Historical Events In January - 03

1963  Oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1964  Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You" on this day in history.   

1965  Betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1966  On January - 03 floyd B McKissick, named national director of CORE   

1966  On January - 03 rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62   

1967  "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes on this day in history.   

1967  Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history jack Ruby, the man who shot suspected JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies in a Dallas hospital.   

1967  WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55   

1969  On January - 03 john Lennon's "2 Virgins" album declared pornographic in New Jersey   

1969  Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr seated by Congress on January - 03.   

1969  Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on January - 03.   

1970  On January - 03 "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 84 performances   

1970  Marxist government takes over in Congo on this day in history.   

1972  On January - 03 frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82   

1973  George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million on this day in history.   

1974  Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain on January - 03.   

1974  Burma accepts its constitution on January - 03.   

1974  On this day in history gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London   

1974  On this day in history gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72   

1975  Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 on January - 03.   

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1976  On January - 03 mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies   

1977  Apple Computer incorporated on January - 03.   

1977  On this day in history lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games)   

1977  On this day in history avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide   

1978  On this day in history chandrasekar takes 6-52 &6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win   

1979  On this day in history conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

1980  On January - 03 gold hits record $634 an ounce   

1980  Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free," is killed by a servant in northern Kenya on January - 03.   

1980  On January - 03 amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52   

1982  On January - 03 derek Sealy, cricketer (West Indies 1930-39), dies   

1984  Syria frees captured US pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson on this day in history.   

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1196  On this day in history birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on January - 03.   

1680  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on January - 03.   

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on January - 03.   

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.   

1730  On January - 03 birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician   

0235  On January - 03 death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)   

1098  On January - 03 death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)   

1322  On January - 03 philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies   

1437  On January - 03 death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)   

1501  On this day in history ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59   

1543  On January - 03 juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies   

1552  On January - 03 henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64   

1560  On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56