Historical Events In January - 09

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

1970  Constitution of Singapore enacted on January - 09.   

1972  On this day in history 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 January - 09.   

1972  On January - 09 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

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

1973  On January - 09 luna 21 launched, to Moon   

1975  On this day in history 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 January - 09.   

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 January - 09 alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

1978  Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established on this day in history.   

1978  Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on January - 09.   

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

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

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

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

1981  On this day in history 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 January - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 January - 09.   

1984  EAA moves operations to Oshkosh on January - 09.   

1984  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1571  On January - 09 birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

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

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

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

1728  On January - 09 birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

1150  On January - 09 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 this day in history.   

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

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on January - 09.   

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on January - 09.   

1543  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

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