Historical Events In July - 05

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

1969  Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park on July - 05.   

1969  Ben Alexander, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1970  Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 on this day in history.   

1970  On July - 05 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  26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18) on July - 05.   

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

1973  Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps on July - 05.   

1975  On July - 05 arthur Ashe wins men's single championship at Wimbeldon   

1975  Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule on July - 05.   

1977  Pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power on this day in history.   

1977  On July - 05 pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military   

1978  Soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan on July - 05.   

1979  On this day in history 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  Jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75 on July - 05.   

1982  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 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas   

1983  On July - 05 in Turkey a 6.1 quake resulted in 5 people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area   

1983  Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA) on July - 05.   

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

1985  117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985) on July - 05.   

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 July - 05.   

1986  Nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty on July - 05.   

1987  Australian Pat Cash wins men's singles at Wimbledon on July - 05.   

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

1989  Ernesto Halffter, composer, dies at 84 on July - 05.   

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  Howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history georgia Brown, British singer/actress (Love at Stake), dies at 59   

1993  Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1994  A report of provincial inquiry says Montreal police force poorly supervised, badly trained and racist on July - 05.   

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On July - 05 birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on July - 05.   

1653  On July - 05 birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)   

1654  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

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

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on July - 05.   

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on July - 05.   

1316  On this day in history death of infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)   

1375  On this day in history death of charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337)   

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 this day in history.   

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)   

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