Page 8: Historical Events In January - 06

1969  On this day in history supremes release "I'm Livin' In Shame"   

1971  On this day in history berkeley chemists announces the first synthetic growth hormones   

1971  On January - 06 in Vancouver BC, Neil Young returns to Canada for his first concerts since pre-stardom days; named best male singer and best composer this year   

1972  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

1972  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley   

1972  On January - 06 vladimir Bukovski is exiled from USSR   

1973  On January - 06 "Schoolhouse Rock," premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock   

1974  On this day in history "CBS Mystery Theater," premieres on radio   

1974  England begins 3 day work week during mine strike on this day in history.   

1974  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history "Wheel Of Fortune," debuts on NBC-tv   

1975  AM America premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history noel Madison, actor (Jitterbugs, Black Raven), dies at 77   

1976  On January - 06 china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Republic of China   

1976  Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million on January - 06.   

1977  On this day in history eMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols   

1977  On this day in history prince Andrew starts attending Lakefield College School near Peterborough, Ontario for two terms; second in line to the British throne   

1978  On this day in history sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada announces plans to move head office from Montreal to Hog Town (Toronto)   

1978  The first postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp) on January - 06.   

1978  US hand over St Stephan crown to Hungary on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history john D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at 80   

1980  Indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins elections in India on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat   

1981  On this day in history 50th hat trick in Islander history-John Tonelli scored 5 goals   

1981  On January - 06 a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84   

1984  On this day in history challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41 B mission   

1984  Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh &Lillee on January - 06.   

1985  On January - 06 robert H W Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85   

1986  On January - 06 british Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine resigns   

1986  Impala Platinum fires 20,000 black mine workers in Johannesburg on January - 06.   

1986  On this day in history last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland   

1986  STS 61-C scrubbed at T-31 seconds because of liquid oxygen valve problem on this day in history.   

1986  Louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90 on January - 06.   

1987  On this day in history astronomers at University of California observe the birth of a galaxy   

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1367  Richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99) was born on January - 06.   

1367  Richard II of England (d. 1400) was born on January - 06.   

1367  On this day in history birth of richard II, Bordeaux, France, King of England (1377-99) (d. 1400)   

1412  On January - 06 birth of joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr   

1412  Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431) was born on this day in history.   

1412  On this day in history birth of joan of Arc, Domrémy, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)   

1486  On this day in history birth of martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor   

1488  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae) was born on this day in history.   

0664  On January - 06 death of amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (bc. 583)   

1088  Berengarius of Tours, French theologist, dies on January - 06.   

1275  On January - 06 raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies   

1374  On January - 06 andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies   

1425  Jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies on January - 06.   

1448  On this day in history christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1481  On January - 06 death of akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde   

1536  On this day in history baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect/painter, dies