Historical Events In January - 09

1969  On January - 09 ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86  

1970  On this day in history constitution of Singapore enacted  

1972  Billionaire Howard Hughes speaks to reporters by phone, stating that a biography of him by author Clifford Irving is phony on this day in history.  

1972  On January - 09 passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong  

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

1973  On January - 09 heather Berson is born in California  

1973  On January - 09 luna 21 launched, to Moon  

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

1975  On January - 09 australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes  

1975  On January - 09 john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58  

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

1976  On this day in history ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK  

1977  On January - 09 alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71  

1978  Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established on January - 09.  

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

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

1982  On this day in history paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55  

1983  On this day in history british PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands  

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

1984  On this day in history "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  

1984  On January - 09 eAA moves operations to Oshkosh  

1984  John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me" on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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1554  On January - 09 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  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on January - 09.  

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on January - 09.  

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  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on January - 09.  

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on January - 09.  

1283  On January - 09 death of wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236)  

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 January - 09.  

1543  On January - 09 death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)  

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on this day in history.  

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.