Historical Events In July - 05

1969  On this day in history rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship   

1969  On July - 05 rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park   

1969  On this day in history ben Alexander, dies at 58   

1970  On July - 05 air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109   

1970  An Air Canada DC-8 en route from Montreal to Los Angeles makes a heavy landing at Malton AIrport, bounces and loses one starboard engine; in the pilot's attempt to take off and land again the other starboard engine falls off and the aircraft crashes 10 km west of Malton (Pearson International Airport) ; all 109 aboard killed on this day in history.   

1971  On July - 05 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18)   

1973  On July - 05 "Live &Let Die," James Bond film premiers   

1973  Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps on this day in history.   

1975  Arthur Ashe wins men's single championship at Wimbeldon on July - 05.   

1975  Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule on July - 05.   

1977  On this day in history pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power   

1977  On this day in history pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military   

1978  On this day in history soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan   

1979  Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1980  Archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61 on July - 05.   

1981  Jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1982  An Oklahoma City bank goes into receivership. Its receiver, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., begins paying off $271 million in insured deposits as examiners uncover a morass of bad loans to wildcat drillers and others made by Penn Square, based in a shopping center on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas   

1983  In Turkey a 6.1 quake resulted in 5 people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area on July - 05.   

1983  On this day in history woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA)   

1983  On July - 05 arie Querido, psychiatrist (social psychiatry), dies   

1985  On this day in history 117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985)   

1985  Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min on this day in history.   

1985  On July - 05 gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86   

1986  On July - 05 nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty   

1987  On this day in history australian Pat Cash wins men's singles at Wimbledon   

1989  On this day in history rod Stewart hits his head while on stage &knocks himself out   

1989  Ernesto Halffter, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history mitch Snyder, homeless advocate, commits suicide by hanging at 46   

1991  On July - 05 ottawa seizes Bank of Credit and Commerce Canada's assets and closes all four branches; result of international money-laundering investigation.   

1991  On July - 05 howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies   

1992  Georgia Brown, British singer/actress (Love at Stake), dies at 59 on July - 05.   

1993  On this day in history harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84   

1994  A report of provincial inquiry says Montreal police force poorly supervised, badly trained and racist on this day in history.   

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on July - 05.   

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726) was born on July - 05.   

1654  On July - 05 birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials was born on July - 05.   

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on July - 05.   

1718  On this day in history birth of francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794)   

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on July - 05.   

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on this day in history.   

1472  On this day in history death of charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394)   

1539  Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on this day in history.   

1676  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies