Historical Events In January - 24

1973  On January - 24 alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies   

1975  On January - 24 fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England   

1975  On this day in history larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72   

1976  George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest on January - 24.   

1977  5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid on this day in history.   

1978  On January - 24 a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite disintegrates as it falls into the atmosphere, spreading radioactive debris over parts of northern Canada.   

1978  On this day in history a Russian satellite accidently crashes in Canada's Northwest Territory   

1978  Nuclear-powered USSR satellite Cosmos 954 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrates over the Northwest Territories, scattering radioactive debris over the barrens east of Great Slave Lake; Canadian Armed Forces launches operation to recover debris; USSR later pays Canada $3 million under a UN treaty covering costs of cleanup on January - 24.   

1979  On January - 24 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1979  On January - 24 jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51   

1980  North of Livermore Valley, California s 5.9, earthquake injured 44 people and caused and estimated $11.5 million in property damage (of which, $10 million damage occurred at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory at Livermore on this day in history.   

1981  On January - 24 kim Hughes scores 213 vs India at Adelaide   

1983  Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title on January - 24.   

1983  Oaxaca, Mexico a 7.0 earthquake occured. Damage in the Juchitan area and slight damage in the Mexico City area. Felt strongly in southeastern Mexico on January - 24.   

1983  George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 on this day in history.   

1984  On January - 24 aBC network agrees to pay $386 million for US TV rights to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics; a record sum to that date; CTV will handle the Canadian feed.   

1984  On this day in history apple Computer Inc unveils its Macintosh personal computer   

1984  On this day in history apple unveils its Macintosh personal computer, the first with a graphical interface   

1985  On January - 24 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched   

1985  On this day in history penny Harrington is sworn in as the first woman police chief of a major American city (Portland, OR).   

1985  The space shuttle 'Discovery' is launched on its first military mission on this day in history.   

1986  On January - 24 43rd Golden Globes Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win   

1986  South Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas becomes interim-president on January - 24.   

1986  The NASA space probe Voyager Two passes within 50,679 miles of Uranus on January - 24.   

1986  On this day in history voyager 2 makes first fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons   

1986  Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64 on January - 24.   

1987  61st Australian Women's Tennis H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (75 76) on January - 24.   

1988  On this day in history australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup   

1988  On January - 24 ben Johnson named the Associated Press (AP) male athlete of the year, the first Canadian track athlete so honoured   

1988  On this day in history first WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins   

1988  Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1989  Serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history the first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex   

1989  On this day in history ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42   

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1287  On January - 24 birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

1444  On January - 24 birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)   

1638  On January - 24 birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)   

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1674  On January - 24 birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1705  On January - 24 birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato   

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on this day in history.   

0661  On this day in history death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  On this day in history stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on this day in history.   

1125  On January - 24 death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)   

1336  On January - 24 alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36   

1366  On this day in history death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  On January - 24 death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader