Historical Events In January - 04

1981  "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY after 578 performances on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history british police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper"  

1982  Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show" on this day in history.  

1982  Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.  

1982  On January - 04 golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm  

1983  On this day in history criminal Code changes replace rape with 3 categories of sexual assault; equal protection to men and women; women allowed to charge their husbands with sexual assault.  

1984  "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV on January - 04.  

1985  On this day in history brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89  

1986  On this day in history david Boon's second Test century, 131 vs India at Adelaide  

1986  On January - 04 christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81  

1987  16 die in a train crash in Chase MD on this day in history.  

1987  On January - 04 sixteen people die when a Washington-bound Amtrak train collides with Conrail locomotives in Chase, Maryland.  

1987  On January - 04 thomas Stevens became first man to bicycle around the world  

1987  F van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1989  On January - 04 aircraft (VF-32) from USS John F. Kennedy shoot down 2 hostile Libyan Migs.  

1989  Comet Tempel 1 at perihelion on January - 04.  

1989  On this day in history two Libyan jets are shot down by US aircraft in the Mediterranen  

1989  US F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean on January - 04.  

1989  Vice President Bush is first since Vice President Van Buren to declare himself President on January - 04.  

1990  On this day in history canada defeats Czechoslovakia 2-1 to win World Junior Hockey title.  

1990  Alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia (1945-46, 58-62), dies on January - 04.  

1991  AT"T workers in Newark accidentally snap a cable everyone wonders what happened on this day in history.  

1991  Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th on January - 04.  

1991  Jan Krzystof Bielecki becomes premier of Poland on this day in history.  

1991  Berry Kroeger, actor (Demon Seed), dies of kidney failure at 78 on January - 04.  

1995  On this day in history denis Lortie released on parole after serving 10 years in prison for 1984 shooting in the Quebec National Assembly, where he killed three people.  

1995  On this day in history newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House  

1997  Canada wins the World Junior Hockey title in Switzerland on January - 04.  

1999  Former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota on this day in history.  

2005  Death of Ali al-Haidri, Governor of Baghdad (assassinated)2006 Powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke on this day in history.  

2005  On this day in history death of the Governor of Baghdad, Ali Al-Haidri, assassinated by gunmen.  

2006  On this day in history the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas beat the University of Southern California Trojans, 41-38 in a last minute touchdown by Texas quarterback Vince Young in the 2006 Rose Bowl.  

2006  On January - 04 powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke.  

2007  Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the United States House of Representatives on January - 04.  

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.  

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on this day in history.  

1579  On January - 04 birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar  

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.  

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)  

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]  

0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.  

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44  

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.