Historical Events In February - 09

1980  On this day in history antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, dies at 106   

1981  Bill Haley, dynamic rock 'n roll singer of Bill Haley and the Comets, dies in Harlingen, Texas, at age 55 on this day in history.   

1981  Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history belgium buys 44 F-16s   

1984  On February - 09 russian leader Yuri V. Andropov dies at age 69.   

1984  On this day in history balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras   

1985  On this day in history madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks   

1986  Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) on this day in history.   

1986  Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed President of South Yemen on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 09 former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide   

1987  On February - 09 new York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club   

1989  Michael Manley's Socialist Party wins Jamaica parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 09 neo-Nazi groups outlawed in West Germany   

1990  "The Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV on this day in history.   

1990  Bottles of Perrier water are voluntarily recalled in the U.S. after benzene is detected in a small number of bottles on this day in history.   

1990  Galileo flies by Venus on this day in history.   

1990  Namibia's constitution ratified on February - 09.   

1991  On this day in history "This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46   

1991  Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice &beats him on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history voters in Lithuania vote for independence   

1991  On February - 09 wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration   

1992  Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 second by Thomas School of Germany on this day in history.   

1992  On February - 09 fighting between government and guerrilla forces in Rwanda   

1993  Army of opium king Khun Sa kills 60 in NE Burma on this day in history.   

1993  David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1994  Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Arafat on February - 09.   

1994  On February - 09 israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Yasser Arafat.   

1994  On this day in history arnold Smith, Brit 1st sec-gen of Commonwealth (1965-75), dies at 79   

1995  Former U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright dies in Washington, D.C. at age 89 on February - 09.   

1995  David Wayne, [Wayne Mcmeekan], US actor (Dallas), dies at 81 on February - 09.   

1996  Adolf Galland, general (Luftwaffe), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1997  11th American Comedy Award Debbie Reynolds on this day in history.   

1997  Fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history on this day in history.   

1997  On February - 09 scotty Bowman, is first NHL coach to win 1,000 games   

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1404  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on this day in history.   

1441  On this day in history birth of ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub)   

1533  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on February - 09.   

1602  On this day in history birth of franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza   

1607  On this day in history birth of abraham Megerle, composer   

1645  On February - 09 birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)   

1011  On this day in history death of bernard I, Duke of Saxony   

1199  Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on this day in history.   

1450  On this day in history death of agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421)   

1555  On February - 09 death of john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy   

1567  Death of Henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered on this day in history.   

1583  Death of Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake on February - 09.   

1588  On February - 09 marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies   

1617  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44 on February - 09.