Page 9: Historical Events In February - 09

1980  Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, dies at 106 on this day in history.   

1981  Bill Haley, dynamic rock 'n roll singer of Bill Haley and the Comets, dies in Harlingen, Texas, at age 55 on this day in history.   

1981  Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55 on this day in history.   

1983  Belgium buys 44 F-16s on February - 09.   

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

1984  On this day in history balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras   

1985  Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks on February - 09.   

1986  Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1989  Neo-Nazi groups outlawed in West Germany on February - 09.   

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  On this day in history galileo flies by Venus   

1990  On February - 09 namibia's constitution ratified   

1991  On February - 09 "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  Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration on this day in history.   

1992  Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 second by Thomas School of Germany on February - 09.   

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  On February - 09 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 February - 09.   

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

1995  David Wayne, [Wayne Mcmeekan], US actor (Dallas), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1996  Adolf Galland, general (Luftwaffe), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 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 February - 09.   

1441  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on February - 09.   

1533  On this day in history birth of shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)   

1578  On this day in history birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo)   

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)   

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

1199  Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on February - 09.   

1450  On this day in history death of agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421)   

1555  Death of John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy on this day in history.   

1567  On February - 09 death of henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered   

1583  Death of Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies   

1617  On this day in history hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44