Historical Events In January - 18

1970  On January - 18 david O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96  

1971  On this day in history catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80  

1972  Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69 on January - 18.  

1973  On January - 18 john Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC  

1974  On this day in history "The $6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV  

1974  On this day in history israel & Egypt sign weapons accord  

1974  The Secretary officially named the Navy's fourth nuclear-powered carrier the Carl Vinson on January - 18.  

1975  "The Jeffersons" spin-off from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS on January - 18.  

1976  Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17] on this day in history.  

1977  Australia's worst rail crash, at Granville, Sydney, kills 83 when train hits concrete bridge on January - 18.  

1977  Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG on this day in history.  

1977  On his last day as U.S. President, Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino, better known to U.S. troops as Tokyo Rose, from her acts of treason during WWII on January - 18.  

1977  On January - 18 carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80  

1978  Geoff Boycott captains England for the first time, vs Pakistan Karachi on this day in history.  

1978  Roof of 3-year-old Civic Center in Hartford CT collapses (no injuries) on January - 18.  

1978  On January - 18 thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB  

1978  Carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1979  On January - 18 cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82  

1980  Gold reaches $1,000 an ounce on January - 18.  

1980  On January - 18 pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1  

1980  On January - 18 studio 54 owners Steve Rubell & Ian Schrager sentenced to 3½ years in prison for tax evasion & fined $20,000  

1980  Cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76 on January - 18.  

1981  On January - 18 iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets  

1981  Iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months on January - 18.  

1981  Wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity on this day in history.  

1982  Burnet Corwin Tuthill, US composer (Laurentia), dies at 93 on January - 18.  

1983  On January - 18 iOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball  

1984  Malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead on this day in history.  

1985  US renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous promise on this day in history.  

1985  Mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76 on January - 18.  

1986  24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history aIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1  

1986  On January - 18 fierce fighting in South Yemen's capital city of Aden interrupts evacuation of foreigners.  

1986  On this day in history new York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46)  

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.  

1519  Isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.  

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.  

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on this day in history.  

1657  On January - 18 birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)  

1672  On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)  

1685  On this day in history birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized  

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on January - 18.  

0474  On January - 18 death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)  

1367  Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on this day in history.  

1471  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)  

1479  On this day in history louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61  

1580  On January - 18 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63  

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on this day in history.