Page 9: Historical Events In January - 05

1975  Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days.   

1975  Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning   

1976  "MacNeil-Lehrer Report" premieres on PBS   

1976  Cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea"   

1976  Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies.   

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

1976  Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84.   

1977  Kenya President Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliament.   

1977  Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74.   

1979  Jazz bassist Charles Mingus dies of a heart attack at age 56   

1979  Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56.   

1981  "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   

1981  Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87   

1982  Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation.   

1982  Elizabeth Bagshaw dies at age 100; one of Canada's inaugural female doctors   

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

1982  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   

1984  Greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings   

1985  Discovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C mission   

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

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

1987  Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack NJ.   

1987  Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60.   

1988  Austrian President Waldheim's war record investigated.   

1988  "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40.   

1989  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.   

1991  John Eckhardt, actor born without legs (Freaks), dies at 82.   

1992  Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's inaugural cricket Test wicket   

1993  Brian Lara completes 277 vs Australia at cricket SCG.   

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   

1993  Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident.   

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1209  Richard: 1st earl of cornwall, holy roman emperor   

1548  Francisco suarez: Spanish theologian   

1560  William cobbold: Composer   

1587  Xu xiake: Chinese geographer   

1592  Shah jahan: Mughal emperor of india (1628-58), built taj mahal   

1596  Henry lawes: English composer   

1614  Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria: Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer   

0842  Al-mu'tasim: Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de belijder: The confessor, king of england (1043-66),   

1387  Death of Pedro iv: King of aragon/conqueror of sicily,   

1400  John montacute: 3rd earl of salisbury, english politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  John of bavaria/bayern: Liege of holland/zealand/dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Death of Christopher of bavaria: Christopher of bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Charles: Duke of orléans, french poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Death of Charles: The bold, duke of burgundy/writer,