Page 8: Historical Events In January - 18

1970  David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 on January - 18.   

1971  Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 on January - 18.   

1972  Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1973  John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC on this day in history.   

1974  "The $6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV on January - 18.   

1974  On January - 18 israel & Egypt sign weapons accord   

1974  The Secretary officially named the Navy's fourth nuclear-powered carrier the Carl Vinson on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history "The Jeffersons" spin-off from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS   

1976  On January - 18 ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17]   

1977  Australia's worst rail crash, at Granville, Sydney, kills 83 when train hits concrete bridge on this day in history.   

1977  Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG on this day in history.   

1977  On his last day as U.S. President, Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino, better known to U.S. troops as Tokyo Rose, from her acts of treason during WWII on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80   

1978  Geoff Boycott captains England for the first time, vs Pakistan Karachi on January - 18.   

1978  On January - 18 roof of 3-year-old Civic Center in Hartford CT collapses (no injuries)   

1978  Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB on this day in history.   

1978  On January - 18 carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67   

1979  On January - 18 cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82   

1980  On January - 18 gold reaches $1,000 an ounce   

1980  Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1 on January - 18.   

1980  On this day in history studio 54 owners Steve Rubell & Ian Schrager sentenced to 3½ years in prison for tax evasion & fined $20,000   

1980  Cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76 on January - 18.   

1981  On January - 18 iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets   

1981  On January - 18 iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.   

1981  On January - 18 wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity   

1982  On this day in history burnet Corwin Tuthill, US composer (Laurentia), dies at 93   

1983  IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball on January - 18.   

1984  Malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead on this day in history.   

1985  US renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous promise on January - 18.   

1985  Mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76 on January - 18.   

1986  On January - 18 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth   

1986  On this day in history aIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1   

1986  On this day in history fierce fighting in South Yemen's capital city of Aden interrupts evacuation of foreigners.   

1986  New York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46) on this day in history.   

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0885  On January - 18 birth of daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)   

1519  On January - 18 birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.   

1641  On January - 18 birth of francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)   

1657  On this day in history birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on January - 18.   

1685  On January - 18 birth of tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized   

1688  On January - 18 birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)   

0052  Death of Publius Clodius Pulcher (murdered) (b. 93 BC) on January - 18.   

0474  On January - 18 death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  On this day in history pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46   

1425  Death of Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391) on January - 18.   

1471  On January - 18 death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 on January - 18.   

1580  On January - 18 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63   

1586  Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522) on this day in history.