Historical Events In January - 24

1973  On this day in history alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies   

1975  Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England on January - 24.   

1975  On January - 24 larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72   

1976  George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest on this day in history.   

1977  5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid on January - 24.   

1978  On this day in history a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite disintegrates as it falls into the atmosphere, spreading radioactive debris over parts of northern Canada.   

1978  On this day in history a Russian satellite accidently crashes in Canada's Northwest Territory   

1978  On January - 24 nuclear-powered USSR satellite Cosmos 954 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrates over the Northwest Territories, scattering radioactive debris over the barrens east of Great Slave Lake; Canadian Armed Forces launches operation to recover debris; USSR later pays Canada $3 million under a UN treaty covering costs of cleanup.   

1979  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on January - 24.   

1979  Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 on January - 24.   

1980  North of Livermore Valley, California s 5.9, earthquake injured 44 people and caused and estimated $11.5 million in property damage (of which, $10 million damage occurred at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory at Livermore on January - 24.   

1981  On January - 24 kim Hughes scores 213 vs India at Adelaide   

1983  Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title on January - 24.   

1983  Oaxaca, Mexico a 7.0 earthquake occured. Damage in the Juchitan area and slight damage in the Mexico City area. Felt strongly in southeastern Mexico on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history george Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83   

1984  ABC network agrees to pay $386 million for US TV rights to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics; a record sum to that date; CTV will handle the Canadian feed on January - 24.   

1984  Apple Computer Inc unveils its Macintosh personal computer on January - 24.   

1984  Apple unveils its Macintosh personal computer, the first with a graphical interface on January - 24.   

1985  On January - 24 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched   

1985  Penny Harrington is sworn in as the first woman police chief of a major American city (Portland, OR) on January - 24.   

1985  The space shuttle 'Discovery' is launched on its first military mission on January - 24.   

1986  On January - 24 43rd Golden Globes Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win   

1986  On January - 24 south Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas becomes interim-president   

1986  The NASA space probe Voyager Two passes within 50,679 miles of Uranus on this day in history.   

1986  Voyager 2 makes first fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons on January - 24.   

1986  On January - 24 gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64   

1987  On January - 24 61st Australian Women's Tennis H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (75 76)   

1988  On January - 24 australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup   

1988  Ben Johnson named the Associated Press (AP) male athlete of the year, the first Canadian track athlete so honoured on this day in history.   

1988  First WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91   

1989  Serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair on January - 24.   

1989  On this day in history the first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex   

1989  Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42 on January - 24.   

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1287  On this day in history birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.   

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.   

1664  On January - 24 birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on January - 24.   

1674  On January - 24 birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.   

1705  On January - 24 birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato   

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on January - 24.   

0661  On this day in history death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on this day in history.   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on January - 24.   

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on January - 24.   

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on January - 24.   

1366  On January - 24 death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  On January - 24 death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader