Page 8: Historical Events In January - 26

1976  Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon   

1977  Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are inaugural to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki   

1977  Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61   

1978  International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit   

1978  Mario Soares forms Portuguese government.   

1978  Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40   

1978  Leo Genn, actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Henry V), dies at 72.   

1979  "The Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS's vast wasteland.   

1979  Former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller dies in New York at age 70.   

1979  Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht Netherlands.   

1979  Nelson Rockefeller, former VP and (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70   

1980  175000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro!.   

1980  Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.   

1980  Prime Minister Joe Clark warns USSR that Canada will boycott Summer Olympics in Moscow if Soviet troops do not leave Afghanistan   

1981  Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval   

1982  Mauno Koivisto elected President of Finland.   

1983  Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California.   

1983  Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69   

1984  In this year, Federal government announces land claims settlement with Yukon inaugural nations, who receive $620 million and title to 20000 sq km.   

1984  US navy exhibits Piasecki helistat-4 helicopters and a blimp able to lift 26 tons-Lakehurst New Jersey.   

1985  42th Golden Globes Amadeus claims.   

1985  Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season   

1985  James Cameron, journalist, dies.   

1986  Yoweri Museveni's rebel army conquerors Kampala Uganda   

1987  14th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama.   

1987  Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title.   

1988  "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City NY for 4000+ performances   

1988  Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor.   

1988  CIBC buys 65% of Wood Gundy for $190 million, mostly in shares   

1989  AT and T reports inaugural loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988.   

1989  Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney.   

1989  US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus   

1989  Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies.   

1990  Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica and South Atlantic.   

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1497  Emperor go-nara of japan: Emperor go-nara of japan (d. 1557)   

1541  Florent chrestien: French writer   

1613  Johann jakob wolleb: Composer   

1667  Henricus zwaardecroon: Gov-gen of neth-indies   

1708  William hayes: Composer   

1714  Jean b pigalle: French sculptor (child with bird cage)   

1715  Claude helvetius: Paris france, philosopher   

1716  George sackville germain: 1st viscount sackville   

0946  Death of Eadgyth: German queen   

1109  Albericus of côteaux: French saint,   

1567  Death of Nicholas wotton: English diplomat   

1630  Henry briggs: English mathematician (b. 1556)   

1636  Jean hotman: Marquis de villers-st-paul, french diplomat (b. 1552)   

1697  Death of Georg mohr: Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

1706  Guillaume poitevin: Composer,   

1744  Death of Ludwig andreas graf khevenhüller: Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)