Historical Events In January - 02

1975  US Department of Interior designates grizzly bear a threatened species on January - 02.  

1977  Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 on January - 02.  

1978  Bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey on this day in history.  

1978  Rhino Records releases their first album "Wildmania" on this day in history.  

1979  Sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spingen begins on this day in history.  

1980  68th Australian Men Tennis Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62) on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44  

1981  Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 200 meter butterfly (2 05.65) on this day in history.  

1981  On January - 02 sylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, West Indies vs Pakistan  

1981  On January - 02 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51  

1982  "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 48 performances on this day in history.  

1982  70th Australian Mens Tennis Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64) on this day in history.  

1982  Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins on this day in history.  

1982  On January - 02 san Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13 52 of OT  

1983  "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City NY after 767 performances on January - 02.  

1983  Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ on this day in history.  

1983  On January - 02 gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"  

1983  On January - 02 ken Anderson of Cincinnati OH completes record 20 consecutive passes  

1983  On this day in history prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau starts 18-day mission to Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines  

1983  On this day in history the musical Annie, based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, ends its Broadway run after 2,377 performances.  

1983  Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1984  Darryl Cullinan, 16, scores his first first-class cricket century on this day in history.  

1984  Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship on January - 02.  

1984  Riot in Tunis kills over 100 on this day in history.  

1984  On January - 02 wilson Goode, sworn-in as Philadelphia's first black mayor  

1985  90th hat trick in Islander history-Brent Sutter on January - 02.  

1985  Australia beat West Indies by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wickets on this day in history.  

1985  Egyptian President Mubarak re-appoints Coptic pope Shenuda III on this day in history.  

1985  Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score on January - 02.  

1985  On January - 02 undefeated Brigham Young University becomes college football champion  

1986  191.66 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange on January - 02.  

1986  New York Islander, Mike Bossy, scores his 500th goal on January - 02.  

1986  On this day in history una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82  

1987  Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ on this day in history.  

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1642  On this day in history birth of mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey)  

1647  Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) was born on January - 02.  

1699  On this day in history birth of osman III, sultan (Turkey)  

1713  Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

1719  Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797) was born on January - 02.  

1727  On January - 02 birth of james Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec)  

1728  Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium was born on January - 02.  

1732  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born on this day in history.  

0017  On January - 02 publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies  

1512  On this day in history death of svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460)  

1514  Death of William Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460) on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history death of pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)  

1685  On this day in history death of harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603)  

1694  On January - 02 death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)  

1726  On January - 02 domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37  

1740  On January - 02 johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63