Page 7: Historical Events In July - 05

1969  On July - 05 rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship   

1969  Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park on July - 05.   

1969  Ben Alexander, dies at 58 on July - 05.   

1970  On July - 05 air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109   

1970  On this day in history an Air Canada DC-8 en route from Montreal to Los Angeles makes a heavy landing at Malton AIrport, bounces and loses one starboard engine; in the pilot's attempt to take off and land again the other starboard engine falls off and the aircraft crashes 10 km west of Malton (Pearson International Airport) ; all 109 aboard killed.   

1971  26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18) on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history "Live &Let Die," James Bond film premiers   

1973  On this day in history isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps   

1975  Arthur Ashe wins men's single championship at Wimbeldon on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule   

1977  On this day in history pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power   

1977  On July - 05 pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military   

1978  On July - 05 soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan   

1979  On this day in history elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87   

1980  Archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61 on July - 05.   

1981  On July - 05 jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75   

1982  An Oklahoma City bank goes into receivership. Its receiver, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., begins paying off $271 million in insured deposits as examiners uncover a morass of bad loans to wildcat drillers and others made by Penn Square, based in a shopping center on this day in history.   

1982  On July - 05 challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas   

1983  In Turkey a 6.1 quake resulted in 5 people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area on this day in history.   

1983  Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA) on this day in history.   

1983  Arie Querido, psychiatrist (social psychiatry), dies on this day in history.   

1985  On July - 05 117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985)   

1985  Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min on July - 05.   

1985  Gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86 on July - 05.   

1986  Nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty on this day in history.   

1987  On July - 05 australian Pat Cash wins men's singles at Wimbledon   

1989  Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage &knocks himself out on this day in history.   

1989  Ernesto Halffter, composer, dies at 84 on July - 05.   

1990  On this day in history mitch Snyder, homeless advocate, commits suicide by hanging at 46   

1991  Ottawa seizes Bank of Credit and Commerce Canada's assets and closes all four branches; result of international money-laundering investigation on this day in history.   

1991  On July - 05 howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies   

1992  Georgia Brown, British singer/actress (Love at Stake), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1993  On July - 05 harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84   

1994  A report of provincial inquiry says Montreal police force poorly supervised, badly trained and racist on July - 05.   

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1321  Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland (d. 1362) was born on July - 05.   

1546  On July - 05 birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on July - 05.   

1653  On this day in history birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)   

1654  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  On July - 05 birth of mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials   

1717  Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786) was born on July - 05.   

1718  On July - 05 birth of francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794)   

1316  On this day in history death of infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)   

1375  Death of Charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337) on this day in history.   

1472  Death of Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394) on July - 05.   

1539  Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on this day in history.   

1676  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1681  Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on July - 05.