Historical Events In January - 09

1969  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1970  Constitution of Singapore enacted on this day in history.  

1972  On January - 09 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 on this day in history.  

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

1973  On January - 09 heather Berson is born in California  

1973  On this day in history luna 21 launched, to Moon  

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 January - 09.  

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  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1978  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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  On January - 09 kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58  

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 January - 09.  

1982  Paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1983  British PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands on January - 09.  

1984  "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" premieres on NBC TV (Whoops) on January - 09.  

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 this day in history.  

1984  EAA moves operations to Oshkosh on January - 09.  

1984  On January - 09 john Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me"  

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

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

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

1620  On January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer  

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

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

1150  On this day in history death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.  

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 January - 09 johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43  

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)  

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on January - 09.  

1571  On January - 09 death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)