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

1974  Israel & Egypt sign weapons accord on January - 18.   

1974  The Secretary officially named the Navy's fourth nuclear-powered carrier the Carl Vinson on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1978  Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB on January - 18.   

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  Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 18 cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76   

1981  Iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets on January - 18.   

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

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  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 this day in history malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead   

1985  On this day in history uS renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous promise   

1985  On this day in history mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76   

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  Fierce fighting in South Yemen's capital city of Aden interrupts evacuation of foreigners on this day in history.   

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 January - 18.   

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

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

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on January - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on January - 18.   

1688  Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born on January - 18.   

0052  On this day in history death of publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC)   

0474  On this day in history 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  On January - 18 death of edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)   

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

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on January - 18.   

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