 in NE Burma on this day in history.   

1993  David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54 on February - 09.   

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

1994  Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Yasser Arafat on February - 09.   

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

1995  On February - 09 former U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright dies in Washington, D.C. at age 89.   

1995  On February - 09 david Wayne, [Wayne Mcmeekan], US actor (Dallas), dies at 81   

1996  On this day in history adolf Galland, general (Luftwaffe), dies at 83   

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

1997  On February - 09 fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history   

1997  On this day in history 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 February - 09.   

1441  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on this day in history.   

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

1578  Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on February - 09.   

1602  Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on this day in history.   

1607  On February - 09 birth of abraham Megerle, composer   

1645  On February - 09 birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)   

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

1199  On February - 09 death of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147)   

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 this day in history.   

1583  On February - 09 death of jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake   

1588  Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies on this day in history.   

1617  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44 on February - 09.