Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09

1969  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on January - 09.   

1970  Constitution of Singapore enacted on January - 09.   

1972  Billionaire Howard Hughes speaks to reporters by phone, stating that a biography of him by author Clifford Irving is phony on January - 09.   

1972  Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong on January - 09.   

1972  Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history heather Berson is born in California   

1973  Luna 21 launched, to Moon on January - 09.   

1975  600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike on January - 09.   

1975  On January - 09 australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes   

1975  On January - 09 john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58   

1976  CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts on January - 09.   

1976  Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK on January - 09.   

1977  On January - 09 alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

1978  On January - 09 commonwealth of Northern Marianas established   

1978  On this day in history eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies   

1979  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin on January - 09.   

1979  K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste" on January - 09.   

1979  Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses on January - 09.   

1979  Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on January - 09.   

1980  63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on this day in history.   

1980  On January - 09 saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November.   

1981  Francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal on January - 09.   

1981  On this day in history kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58   

1982  5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; first since 1855 on this day in history.   

1982  Three moderate earthquakes measuring 5.5 to 4.9 on the Richter scale shake New Brunswick and New England on January - 09.   

1982  On January - 09 paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55   

1983  British PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" premieres on NBC TV (Whoops)   

1984  "WHERE’S THE BEEF?" Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers this day in the famous and successful commercial campaign for Wendy’s fast-food chain on January - 09.   

1984  EAA moves operations to Oshkosh on January - 09.   

1984  John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me" on this day in history.   

1984  Wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77 on January - 09.   

1985  On this day in history calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out   

1985  The Calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out on January - 09.   

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on this day in history.   

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

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  On January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

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

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on January - 09.   

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

1728  On January - 09 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  On January - 09 death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)   

1283  On this day in history death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

1499  On January - 09 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  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.