Historical Events In January - 09

1969  On this day in history ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86  

1970  Constitution of Singapore enacted on this day in history.  

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

1973  On January - 09 heather Berson is born in California  

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

1975  600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes  

1975  On this day in history john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58  

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1976  CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts on this day in history.  

1976  Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK on January - 09.  

1977  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on January - 09.  

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

1978  On this day in history 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  On this day in history k-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste"  

1979  Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses on January - 09.  

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

1980  63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on January - 09.  

1980  Saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal  

1981  On January - 09 kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58  

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 January - 09.  

1982  On January - 09 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  "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  On this day in history eAA moves operations to Oshkosh  

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

1984  Wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)  

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

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on January - 09.  

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on January - 09.  

1624  On January - 09 birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)  

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer  

1699  On January - 09 birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer  

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.  

1150  On January - 09 death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.  

1282  On this day in history death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)  

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on this day in history.  

1499  On this day in history 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  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on January - 09.  

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

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on January - 09.