Page 9: Historical Events In January - 04

1981  "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY after 578 performances on this day in history.   

1981  British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper" on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"   

1982  Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.   

1982  On January - 04 golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm   

1983  Criminal Code changes replace rape with 3 categories of sexual assault; equal protection to men and women; women allowed to charge their husbands with sexual assault on this day in history.   

1984  "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV on January - 04.   

1985  Brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89 on January - 04.   

1986  On January - 04 david Boon's second Test century, 131 vs India at Adelaide   

1986  Christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1987  On January - 04 16 die in a train crash in Chase MD   

1987  On January - 04 sixteen people die when a Washington-bound Amtrak train collides with Conrail locomotives in Chase, Maryland.   

1987  Thomas Stevens became first man to bicycle around the world on January - 04.   

1987  On this day in history f van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79   

1989  On this day in history aircraft (VF-32) from USS John F. Kennedy shoot down 2 hostile Libyan Migs.   

1989  On this day in history comet Tempel 1 at perihelion   

1989  On January - 04 two Libyan jets are shot down by US aircraft in the Mediterranen   

1989  US F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean on January - 04.   

1989  Vice President Bush is first since Vice President Van Buren to declare himself President on January - 04.   

1990  Canada defeats Czechoslovakia 2-1 to win World Junior Hockey title on January - 04.   

1990  Alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia (1945-46, 58-62), dies on January - 04.   

1991  AT"T workers in Newark accidentally snap a cable everyone wonders what happened on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th   

1991  On this day in history jan Krzystof Bielecki becomes premier of Poland   

1991  Berry Kroeger, actor (Demon Seed), dies of kidney failure at 78 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history denis Lortie released on parole after serving 10 years in prison for 1984 shooting in the Quebec National Assembly, where he killed three people.   

1995  On January - 04 newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House   

1997  On this day in history canada wins the World Junior Hockey title in Switzerland.   

1999  On this day in history former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota.   

2005  Death of Ali al-Haidri, Governor of Baghdad (assassinated)2006 Powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke on this day in history.   

2005  Death of the Governor of Baghdad, Ali Al-Haidri, assassinated by gunmen on January - 04.   

2006  The Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas beat the University of Southern California Trojans, 41-38 in a last minute touchdown by Texas quarterback Vince Young in the 2006 Rose Bowl on January - 04.   

2006  On this day in history powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to his deputy, Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, after Sharon suffers a massive hemorrhagic stroke.   

2007  On this day in history nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the United States House of Representatives.   

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

1248  On this day in history death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On January - 04 death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  On this day in history tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.