Page 8: Historical Events In January - 05

1964  Pope Paul VI visits Jordan & Israel on this day in history.   

1965  Neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73 on January - 05.   

1966  George Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies on this day in history.   

1967  US folk singer Jesse Winchester crosses Canadian border after being served draft papers for military service; applies to became a Canadian citizen. on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 05 dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law   

1968  On this day in history dubcek succeeds President Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia   

1968  Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on January - 05.   

1969  Marilyn Manson, american entertainer on January - 05.   

1969  Neville Williams' "Chronology of the Expanding World" completed on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history the birth of Marilyn Manson, american entertainer2006 A hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform hajj.   

1969  USSR Venera 5 launched for first successful planet landing (Venus) on January - 05.   

1969  On this day in history franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83   

1969  On this day in history the birth of Marilyn Manson, american entertainer   

1970  On this day in history 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike   

1970  On this day in history joseph Yablonski, presidential candidate for the United Mine Workers, is found murdered at home with his wife and daughter.   

1970  Soap Opera "All My Children," premieres on ABC on January - 05.   

1970  On this day in history joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered   

1971  Australia's first one-day international cricket matched played, against England on January - 05.   

1971  Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak on this day in history.   

1971  On January - 05 uS heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found   

1972  On January - 05 nASA announced its plans for a new space vehicle, the shuttle   

1972  NASA announces development of space shuttle on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history new York City NY transit fare rises from 30¢ to 35¢   

1972  President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle on January - 05.   

1972  On January - 05 uS president Richard Nixon gives the go-ahead for the NASA space shuttle program.   

1972  West-Pakistani sheik Mujib ur-Rahman freed on January - 05.   

1973  On this day in history mali & Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel   

1973  On January - 05 netherlands recognizes German Democratic Republic   

1973  Ottawa protests US air raids on Hanoi and Haiphong, North Vietnam on January - 05.   

1973  On this day in history cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79   

1974  Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother" on this day in history.   

1974  On January - 05 roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79   

1975  "The Wiz," a musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, opens on Broadway on January - 05.   

1975  On January - 05 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent & Hobart, Tasmania & ship sinks   

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.   

1560  On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer   

1587  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.   

1596  On January - 05 birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.   

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.   

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1400  On January - 05 death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.   

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43