Page 8: Historical Events In January - 18
Friday, 05 December 2025
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 this day in history. 

1973 On this day in history john Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC 

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

1974 On January - 18 israel & Egypt sign weapons accord 

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

1975 On this day in history "The Jeffersons" spin-off from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS 

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

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

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 this day in history. 

1977 Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 on January - 18. 

1978 Geoff Boycott captains England for the first time, vs Pakistan Karachi on January - 18. 

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

1978 Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB on this day in history. 

1978 On January - 18 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 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 this day in history. 

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

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 On January - 18 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 this day in history. 

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 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 this day in history 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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