Historical Events In January - 05

1975  On January - 05 a ship called the Lake Illawarra hits the Tasman Bridge across Hobart's Derwent River; seven ship's crew and five motorists die.  

1975  On January - 05 salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days  

1975  Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning on this day in history.  

1976  "MacNeil-Lehrer Report" premieres on PBS on this day in history.  

1976  On January - 05 cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea"  

1976  Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies on January - 05.  

1976  Halifax born journalist Robert MacNeil teams up with Jim Lehrer to co-host the first MacNeil-Lehrer Report on PBS on January - 05.  

1976  Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 on January - 05.  

1977  Kenya President Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliament on January - 05.  

1977  On this day in history onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74  

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1979  Jazz bassist Charles Mingus dies of a heart attack at age 56 on this day in history.  

1979  On January - 05 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56  

1981  On January - 05 "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 minutes to 30 minutes  

1981  British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of "Yorkshire Ripper" murders of 13 women on this day in history.  

1981  On January - 05 harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87  

1982  Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation on this day in history.  

1982  On January - 05 elizabeth Bagshaw dies at age 100; one of Canada's first female doctors  

1982  Ottawa bans hiring skilled foreign workers in several mining, manufacturing and construction sectors; to protect Canadian jobs on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64  

1983  Roman Catholic Bishops of Canada release New Year's message attacking government economic policy on January - 05.  

1984  On January - 05 greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings  

1985  On January - 05 discovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C mission  

1985  Robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906 on January - 05.  

1987  Canadian author Margaret Laurence takes her own life at age 60, losing a battle with lung cancer; on January - 05.  

1987  On January - 05 surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack NJ  

1987  Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60 on January - 05.  

1988  Austrian President Waldheim's war record investigated on January - 05.  

1988  "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40 on this day in history.  

1989  On January - 05 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test  

1990  Arthur Kennedy, actor (Air Force), dies of a brain tumor at 76 on this day in history.  

1991  John Eckhardt, actor born without legs (Freaks), dies at 82 on January - 05.  

1992  On January - 05 ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's first cricket Test wicket  

1993  Brian Lara completes 277 vs Australia at cricket SCG on January - 05.  

1993  Off the Shetland Islands, in Britain Liberian-registered oil tanker Braer, bound for Canada, hits a reef off Shetland and goes aground, spilling its 90 million litres of crude oil into the North Sea on January - 05.  

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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 January - 05.  

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

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.  

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

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer  

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

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

0842  On January - 05 death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)  

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

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

1400  On this day in history death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)  

1425  On January - 05 death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned  

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

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43