Page 6: Historical Events In September - 05

1968  Juan Jose Castro, composer, dies at 73 on September - 05.   

1969  Henk Bijvanck, composer, dies at 59 on September - 05.   

1970  On this day in history estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record)   

1972  On this day in history chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium   

1972  On September - 05 israeli athletes held hostage by Arab guerrillas at the Munich Olympics   

1972  On September - 05 the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany are marred by tragedy when PLO terrorists hold the Israeli delegation hostage; 11 Israelis are killed during the ordeal.   

1972  Josef Romano, Israeli olympian, murdered on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history lynette "Squeaky" Fromme makes an attempt on the life of US President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, CA.   

1975  On this day in history uS President Gerald Ford escapes assassination attempt in Sacramento   

1975  On September - 05 wings release "Letting Go"   

1976  On this day in history a E R Gilligan, cricketer (11 Tests for England 1922-25), dies   

1977  On this day in history voyager 1 (US) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn   

1978  On September - 05 sadat, Begin &Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md   

1979  On September - 05 earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma   

1980  World's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens on September - 05.   

1980  Barbara Loden, actress (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 48 on September - 05.   

1981  On September - 05 ayatollah Ali Qoddusi, prosecutor-general of Iran, assassinated   

1982  On September - 05 eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph   

1982  Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB   

1984  12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB on September - 05.   

1986  Merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show on September - 05.   

1986  On September - 05 nASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms   

1986  NASA launches DOD-1 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history bill Bowes, cricketer (Bodyline bowler, 68 wkts for England), dies   

1988  Jerry Lewis' 23rd Labor Day telethon raises record $41,132,113 on September - 05.   

1988  Gert Froebe, actor (Lover's Wood, Upper Hand), dies at 75 on September - 05.   

1989  Deborah Norville becomes news anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.   

1990  On September - 05 iraqi Pres Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West   

1990  Beppo Brem, actor (Frontgockel), dies of heart failure at 84 on this day in history.   

1991  Actor John Travolta weds Kelly Preston on September - 05.   

1991  On this day in history the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), wound up by the Congress of Peoples Deputies   

1991  US trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins on this day in history.   

1992  Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83 on September - 05.   

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1187  On this day in history birth of louis VIII, [Coeur-de-Lion] king of France (1223-26)   

1319  Pedro IV, king of Aragon was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of date Masamune, Renowned Samurai and Daimyo in Japan (d. 1636)   

1568  Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1600  Loreto Vittori, composer was born on this day in history.   

1621  Juan Andrés Coloma, Spanish noble (d. 1694) was born on September - 05.   

1638  Louis XIV, Sun King, king of France (1643-1715) [OS] was born on September - 05.   

1644  On September - 05 birth of gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft)   

1165  Death of Emperor Nijo of Japan (b. 1143) on September - 05.   

1201  On this day in history death of constance, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1161)   

1235  On September - 05 henry I, duke of Brabant, dies   

1548  On this day in history catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36   

1566  Suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1569  Pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44 on September - 05.   

1572  On this day in history pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71   

1607  Death of Pomponne de Bellièvre, chancellor of France (b. 1529) on this day in history.