Page 7: Historical Events In July - 05

1969  Rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park   

1969  Ben Alexander, dies at 58 on July - 05.   

1970  Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 on July - 05.   

1970  On this day in history 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 this day in history 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18)   

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

1973  On this day in history 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  On July - 05 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  On July - 05 pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military   

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

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

1980  Archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75   

1982  On July - 05 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   

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 this day in history woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA)   

1983  Arie Querido, psychiatrist (social psychiatry), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1986  On July - 05 nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty   

1987  Australian Pat Cash wins men's singles at Wimbledon on this day in history.   

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

1989  On this day in history ernesto Halffter, composer, dies at 84   

1990  Mitch Snyder, homeless advocate, commits suicide by hanging at 46 on this day in history.   

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

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 July - 05.   

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer was born on July - 05.   

1586  On July - 05 birth of thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)   

1653  Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726) was born on July - 05.   

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

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

1717  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1316  On July - 05 death of infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)   

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

1472  On this day in history 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  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on July - 05.   

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 July - 05.   

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies