Historical Events In January - 03

1963  Oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83 on January - 03.  

1964  Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You" on January - 03.  

1965  Betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82 on January - 03.  

1966  Floyd B McKissick, named national director of CORE on January - 03.  

1966  Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62 on January - 03.  

1967  "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes on January - 03.  

1967  Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion on January - 03.  

1967  Jack Ruby, the man who shot suspected JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies in a Dallas hospital on this day in history.  

1967  On January - 03 wJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting  

1967  Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55 on January - 03.  

1969  John Lennon's "2 Virgins" album declared pornographic in New Jersey on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr seated by Congress  

1969  On this day in history howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63  

1970  "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 84 performances on January - 03.  

1970  On January - 03 marxist government takes over in Congo  

1972  On this day in history frans Masereel, Flem WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at 82  

1973  On January - 03 george Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million  

1974  Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain on this day in history.  

1974  On January - 03 burma accepts its constitution  

1974  Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London on this day in history.  

1974  On January - 03 gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72  

1975  On January - 03 milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87  

1976  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on January - 03.  

1976  On this day in history mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies  

1977  On January - 03 apple Computer incorporated  

1977  On January - 03 lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games)  

1977  On this day in history avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide  

1978  On January - 03 chandrasekar takes 6-52 &6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win  

1979  Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history gold hits record $634 an ounce  

1980  Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free," is killed by a servant in northern Kenya on this day in history.  

1980  On January - 03 amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52  

1982  On January - 03 derek Sealy, cricketer (West Indies 1930-39), dies  

1984  Syria frees captured US pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson on this day in history.  

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.  

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on January - 03.  

1680  On January - 03 birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker  

1698  On January - 03 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)  

1710  On January - 03 birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)  

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on January - 03.  

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.  

1730  On January - 03 birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician  

0235  On January - 03 death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)  

1098  Death of Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown) on January - 03.  

1322  On January - 03 philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies  

1437  On this day in history death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)  

1501  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies  

1552  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1560  Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 on this day in history.