Page 7: Historical Events In July - 05

1969  Rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship on this day in history.   

1969  Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park on this day in history.   

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

1970  Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 on this day in history.   

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 July - 05.   

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

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

1973  Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps on July - 05.   

1975  On this day in history arthur Ashe wins men's single championship at Wimbeldon   

1975  On this day in history cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule   

1977  Pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power on July - 05.   

1977  Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military on this day in history.   

1978  Soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan on July - 05.   

1979  On this day in history elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87   

1980  On July - 05 archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61   

1981  On July - 05 jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75   

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  Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas on July - 05.   

1983  In Turkey a 6.1 quake resulted in 5 people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area on this day in history.   

1983  Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA) on this day in history.   

1983  Arie Querido, psychiatrist (social psychiatry), dies on July - 05.   

1985  117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985) on July - 05.   

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  Gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1986  Nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty on July - 05.   

1987  Australian Pat Cash wins men's singles at Wimbledon on July - 05.   

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

1989  On this day in history ernesto Halffter, composer, dies at 84   

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

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

1991  Howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies on this day in history.   

1992  Georgia Brown, British singer/actress (Love at Stake), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1993  Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84 on July - 05.   

1994  A report of provincial inquiry says Montreal police force poorly supervised, badly trained and racist on July - 05.   

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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  On this day in history birth of mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

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

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on July - 05.   

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  Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394) on July - 05.   

1539  On July - 05 antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

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

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on July - 05.   

1676  On July - 05 death of carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)   

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on this day in history.