Page 8: Historical Events In January - 08

1959  Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as President of France's 5th Republic   

1959  Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as pres of France's 5th Republic   

1961  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Yvor Winters.   

1961  British police arrest Canadian George Lonsdale and four others for spying at the Royal Navy base in Portland   

1962  Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 91 die (Netherlands)   

1962  Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, inaugural pro appearance, he came in 50th.   

1962  Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)   

1963  "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art.   

1963  Stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81.   

1964  European Parliament accept Mansholt Plan   

1964  President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty"   

1964  Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71   

1965  NBC TV debuts the weekly rock 'n roll TV dance show Hullabaloo.   

1965  Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History.   

1965  Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74.   

1966  Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks.   

1966  Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks.   

1966  Georges Pompidou appointed French premier.   

1966  Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC.   

1967  Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39   

1968  Jacques Cousteau's inaugural undersea special on US network TV.   

1971  29 pilot whales beach themselves and die at San Clemente Island CA   

1971  Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota established   

1971  Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85   

1972  Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60   

1973  Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 vs Pakistan at SCG.   

1973  Secret peace talks between US and North Vietnam resumed near Paris.   

1973  USSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing.   

1974  Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London   

1974  Loch Ness Monster photographed?.   

1974  Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York   

1975  Judge Sirica orders release of Watergate's John W Dean III, Herbert W Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison.   

1975  Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66   

1976  Franklin Mint strikes inaugural gold coins for Netherlands Antilles   

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1081  Henry v: Roman german king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  Uesugi kagekatsu: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1583  Simon episcopius: Dutch bishop/theologist   

1587  Johannes fabricius: Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)   

1589  Ivan [dzivo f] gundulic: Dalmatisch writer (dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar gracián y morales: Spanish writer   

1628  Francois de montmorency-bouteville: Duc de luxemburg, french soldier   

1632  Samuel: Freiherr von pufendorf, german jurist   

0482  Severinus: German monastery founder/saint,   

0624  Abu sufjan ibn harb: Kurashite chief,   

1100  Antipope clement iii: Antipope clement iii (bc. 1029)   

1107  Edgar of scotland: Edgar of scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  Death of Coelestinus iii: [giacinto bobo], pope (1191-98),   

1324  Death of Marco polo: Venetian explorer/gov of nanking,   

1336  Death of Giotto di bondone: Italian renaissance painter,   

1455  Death of Laurentius justitianus: [lorenzo giustiniani], saint,