Page 8: Historical Events In January - 05

1964  Pope Paul VI visits Jordan & Israel on January - 05.   

1965  On this day in history neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr Kildare), dies at 73   

1966  On this day in history george Duckworth, cricketer (24 Tests for England, ct 45 stp 15), dies   

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  Dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law on January - 05.   

1968  Dubcek succeeds President Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia on this day in history.   

1968  Jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history marilyn Manson, american entertainer.   

1969  On January - 05 neville Williams' "Chronology of the Expanding World" completed   

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

1969  USSR Venera 5 launched for first successful planet landing (Venus) on this day in history.   

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

1969  The birth of Marilyn Manson, american entertainer on January - 05.   

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 January - 05 joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered   

1971  Australia's first one-day international cricket matched played, against England on this day in history.   

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

1971  US heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history nASA announced its plans for a new space vehicle, the shuttle   

1972  NASA announces development of space shuttle on January - 05.   

1972  New York City NY transit fare rises from 30¢ to 35¢ on January - 05.   

1972  On this day in history president Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle   

1972  On this day in history 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  Mali & Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel on January - 05.   

1973  On January - 05 netherlands recognizes German Democratic Republic   

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

1973  Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79 on January - 05.   

1974  Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother" on January - 05.   

1974  Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 on January - 05.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on January - 05.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on January - 05.   

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