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  Ben Alexander, dies at 58 on July - 05.   

1970  On this day in history air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109   

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  26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18) on this day in history.   

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

1973  Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps on July - 05.   

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

1975  On this day in history cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule   

1977  Pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power on July - 05.   

1977  Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military on July - 05.   

1978  On July - 05 soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan   

1979  Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 on July - 05.   

1980  On July - 05 archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61   

1981  On July - 05 jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75   

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 this day in history.   

1982  Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas on this day in history.   

1983  On July - 05 in Turkey a 6.1 quake resulted in 5 people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area   

1983  Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA) on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history arie Querido, psychiatrist (social psychiatry), dies   

1985  117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985) on this day in history.   

1985  Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min on July - 05.   

1985  On July - 05 gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86   

1986  Nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty on July - 05.   

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

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

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

1990  Mitch Snyder, homeless advocate, commits suicide by hanging at 46 on July - 05.   

1991  Ottawa seizes Bank of Credit and Commerce Canada's assets and closes all four branches; result of international money-laundering investigation on July - 05.   

1991  Howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies on July - 05.   

1992  On July - 05 georgia Brown, British singer/actress (Love at Stake), dies at 59   

1993  Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84 on July - 05.   

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  On July - 05 birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)   

1653  On this day in history birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)   

1654  On July - 05 birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials was born on this day in history.   

1717  On July - 05 birth of pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)   

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on July - 05.   

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on July - 05.   

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on July - 05.   

1472  Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1539  On July - 05 antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on this day in history.   

1676  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on this day in history.