Page 6: Historical Events In December - 09

1961  On December - 09 tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania   

1961  On December - 09 "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 perfs   

1962  On this day in history "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway   

1962  Tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth on December - 09.   

1963  Frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped on December - 09.   

1963  On this day in history zanzibar gains independence from Britain   

1964  On this day in history edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77   

1965  Nikolai Podgorny replaces Anastas Mikoyan as president of Presidium on December - 09.   

1965  "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 09 yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

1967  On this day in history jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace   

1967  On December - 09 lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in the White House   

1967  Nicolea Ceausescu becomes president (dictator) of Romania on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history doug Engelbart demonstrates first computer mouse at Stanford   

1970  On this day in history artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65   

1971  Lewis F Powell Jr appointed to the Supreme Court on December - 09.   

1971  On this day in history ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC   

1974  On December - 09 johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail   

1974  On December - 09 george Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies   

1975  On this day in history president Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for NYC   

1975  William A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79 on December - 09.   

1976  On this day in history nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71   

1977  Clarice Lispector, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1978  Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus on December - 09.   

1979  On this day in history fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

1980  On this day in history 61øF in Boston at 1 AM   

1981  Porn star John Holmes charged with Laurel Canyon murders on this day in history.   

1981  On December - 09 tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56   

1982  Mary-Beth and William Hurt divorce on December - 09.   

1982  On December - 09 fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87   

1983  Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "...because the food is free and that's easier than paying for it" on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 09 david Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53   

1984  On December - 09 6 day hijack of Kuwaiti jet ends   

1985  On December - 09 phoenix Arizona, gets 3" of snow   

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1392  Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on this day in history.   

1447  On December - 09 birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)   

1561  On December - 09 birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on December - 09.   

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on this day in history.   

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.   

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on December - 09.   

1165  On this day in history malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24   

1292  On this day in history sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies   

1437  On December - 09 sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70   

1544  On December - 09 death of teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)   

1565  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 on December - 09.   

1603  On this day in history death of william Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559)   

1625  On December - 09 ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78   

1636  Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90 on this day in history.