Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09

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

1970  On January - 09 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  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  On this day in history heather Berson is born in California   

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  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   

1976  On this day in history 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  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1978  On January - 09 commonwealth of Northern Marianas established   

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  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 this day in history 63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia   

1980  Saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November on January - 09.   

1981  Francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal on January - 09.   

1981  On this day in history 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  Paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

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

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on January - 09.   

1571  On January - 09 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 this day in history.   

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on this day in history.   

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 January - 09.   

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  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on January - 09.   

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