Historical Events In January - 09
Friday, 25 October 2024
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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