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 this day in history 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  On January - 09 600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike   

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

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

1976  On January - 09 cW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts   

1976  Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK on this day in history.   

1977  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history commonwealth of Northern Marianas established   

1978  On this day in history eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies   

1979  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin on this day in history.   

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 January - 09.   

1979  Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1980  63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on this day in history.   

1980  Saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November on this day in history.   

1981  On January - 09 francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal   

1981  On January - 09 kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58   

1982  On January - 09 5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; first since 1855   

1982  Three moderate earthquakes measuring 5.5 to 4.9 on the Richter scale shake New Brunswick and New England on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55   

1983  British PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands on this day in history.   

1984  "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" premieres on NBC TV (Whoops) on this day in history.   

1984  "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 on January - 09.   

1984  EAA moves operations to Oshkosh on January - 09.   

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

1984  Wolfgang Staudte, German director (Ciske de Rat), dies at 77 on January - 09.   

1985  On January - 09 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 on this day in history.   

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1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

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

1620  On January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  On January - 09 birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  On January - 09 birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  On January - 09 birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on January - 09.   

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on January - 09.   

1282  On January - 09 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) on January - 09.   

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  On this day in history death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)   

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

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.