Historical Events In January - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1975 A ship called the Lake Illawarra hits the Tasman Bridge across Hobart's Derwent River; seven ship's crew and five motorists die on this day in history.
1975 On January - 05 salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days
1975 On January - 05 don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning
1976 On January - 05 "MacNeil-Lehrer Report" premieres on PBS
1976 On January - 05 cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea"
1976 Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies on this day in history.
1976 Halifax born journalist Robert MacNeil teams up with Jim Lehrer to co-host the first MacNeil-Lehrer Report on PBS on January - 05.
1976 On January - 05 georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84
1977 Kenya President Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliament on January - 05.
1977 On this day in history onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74
1979 Jazz bassist Charles Mingus dies of a heart attack at age 56 on January - 05.
1979 On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56
1981 "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 minutes to 30 minutes on this day in history.
1981 British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of "Yorkshire Ripper" murders of 13 women on January - 05.
1981 On this day in history harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87
1982 On this day in history arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation
1982 Elizabeth Bagshaw dies at age 100; one of Canada's first female doctors on January - 05.
1982 Ottawa bans hiring skilled foreign workers in several mining, manufacturing and construction sectors; to protect Canadian jobs on January - 05.
1982 On January - 05 hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64
1983 On January - 05 roman Catholic Bishops of Canada release New Year's message attacking government economic policy.
1984 On this day in history greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings
1985 On January - 05 discovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C mission
1985 Robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906 on January - 05.
1987 Canadian author Margaret Laurence takes her own life at age 60, losing a battle with lung cancer; on January - 05.
1987 On this day in history surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack NJ
1987 On January - 05 margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60
1988 On this day in history austrian President Waldheim's war record investigated
1988 "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40 on January - 05.
1989 On this day in history 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test
1990 On this day in history arthur Kennedy, actor (Air Force), dies of a brain tumor at 76
1991 On January - 05 john Eckhardt, actor born without legs (Freaks), dies at 82
1992 On January - 05 ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's first cricket Test wicket
1993 Brian Lara completes 277 vs Australia at cricket SCG on this day in history.
1993 Off the Shetland Islands, in Britain Liberian-registered oil tanker Braer, bound for Canada, hits a reef off Shetland and goes aground, spilling its 90 million litres of crude oil into the North Sea on this day in history.
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