Page 8: Historical Events In January - 18

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

1971  Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 on this day in history.   

1972  Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1974  On January - 18 "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  "The Jeffersons" spin-off from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS on January - 18.   

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

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

1977  On this day in history imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG   

1977  On January - 18 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history gold reaches $1,000 an ounce   

1980  On this day in history pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1   

1980  Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell & Ian Schrager sentenced to 3½ years in prison for tax evasion & fined $20,000 on this day in history.   

1980  On January - 18 cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76   

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  On this day in history wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity   

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 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  Mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1986  AIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1 on this day in history.   

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

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

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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 January - 18.   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.   

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

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0474  Death of Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401) on January - 18.   

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

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

1471  On January - 18 death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

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

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