Historical Events In January - 18

1970  David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69   

1973  On January - 18 john Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC   

1974  "The $6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history israel & Egypt sign weapons accord   

1974  On January - 18 the Secretary officially named the Navy's fourth nuclear-powered carrier the Carl Vinson   

1975  "The Jeffersons" spin-off from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS on January - 18.   

1976  On this day in history 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 January - 18.   

1977  Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the SCG on January - 18.   

1977  On this day in history 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.   

1977  On January - 18 carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80   

1978  On this day in history geoff Boycott captains England for the first time, vs Pakistan Karachi   

1978  On this day in history roof of 3-year-old Civic Center in Hartford CT collapses (no injuries)   

1978  On this day in history thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB   

1978  On this day in history carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67   

1979  Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82 on January - 18.   

1980  Gold reaches $1,000 an ounce on January - 18.   

1980  On January - 18 pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1   

1980  On January - 18 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 this day in history.   

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  Wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity on January - 18.   

1982  Burnet Corwin Tuthill, US composer (Laurentia), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead   

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

1985  On January - 18 mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76   

1986  On this day in history 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth   

1986  On January - 18 aIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1   

1986  Fierce fighting in South Yemen's capital city of Aden interrupts evacuation of foreigners on January - 18.   

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

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  On January - 18 birth of alfonso Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1657  On January - 18 birth of hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)   

1672  Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0474  On this day in history death of leo I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)   

1367  On January - 18 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 this day in history death of emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)   

1479  On this day in history louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61   

1580  Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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