Page 7: Historical Events In July - 05

1969  On this day in history rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship   

1969  On July - 05 rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park   

1969  On July - 05 ben Alexander, dies at 58   

1970  Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 on this day in history.   

1970  On July - 05 an Air Canada DC-8 en route from Montreal to Los Angeles makes a heavy landing at Malton AIrport, bounces and loses one starboard engine; in the pilot's attempt to take off and land again the other starboard engine falls off and the aircraft crashes 10 km west of Malton (Pearson International Airport) ; all 109 aboard killed.   

1971  On July - 05 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18)   

1973  "Live &Let Die," James Bond film premiers on July - 05.   

1973  On July - 05 isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps   

1975  On this day in history arthur Ashe wins men's single championship at Wimbeldon   

1975  Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule on this day in history.   

1977  Pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power on this day in history.   

1977  Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military on this day in history.   

1978  Soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan on this day in history.   

1979  On July - 05 elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87   

1980  On this day in history archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61   

1981  Jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1982  An Oklahoma City bank goes into receivership. Its receiver, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., begins paying off $271 million in insured deposits as examiners uncover a morass of bad loans to wildcat drillers and others made by Penn Square, based in a shopping center on July - 05.   

1982  On this day in history challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas   

1983  In Turkey a 6.1 quake resulted in 5 people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area on this day in history.   

1983  On July - 05 woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA)   

1983  Arie Querido, psychiatrist (social psychiatry), dies on July - 05.   

1985  On July - 05 117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985)   

1985  On this day in history nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min   

1985  Gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86 on July - 05.   

1986  On this day in history nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty   

1987  On this day in history australian Pat Cash wins men's singles at Wimbledon   

1989  Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage &knocks himself out on this day in history.   

1989  On July - 05 ernesto Halffter, composer, dies at 84   

1990  On this day in history mitch Snyder, homeless advocate, commits suicide by hanging at 46   

1991  On this day in history ottawa seizes Bank of Credit and Commerce Canada's assets and closes all four branches; result of international money-laundering investigation.   

1991  On July - 05 howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies   

1992  Georgia Brown, British singer/actress (Love at Stake), dies at 59 on July - 05.   

1993  Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history a report of provincial inquiry says Montreal police force poorly supervised, badly trained and racist.   

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726) was born on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials was born on July - 05.   

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on July - 05.   

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.   

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on this day in history.   

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on this day in history.   

1472  On July - 05 death of charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394)   

1539  On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

1626  On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

1666  On July - 05 death of albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584)   

1676  On July - 05 death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)   

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on July - 05.