Historical Events In January - 09

1915  On this day in history anita Louise, NYC, actress (My Friend Flicka)  

1916  On this day in history the Ottoman Empire prevails in the Battle of Çanakkale, as the last British troops are evacuated.  

1916  Alain Bernardin, impressario (Crazy Horse Saloon) on January - 09.  

1917  World War I: the Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine on January - 09.  

1917  Herbert Lom, Czech, actor (Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray) on January - 09.  

1921  On January - 09 seymour Barab, composer  

1922  Rotterdam metal strike ends on this day in history.  

1922  KQV-AM in Pittsburgh PA begins radio transmissions on this day in history.  

1922  Har G Khorana, India/Canada bio-chemist (Nobel 1968) on this day in history.  

1923  Juan de la Cierva makes first autogiro (helicopter) flight, Spain on January - 09.  

1923  On this day in history juan de la Cierva makes 1st autogiro (helicopter) flight, Spain  

1923  On January - 09 katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34  

1925  On this day in history german Postal Minister A Höfle resigns due to corruption  

1925  German Postal Minister A Hofle resigns due to corruption on January - 09.  

1925  Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history fire in Laurier Palace cinema in Montreal, 78 children died  

1927  On January - 09 small fire breaks out in the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal Quebec, firemen arrive within 2 minutes and put out the blaze in 10 minutes, but the children panic to escape; 12 are crushed to death and 64 are asphyxiated at the bases of stairways  

1927  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' Octet opus 11, premieres in Moscow  

1927  On January - 09 houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71  

1928  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Marco Millions," premieres in NYC  

1928  Domenico Modugno, Italy, rocker (Polignano A Mare) on this day in history.  

1929  On January - 09 bG DeSylva & Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru," premieres in NYC  

1929  Heiner Muller, dramatist on this day in history.  

1929  Heiner Muller, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1930  Boston Bruins wins then NHL record 14th straight game on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66  

1931  On this day in history claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies  

1933  On January - 09 amsterdam confectionery worker go on strike against wage reduction  

1935  On this day in history bob Denver actor Gillis, Gilligan�s Island was born  

1936  Noël Coward's "Astonished Heart," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history semi-automatic rifles adopted by US army  

1936  On January - 09 the United States Army adopted the semiautomatic rifle this day  

1936  On January - 09 noel Coward's "Astonished Heart," premieres in London  

1936  John Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on January - 09.  

1571  On January - 09 birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)  

1574  On this day in history birth of christoph Buel, composer  

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

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)  

1695  On January - 09 birth of john E Loovens, lawyer  

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

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.  

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on January - 09.  

1282  On January - 09 death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)  

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on this day in history.  

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1514  On January - 09 anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36  

1543  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on this day in history.  

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

1571  On January - 09 death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)