Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09

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

1970  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1972  On January - 09 passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong   

1972  Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on January - 09.   

1973  Heather Berson is born in California on January - 09.   

1973  Luna 21 launched, to Moon on this day in history.   

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

1975  Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes on this day in history.   

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

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

1976  Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

1978  On January - 09 commonwealth of Northern Marianas established   

1978  On January - 09 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 this day in history.   

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

1979  On January - 09 avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

1980  On January - 09 63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia   

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

1981  On January - 09 francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal   

1981  Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1982  On January - 09 5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; first since 1855   

1982  Three moderate earthquakes measuring 5.5 to 4.9 on the Richter scale shake New Brunswick and New England on this day in history.   

1982  Paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55 on January - 09.   

1983  On January - 09 british PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands   

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

1984  On January - 09 "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   

1984  On this day in history eAA moves operations to Oshkosh   

1984  On this day in history john Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me"   

1984  On January - 09 wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77   

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

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

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1554  On January - 09 birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

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 January - 09.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

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 January - 09.   

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

1543  On this day in history 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 January - 09 death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)