Page 7: Historical Events In July - 05

1969  On July - 05 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 this day in history 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 this day in history 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18)   

1973  On July - 05 "Live &Let Die," James Bond film premiers   

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

1975  On this day in history arthur Ashe wins men's single championship at Wimbeldon   

1975  On July - 05 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  Pakistans leader, Mr Bhutto, deposed by the military on this day in history.   

1978  Soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan on this day in history.   

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 this day in history jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75   

1982  On this day in history 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   

1982  Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas on this day in history.   

1983  On July - 05 in Turkey a 6.1 quake resulted in 5 people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area   

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

1983  On this day in history arie Querido, psychiatrist (social psychiatry), dies   

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

1985  On July - 05 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 this day in history nancy Reagan cuts red, white &blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty   

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

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

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

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

1991  Ottawa seizes Bank of Credit and Commerce Canada's assets and closes all four branches; result of international money-laundering investigation on July - 05.   

1991  Howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies on this day in history.   

1992  Georgia Brown, British singer/actress (Love at Stake), dies at 59 on July - 05.   

1993  Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84 on July - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history birth of johann Steuerlein, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of thomas Hooker, Connecticut colonist (d. 1647)   

1653  On July - 05 birth of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726)   

1654  On July - 05 birth of antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer   

1675  Mary Walcott, American accuser at the Salem witch trials was born on July - 05.   

1717  On this day in history birth of pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)   

1718  On this day in history birth of francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (d. 1794)   

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

1375  On this day in history death of charles III of Alençon, French archbishop (b. 1337)   

1472  On July - 05 death of charles of Artois, Count of Eu, French military leader (b. 1394)   

1539  On this day in history antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies   

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

1666  On this day in history death of albert VI of Bavaria (b. 1584)   

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

1681  On July - 05 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies