Historical Events In January - 07

1970  Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 on January - 07.   

1971  -40ºF (-40ºC), Hawley Lake AZ (state record) on this day in history.   

1971  Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history iberian Airlines crashes into 800' peak on island of Ibiza, 104 die   

1972  Lewis F Powell Jr becomes a Supreme Court Justice on January - 07.   

1972  William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice on January - 07.   

1972  Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies on this day in history.   

1973  British Darts Organization founded in North London on this day in history.   

1974  Dutch government rations gasoline on this day in history.   

1975  On January - 07 gary Geld &Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah" premieres at Alvin Theater New York City NY for 1050 performances   

1975  Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage on this day in history.   

1975  On January - 07 the oil producing members of OPEC agree to raise prices by 10%   

1977  Human Rights Charter '77 established in Prague on this day in history.   

1978  Angola revises its constitution on January - 07.   

1979  On this day in history vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge   

1979  Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on January - 07.   

1980  Minnesota ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends on this day in history.   

1980  Carl White, rocker, dies on this day in history.   

1981  Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on January - 07.   

1982  On this day in history "Fame" premieres on NBC TV   

1982  Bert Oosterhuis, Dutch motor racer (Paris-Dakar), dies in race crash on January - 07.   

1983  Reagan ends US arms embargo against Guatemala on January - 07.   

1983  August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history train wreck near Medicine Hat, Alberta releases dangerous gases, forcing evacuation of 800 people   

1985  Japanese space probe Sakigake launched to Halley's comet on January - 07.   

1985  Lou Brock &Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame on January - 07.   

1985  Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1986  Netherlands Bank issues 250 guilder notes on this day in history.   

1986  On January - 07 president Regan breaks off all economic links with Libya   

1986  On January - 07 sTS 61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problems   

1986  On this day in history uS President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya   

1987  French airplanes harass Libyan positions in Duadi Doum on January - 07.   

1989  Akhito becomes emperor of Japan on January - 07.   

1989  On this day in history british Midland Boeing 737 crashes on Motorway   

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1355  Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, son of Edward III of England (d. 1397) was born on January - 07.   

1528  Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV was born on this day in history.   

1539  Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer was born on January - 07.   

1611  On this day in history birth of james Harrington, England, political author (Commonwealth of Oceans)   

1612  Paul de La Pierre, composer was born on this day in history.   

1634  Adam Krieger, German composer was born on January - 07.   

1647  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677)   

1652  Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian was born on this day in history.   

0312  Lucianus of Antioch, theologist/saint, dies on January - 07.   

1130  Baldricus Burgoliensis, French historian/archbishop, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

1285  On January - 07 charles I of Anjou, king of Naples/bro of King Louis IX, dies at 58   

1325  Dionysius, the justified, King of Portugal (1279-1325), dies on this day in history.   

1400  Death of Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, English politician (b. 1374) on January - 07.   

1451  On this day in history amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67   

1529  Peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies on January - 07.   

1536  On January - 07 catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies