Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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 this day in history.
1972 On this day in history passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong
1972 On January - 09 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80
1973 Heather Berson is born in California on this day in history.
1973 Luna 21 launched, to Moon on January - 09.
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 John Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58 on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history cW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts
1976 Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK on January - 09.
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 On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin
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 this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80
1980 63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on January - 09.
1980 On this day in history saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November.
1981 On January - 09 francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal
1981 Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1982 On this day in history paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55
1983 On January - 09 british PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands
1984 On January - 09 "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 EAA moves operations to Oshkosh on January - 09.
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 On this day in history calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out
1985 On January - 09 the Calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out
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