Historical Events In January - 07

1970  Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1971  On January - 07 -40ºF (-40ºC), Hawley Lake AZ (state record)  

1971  On January - 07 dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60  

1972  Iberian Airlines crashes into 800' peak on island of Ibiza, 104 die on this day in history.  

1972  On January - 07 lewis F Powell Jr becomes a Supreme Court Justice  

1972  William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice on this day in history.  

1972  Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies on January - 07.  

1973  British Darts Organization founded in North London on January - 07.  

1974  On this day in history dutch government rations gasoline  

1975  Gary Geld &Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah" premieres at Alvin Theater New York City NY for 1050 performances on this day in history.  

1975  Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history the oil producing members of OPEC agree to raise prices by 10%  

1977  On this day in history human Rights Charter '77 established in Prague  

1978  On this day in history angola revises its constitution  

1979  On January - 07 vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge  

1979  Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history minnesota ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends  

1980  Carl White, rocker, dies on this day in history.  

1981  Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on January - 07.  

1982  On January - 07 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV  

1982  On this day in history bert Oosterhuis, Dutch motor racer (Paris-Dakar), dies in race crash  

1983  Reagan ends US arms embargo against Guatemala on January - 07.  

1983  August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 on January - 07.  

1984  Train wreck near Medicine Hat, Alberta releases dangerous gases, forcing evacuation of 800 people on January - 07.  

1985  Japanese space probe Sakigake launched to Halley's comet on this day in history.  

1985  On January - 07 lou Brock &Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame  

1985  Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history netherlands Bank issues 250 guilder notes  

1986  On January - 07 president Regan breaks off all economic links with Libya  

1986  STS 61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problems on January - 07.  

1986  US President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya on this day in history.  

1987  French airplanes harass Libyan positions in Duadi Doum on this day in history.  

1989  Akhito becomes emperor of Japan on January - 07.  

1989  British Midland Boeing 737 crashes on Motorway on this day in history.  

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1355  On January - 07 birth of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, son of Edward III of England (d. 1397)  

1528  Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV was born on January - 07.  

1539  On January - 07 birth of sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer  

1611  James Harrington, England, political author (Commonwealth of Oceans) was born on January - 07.  

1612  Paul de La Pierre, composer was born on this day in history.  

1634  Adam Krieger, German composer was born on January - 07.  

1647  On January - 07 birth of wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677)  

1652  Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian was born on this day in history.  

0312  On January - 07 lucianus of Antioch, theologist/saint, dies  

1130  On this day in history baldricus Burgoliensis, French historian/archbishop, dies at about 83  

1285  On January - 07 charles I of Anjou, king of Naples/bro of King Louis IX, dies at 58  

1325  Dionysius, the justified, King of Portugal (1279-1325), dies on January - 07.  

1400  Death of Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, English politician (b. 1374) on this day in history.  

1451  On January - 07 amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67  

1529  Peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies on January - 07.  

1536  On January - 07 catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies