Historical Events In January - 24

1973  On January - 24 alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies  

1975  Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England on January - 24.  

1975  On January - 24 larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72  

1976  On January - 24 george Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest  

1977  5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid on January - 24.  

1978  On this day in history a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite disintegrates as it falls into the atmosphere, spreading radioactive debris over parts of northern Canada.  

1978  A Russian satellite accidently crashes in Canada's Northwest Territory on this day in history.  

1978  On this day in history nuclear-powered USSR satellite Cosmos 954 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrates over the Northwest Territories, scattering radioactive debris over the barrens east of Great Slave Lake; Canadian Armed Forces launches operation to recover debris; USSR later pays Canada $3 million under a UN treaty covering costs of cleanup.  

1979  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

1979  Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 on January - 24.  

1980  On January - 24 north of Livermore Valley, California s 5.9, earthquake injured 44 people and caused and estimated $11.5 million in property damage (of which, $10 million damage occurred at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory at Livermore  

1981  On this day in history kim Hughes scores 213 vs India at Adelaide  

1983  On January - 24 hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title  

1983  Oaxaca, Mexico a 7.0 earthquake occured. Damage in the Juchitan area and slight damage in the Mexico City area. Felt strongly in southeastern Mexico on this day in history.  

1983  George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 on January - 24.  

1984  On January - 24 aBC network agrees to pay $386 million for US TV rights to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics; a record sum to that date; CTV will handle the Canadian feed.  

1984  On this day in history apple Computer Inc unveils its Macintosh personal computer  

1984  On January - 24 apple unveils its Macintosh personal computer, the first with a graphical interface  

1985  On January - 24 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched  

1985  On this day in history penny Harrington is sworn in as the first woman police chief of a major American city (Portland, OR).  

1985  The space shuttle 'Discovery' is launched on its first military mission on January - 24.  

1986  43rd Golden Globes Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win on this day in history.  

1986  South Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas becomes interim-president on January - 24.  

1986  On January - 24 the NASA space probe Voyager Two passes within 50,679 miles of Uranus.  

1986  On January - 24 voyager 2 makes first fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons  

1986  On this day in history gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64  

1987  On this day in history 61st Australian Women's Tennis H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (75 76)  

1988  On this day in history australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup  

1988  Ben Johnson named the Associated Press (AP) male athlete of the year, the first Canadian track athlete so honoured on January - 24.  

1988  On this day in history first WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins  

1988  On January - 24 charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91  

1989  Serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair on January - 24.  

1989  On January - 24 the first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex  

1989  Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42 on this day in history.  

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1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on January - 24.  

1444  On January - 24 birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)  

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on January - 24.  

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

1674  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on January - 24.  

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.  

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on this day in history.  

0041  On this day in history death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28  

0661  On this day in history death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered  

0772  On January - 24 stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies  

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on this day in history.  

1125  On this day in history death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)  

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on January - 24.  

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.