Historical Events In January - 09

1953  On January - 09 bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game   

1953  On January - 09 hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89   

1954  On this day in history -87ºF (-66ºC), Northice Station, Greenland (Greenland record)   

1954  Bert Olmstead, Montreal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history -87°F (-66°C), Northice Station, Greenland (Greenland record)   

1956  Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column first appears in newspapers on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history samir el-Rifai forms government in Jordan   

1956  On January - 09 abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers   

1957  On January - 09 british prime minister Anthony Eden resigns.   

1957  Checheno-Ingush ASSR reformed in RSFSR on this day in history.   

1957  Dutch Newspaper Society expels communist daily paper "Truth" on January - 09.   

1957  Karachayevo-Cherkess Autonomous Region reestablished in RSFSR on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83   

1958  Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies on January - 09.   

1959  "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV on January - 09.   

1959  Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71   

1960  Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins on January - 09.   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1962  LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 on January - 09.   

1963  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1964  Anti-US rioting breaks out in the Panama Canal Zone on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80   

1965  On January - 09 "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks   

1965  On this day in history near Hope BC a mountain avalanche kills 4 drivers on highway near Hope.   

1966  On January - 09 polish government denies exit visa to Cardinal Wyszynski revisionism   

1966  On January - 09 haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68   

1967  Georgia legislature seats Representative Julian Bond on January - 09.   

1968  Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon on this day in history.   

1968  The U.S. unmanned space probe Surveyor Seven lands on the lunar surface on this day in history.   

1968  Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1969  Concorde jetliner's first test flight (Bristol England) on this day in history.   

1969  The supersonic airliner, Concorde, makes its first test flight on this day in history.   

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

1571  On this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1728  On this day in history birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on this day in history.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on January - 09.   

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

1499  On this day in history johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

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

1543  On January - 09 death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  On January - 09 death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)