Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09

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

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 January - 09.   

1972  On this day in history passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong   

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

1973  Heather Berson is born in California on this day in history.   

1973  Luna 21 launched, to Moon on January - 09.   

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 January - 09.   

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

1976  CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts on January - 09.   

1976  On January - 09 ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK   

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

1978  On this day in history commonwealth of Northern Marianas established   

1978  On January - 09 eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies   

1979  On January - 09 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 January - 09.   

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 January - 09.   

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

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 January - 09 francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal   

1981  Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on January - 09.   

1982  5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; first since 1855 on January - 09.   

1982  On January - 09 three moderate earthquakes measuring 5.5 to 4.9 on the Richter scale shake New Brunswick and New England   

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  "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  On this day in history eAA moves operations to Oshkosh   

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

1984  On this day in history wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77   

1985  On January - 09 calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out   

1985  The Calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out on January - 09.   

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1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

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

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  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on January - 09.   

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  On January - 09 death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)   

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

1571  On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)