Page 8: Historical Events In January - 02

1980  68th Australian Men Tennis Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62)   

1980  Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44.   

1981  Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 200 meter butterfly (2 05.65)   

1981  Sylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, West Indies vs Pakistan   

1981  David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51.   

1982  "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 48 performances   

1982  70th Australian Mens Tennis Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64)   

1982  Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight claims   

1982  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.   

1983  Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ   

1983  Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury".   

1983  Ken Anderson of Cincinnati OH completes record 20 consecutive passes.   

1983  In this year, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau starts 18-day mission to Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines.   

1983  The musical Annie, based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, ends its Broadway run after 2377 performances.   

1983  Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66   

1984  Darryl Cullinan, 16, scores his inaugural inaugural-class cricket century.   

1984  Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship   

1984  Riot in Tunis results in the deaths of over 100   

1984  Wilson Goode, sworn-in as Philadelphia's inaugural black mayor   

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

1985  Australia beat West Indies by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wickets   

1985  Egyptian President Mubarak re-appoints Coptic pope Shenuda III.   

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

1985  Undefeated Brigham Young University is recorded as becoming college football champion.   

1986  191.66 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange.   

1986  New York Islander, Mike Bossy, scores his 500th goal   

1986  Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82.   

1987  Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ.   

1988  Ashland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, Pennsylvania   

1988  Mulroney and Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement.   

1990  Dow Jones hits record 2800 (2810.15)   

1990  Sting joins wrestlings 4 Horsemen (Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson)   

1990  Alan Hale Jr, Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71   

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1642  Mehmed iv: Sultan (turkey)   

1647  Nathaniel bacon: Leader of bacon's rebellion, va (1676)   

1699  Osman iii: Sultan (turkey)   

1713  Marie dumesnil: French actress   

1719  Jacques-alexandre laffon de ladebat: French shipbuilder   

1727  James wolfe: Commanded british army (captured quebec)   

1728  Louis barbiano de belgioioso: Austrian count/diplomat in belgium   

1732  Franz xaver brixi: Composer   

0017  Death of Publius ovidius naso: Roman poet,   

1512  Svante: Regent of sweden (b. 1460)   

1514  Death of William smyth: English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)   

1557  Pontormo: Italian painter (b. 1494)   

1685  Death of Harbottle grimston: English politician (b. 1603)   

1694  Henry booth: 1st earl of warrington, english politician (b. 1651)   

1726  Death of Domenico zipoli: Composer,   

1740  Death of Johann georg weichenberger: Composer,