Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09

1975  600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike   

1975  Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes.   

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

1976  CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts   

1976  In this year, Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK.   

1977  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

1978  Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established   

1978  Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies.   

1979  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin.   

1979  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.   

1979  Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

1980  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   

1981  Francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal   

1981  Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58   

1982  5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; inaugural since 1855.   

1982  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   

1983  British PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands.   

1984  "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" premieres on NBC TV (Whoops).   

1984  "WHERE’S THE BEEF?" Clara Peller was inaugural seen by TV viewers this day in the famous and successful commercial campaign for Wendy’s fast-food chain.   

1984  EAA moves operations to Oshkosh.   

1984  In this year, John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me"   

1984  Wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77.   

1985  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.   

1985  Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies.   

1986  After 10 years of sales (and a lawsuit from rival Polaroid), Kodak discontinues its line of instant cameras.   

1987  Chinese/Vietnamese border fights, 1500 killed   

1987  New Nicaraguan constitution takes effect   

1987  Sir Rudolf Bing (of New York Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll Douglass.   

1987  Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81   

1988  English Earl of St Andrews marries Sylvana Tomaselli   

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1554  Gregory xv: [alessandro ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel bonaventura buquoy: French soldier   

1574  Christoph buel: Composer   

1620  Johann weichmann: Composer   

1695  John e loovens: Lawyer   

1699  Robert j pothier: French lawyer   

1728  Thomas warton: Poet laureate of england (pleasures of melancholy)   

1745  Caleb strong: 6th and 10th governor of massachusetts   

1150  Death of Emperor xizong of jin: Emperor xizong of jin was murdered by prince hailing of jin in a coup d'�tat   

1282  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)   

1499  Death of Johan cicero: Elector of (brandenburg, 1486-99),   

1514  Anna de bretagne: Wife of maximilian,   

1543  Guillaume du bellay: French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

1562  Death of Amago haruhisa: Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  Death of Nicolas durand de villegaignon: French naval officer (b. 1510)