Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09

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

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 January - 09.   

1972  Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1975  600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike on January - 09.   

1975  On January - 09 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   

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

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 this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

1980  63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history 5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; first since 1855   

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 January - 09.   

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

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

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

1984  On January - 09 wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77   

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

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

1571  On this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1699  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on this day in history.   

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

1514  On this day in history anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36   

1543  On January - 09 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)