Historical Events In January - 18
Friday, 29 September 2023
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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