Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09

1969  On this day in history ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86   

1970  Constitution of Singapore enacted on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history billionaire Howard Hughes speaks to reporters by phone, stating that a biography of him by author Clifford Irving is phony.   

1972  On this day in history passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong   

1972  On January - 09 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80   

1973  On January - 09 heather Berson is born in California   

1973  On January - 09 luna 21 launched, to Moon   

1975  600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike on January - 09.   

1975  On this day in history australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes   

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

1976  CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK   

1977  On January - 09 alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

1978  Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established on January - 09.   

1978  Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on January - 09.   

1979  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin on January - 09.   

1979  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1979  On January - 09 avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

1980  On January - 09 63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia   

1980  On January - 09 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 on this day in history.   

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  British PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands on this day in history.   

1984  On January - 09 "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" premieres on NBC TV (Whoops)   

1984  On this day in history "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   

1984  EAA moves operations to Oshkosh on January - 09.   

1984  John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me" on January - 09.   

1984  On this day in history wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77   

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 this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  On this day in history birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1728  On this day in history birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)   

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  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on January - 09.   

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on this day in history.   

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1543  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on January - 09.   

1562  On January - 09 death of amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)   

1571  On January - 09 death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)