Page 6: Historical Events In September - 05

1968  Juan Jose Castro, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1969  On September - 05 henk Bijvanck, composer, dies at 59   

1970  On September - 05 estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record)   

1972  On September - 05 chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium   

1972  Israeli athletes held hostage by Arab guerrillas at the Munich Olympics on September - 05.   

1972  On September - 05 the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany are marred by tragedy when PLO terrorists hold the Israeli delegation hostage; 11 Israelis are killed during the ordeal.   

1972  On September - 05 josef Romano, Israeli olympian, murdered   

1975  On this day in history lynette "Squeaky" Fromme makes an attempt on the life of US President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, CA.   

1975  US President Gerald Ford escapes assassination attempt in Sacramento on this day in history.   

1975  Wings release "Letting Go" on September - 05.   

1976  On September - 05 a E R Gilligan, cricketer (11 Tests for England 1922-25), dies   

1977  Voyager 1 (US) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn on September - 05.   

1978  Sadat, Begin &Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md on September - 05.   

1979  On September - 05 earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma   

1980  World's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history barbara Loden, actress (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 48   

1981  Ayatollah Ali Qoddusi, prosecutor-general of Iran, assassinated on September - 05.   

1982  On September - 05 eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph   

1982  On September - 05 maurice Naessens, Belgian banker, dies at 73   

1983  On this day in history 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB   

1984  On September - 05 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB   

1986  Merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history nASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms   

1986  NASA launches DOD-1 on September - 05.   

1987  Bill Bowes, cricketer (Bodyline bowler, 68 wkts for England), dies on September - 05.   

1988  On September - 05 jerry Lewis' 23rd Labor Day telethon raises record $41,132,113   

1988  On September - 05 gert Froebe, actor (Lover's Wood, Upper Hand), dies at 75   

1989  On this day in history deborah Norville becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

1990  On September - 05 iraqi Pres Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West   

1990  Beppo Brem, actor (Frontgockel), dies of heart failure at 84 on September - 05.   

1991  Actor John Travolta weds Kelly Preston on September - 05.   

1991  The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), wound up by the Congress of Peoples Deputies on September - 05.   

1991  US trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins on September - 05.   

1992  On this day in history billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83   

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1187  On September - 05 birth of louis VIII, [Coeur-de-Lion] king of France (1223-26)   

1319  On September - 05 birth of pedro IV, king of Aragon   

1567  Date Masamune, Renowned Samurai and Daimyo in Japan (d. 1636) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639) was born on September - 05.   

1600  Loreto Vittori, composer was born on this day in history.   

1621  Juan Andrés Coloma, Spanish noble (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of louis XIV, Sun King, king of France (1643-1715) [OS]   

1644  Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft) was born on this day in history.   

1165  On this day in history death of emperor Nijo of Japan (b. 1143)   

1201  On September - 05 death of constance, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1161)   

1235  On this day in history henry I, duke of Brabant, dies   

1548  Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 on September - 05.   

1566  On this day in history suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71   

1569  On September - 05 pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44   

1572  On this day in history pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71   

1607  On September - 05 death of pomponne de Bellièvre, chancellor of France (b. 1529)