Historical Events In January - 18

1970  On this day in history david O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96  

1971  On January - 18 catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80  

1972  On January - 18 rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69  

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

1974  "The $6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV on January - 18.  

1974  Israel & Egypt sign weapons accord on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1976  Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17] on January - 18.  

1977  On this day in history australia's worst rail crash, at Granville, Sydney, kills 83 when train hits concrete bridge.  

1977  On January - 18 imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG  

1977  On this day in history 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.  

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

1978  On January - 18 geoff Boycott captains England for the first time, vs Pakistan Karachi  

1978  On January - 18 roof of 3-year-old Civic Center in Hartford CT collapses (no injuries)  

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

1978  On this day in history carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67  

1979  Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1980  On January - 18 gold reaches $1,000 an ounce  

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

1980  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1981  Iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.  

1981  Wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity on January - 18.  

1982  On this day in history burnet Corwin Tuthill, US composer (Laurentia), dies at 93  

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

1984  On January - 18 malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead  

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

1985  On January - 18 mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76  

1986  On January - 18 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth  

1986  On January - 18 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  New York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46) on this day in history.  

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0885  On this day in history birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)  

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)  

1543  On this day in history birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer  

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)  

1657  On this day in history birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)  

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on January - 18.  

1685  On January - 18 birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized  

1688  On this day in history birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)  

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  On January - 18 pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46  

1425  On this day in history death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)  

1471  Death of Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419) on January - 18.  

1479  On January - 18 louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61  

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1586  On January - 18 death of margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)