Page 7: Historical Events In January - 09

1956  Samir el-Rifai forms government in Jordan.   

1956  Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers.   

1957  British prime minister Anthony Eden steps down.   

1957  Checheno-Ingush ASSR reformed in RSFSR.   

1957  Dutch Newspaper Society expels communist daily paper "Truth".   

1957  Karachayevo-Cherkess Autonomous Region reestablished in RSFSR.   

1957  Mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83.   

1958  Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies.   

1959  "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV.   

1959  Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die   

1959  Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71.   

1960  Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins.   

1962  LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68.   

1963  Mao Tse-tung writes his poem "Reply to Comrade Kuo Mo-jo"   

1964  21 Panamanians and three U.S. soldiers die when anti-US rioting erupts in the Panama Canal Zone.   

1964  Anti-US rioting breaks out in the Panama Canal Zone   

1964  Halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80   

1965  "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks   

1965  Near Hope BC a mountain avalanche results in the deaths of 4 drivers on highway near Hope.   

1966  Polish government denies exit visa to Cardinal Wyszynski revisionism.   

1966  Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68.   

1967  Georgia legislature seats Representative Julian Bond   

1968  Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon   

1968  The U.S. unmanned space probe Surveyor Seven lands on the lunar surface   

1968  Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

1969  Concorde jetliner's inaugural test flight (Bristol England).   

1969  The supersonic airliner, Concorde, makes its inaugural test flight.   

1969  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86.   

1970  Constitution of Singapore enacted.   

1972  Billionaire Howard Hughes speaks to reporters by phone, stating that a biography of him by author Clifford Irving is phony   

1972  Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong   

1972  Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80.   

1973  Heather Berson is born in California.   

1973  Luna 21 launched, to Moon   

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1554  Gregory xv: [alessandro ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel bonaventura buquoy: French soldier   

1574  Christoph buel: Composer   

1620  Johann weichmann: Composer   

1695  John e loovens: Lawyer   

1699  Robert j pothier: French lawyer   

1728  Thomas warton: Poet laureate of england (pleasures of melancholy)   

1745  Caleb strong: 6th and 10th governor of massachusetts   

1150  Death of Emperor xizong of jin: Emperor xizong of jin was murdered by prince hailing of jin in a coup d'�tat   

1282  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)   

1499  Johan cicero: Elector of (brandenburg, 1486-99),   

1514  Death of Anna de bretagne: Wife of maximilian,   

1543  Guillaume du bellay: French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Amago haruhisa: Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  Nicolas durand de villegaignon: French naval officer (b. 1510)