Historical Events In December - 09

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

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

1962  On December - 09 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway   

1962  On this day in history tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth   

1963  On this day in history frank Sinatra Jr is kidnapped   

1963  On December - 09 zanzibar gains independence from Britain   

1964  On December - 09 edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77   

1965  On this day in history nikolai Podgorny replaces Anastas Mikoyan as president of Presidium   

1965  On December - 09 "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres   

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

1967  Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace on this day in history.   

1967  Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in the White House on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 09 nicolea Ceausescu becomes president (dictator) of Romania   

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  Ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC on December - 09.   

1974  Johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history george Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies   

1975  President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for NYC on December - 09.   

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 December - 09.   

1978  On December - 09 pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus   

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  Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 6 day hijack of Kuwaiti jet ends   

1985  Phoenix Arizona, gets 3" of snow on December - 09.   

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1392  On December - 09 birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on December - 09.   

1561  On this day in history birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on December - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1292  Sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies on December - 09.   

1437  On this day in history sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70   

1544  Death of Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491) on December - 09.   

1565  On this day in history pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66   

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

1625  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on December - 09.   

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