Page 8: Historical Events In January - 09

1969  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history constitution of Singapore enacted   

1972  On January - 09 billionaire Howard Hughes speaks to reporters by phone, stating that a biography of him by author Clifford Irving is phony.   

1972  On January - 09 passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire while at anchor in Hong Kong   

1972  Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on January - 09.   

1973  Heather Berson is born in California on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history luna 21 launched, to Moon   

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

1975  On January - 09 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  CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts on January - 09.   

1976  On January - 09 ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK   

1977  On this day in history alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

1978  On January - 09 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 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  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  Francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal on this day in history.   

1981  Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on January - 09.   

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  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  "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 this day in history.   

1984  EAA moves operations to Oshkosh on January - 09.   

1984  John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me" on this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history 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  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

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

1150  On this day in history death of emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état.   

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

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

1499  On this day in history johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43   

1514  On January - 09 anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36   

1543  On January - 09 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.