Historical Events In January - 18
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1970 David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80
1972 On this day in history rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69
1973 John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC on January - 18.
1974 "The $6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.
1974 Israel & Egypt sign weapons accord on this day in history.
1974 On this day in history the Secretary officially named the Navy's fourth nuclear-powered carrier the Carl Vinson
1975 "The Jeffersons" spin-off from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS on January - 18.
1976 On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17]
1977 On January - 18 australia's worst rail crash, at Granville, Sydney, kills 83 when train hits concrete bridge.
1977 On this day in history imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG
1977 On this day in history on his last day as U.S. President, Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino, better known to U.S. troops as Tokyo Rose, from her acts of treason during WWII.
1977 Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1978 On January - 18 geoff Boycott captains England for the first time, vs Pakistan Karachi
1978 On January - 18 roof of 3-year-old Civic Center in Hartford CT collapses (no injuries)
1978 Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB on January - 18.
1978 On January - 18 carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67
1979 On January - 18 cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82
1980 On this day in history gold reaches $1,000 an ounce
1980 On January - 18 pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1
1980 Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell & Ian Schrager sentenced to 3½ years in prison for tax evasion & fined $20,000 on this day in history.
1980 Cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76 on January - 18.
1981 Iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets on January - 18.
1981 Iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months on January - 18.
1981 On this day in history wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity
1982 On this day in history burnet Corwin Tuthill, US composer (Laurentia), dies at 93
1983 On this day in history iOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball
1984 Malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead on January - 18.
1985 On January - 18 uS renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous promise
1985 Mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76 on January - 18.
1986 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth on January - 18.
1986 AIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1 on this day in history.
1986 On January - 18 fierce fighting in South Yemen's capital city of Aden interrupts evacuation of foreigners.
1986 On this day in history new York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46)
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