Page 7: Historical Events In July - 05

1969  On this day in history rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship   

1969  On this day in history rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park   

1969  On July - 05 ben Alexander, dies at 58   

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

1970  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 on July - 05.   

1971  On July - 05 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18)   

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

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

1975  On July - 05 arthur Ashe wins men's single championship at Wimbeldon   

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

1977  Pakistan's army, led by Gen Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seizes power on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military   

1978  On this day in history soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan   

1979  Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1980  On July - 05 archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61   

1981  Jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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  Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas on this day in history.   

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

1983  On July - 05 woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA)   

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

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

1985  On this day in history nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min   

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

1986  On July - 05 nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty   

1987  Australian Pat Cash wins men's singles at Wimbledon on this day in history.   

1989  Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage &knocks himself out on July - 05.   

1989  Ernesto Halffter, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1990  Mitch Snyder, homeless advocate, commits suicide by hanging at 46 on July - 05.   

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

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

1992  On July - 05 georgia Brown, British singer/actress (Love at Stake), dies at 59   

1993  Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

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

1546  Johann Steuerlein, composer was born on July - 05.   

1586  Thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726) was born on this day in history.   

1654  Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials was born on this day in history.   

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

1718  Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794) was born on July - 05.   

1316  Death of Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278) on July - 05.   

1375  On July - 05 death of charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337)   

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

1539  On July - 05 antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

1626  Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1666  Death of Albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584) on July - 05.   

1676  Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613) on July - 05.   

1681  On this day in history fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies