Page 6: Historical Events In September - 05

1968  On September - 05 juan Jose Castro, composer, dies at 73   

1969  Henk Bijvanck, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1970  Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record) on this day in history.   

1972  Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium on this day in history.   

1972  On September - 05 israeli athletes held hostage by Arab guerrillas at the Munich Olympics   

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 this day in history josef Romano, Israeli olympian, murdered   

1975  On September - 05 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 this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history a E R Gilligan, cricketer (11 Tests for England 1922-25), dies   

1977  On this day in history voyager 1 (US) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn   

1978  On this day in history sadat, Begin &Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md   

1979  On this day in history earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma   

1980  World's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens on September - 05.   

1980  Barbara Loden, actress (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 48 on September - 05.   

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

1982  On this day in history eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph   

1982  On this day in history maurice Naessens, Belgian banker, dies at 73   

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

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

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

1986  NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms on September - 05.   

1986  On September - 05 nASA launches DOD-1   

1987  On this day in history bill Bowes, cricketer (Bodyline bowler, 68 wkts for England), dies   

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

1988  Gert Froebe, actor (Lover's Wood, Upper Hand), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1989  On September - 05 deborah Norville becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

1990  Iraqi Pres Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West on this day in history.   

1990  Beppo Brem, actor (Frontgockel), dies of heart failure at 84 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1991  US trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins on this day in history.   

1992  Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83 on September - 05.   

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1187  Louis VIII, [Coeur-de-Lion] king of France (1223-26) was born on September - 05.   

1319  Pedro IV, king of Aragon was born on September - 05.   

1567  On this day in history birth of date Masamune, Renowned Samurai and Daimyo in Japan (d. 1636)   

1568  Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1600  On September - 05 birth of loreto Vittori, composer   

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

1638  On September - 05 birth of louis XIV, Sun King, king of France (1643-1715) [OS]   

1644  On this day in history birth of gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft)   

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

1201  Death of Constance, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1161) on September - 05.   

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

1548  On this day in history catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36   

1566  On September - 05 suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71   

1569  On this day in history pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44   

1572  Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

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