Historical Events In January - 05

1964  On this day in history pope Paul VI visits Jordan & Israel   

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  On January - 05 uS folk singer Jesse Winchester crosses Canadian border after being served draft papers for military service; applies to became a Canadian citizen..   

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

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

1968  On January - 05 jean Murat, actor (On the Riviera), dies at 79   

1969  Marilyn Manson, american entertainer on January - 05.   

1969  On this day in history 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 January - 05.   

1969  Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 on January - 05.   

1969  The birth of Marilyn Manson, american entertainer on this day in history.   

1970  On January - 05 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike   

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

1970  On this day in history soap Opera "All My Children," premieres on ABC   

1970  Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered on this day in history.   

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

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

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  New York City NY transit fare rises from 30¢ to 35¢ on this day in history.   

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

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

1972  On January - 05 west-Pakistani sheik Mujib ur-Rahman freed   

1973  On January - 05 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  Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP (SGP), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother"   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer   

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

1592  On January - 05 birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

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

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

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

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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