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January 5, 1998 Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec and Ontario January 5, 1998 Vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid January 5, 1997 "Juan Darien-Carnival Mass" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City January 5, 1997 "Love Thy Neighbor," closes at Booth Theater New York City January 5, 1997 "Show Boat," closes at Gershwin Theater New York City January 5, 1996 Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirement January 5, 1996 Muralitharan no-balled for throwing in ODI vs. WI at the Gabba January 5, 1995 AFC beats NFC 41-13 in the pro bowl January 5, 1995 Lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan Persia, 18 killed January 5, 1994 Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.82) January 5, 1994 Yat Weiju swims world record 100m butterfly stroke (58.71) January 5, 1994 Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool record (58.71) January 5, 1993 Brian Lara completes 277 vs. Australia at cricket SCG January 5, 1993 Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident January 5, 1993 Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame January 5, 1992 "6 Degrees of Separation" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City after 496 perf January 5, 1992 "Crucible" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 32 performances January 5, 1992 "On Borrowed Time" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 99 performances January 5, 1992 "Peter Pan" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances January 5, 1992 Ravi Shastri scores 206 at SCG before being Warne's 1st crick Test wkt January 5, 1991 "Oh, Kay!" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 77 performances January 5, 1991 Edwin Jongejans of Netherlands wins 1-meter springboard diving title January 5, 1991 Kevin Bradshaw of U.S. International scores NCAA Div 1 record 72 pts January 5, 1990 J Donald Crump appointed 8th Commissioner of CFL January 5, 1989 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test January 5, 1989 Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990 January 5, 1987 Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, NJ January 5, 1985 Bryan Trottier failed on 9th Islander penalty shot January 5, 1985 Discovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C mission January 5, 1984 Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws January 5, 1984 Greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings January 5, 1982 Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation January 5, 1981 "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 mins to 30 mins January 5, 1981 British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of "Yorkshire Ripper" murders of 13 women January 5, 1977 Kenya president Jomo Kenyatta disbands parliament January 5, 1976 MacNeil-Lehrer Report premieres on PBS January 5, 1976 Cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea" January 5, 1976 Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies January 5, 1975 "Wiz" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1672 performances January 5, 1975 Charlie Smalls' "Wiz," premieres in New York City January 5, 1975 Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days January 5, 1975 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent and Hobart, Tasmania and ship sinks January 5, 1974 Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother" January 5, 1973 Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel January 5, 1973 Netherlands recognizes German DR January 5, 1972 Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178) January 5, 1972 NASA announces development of space shuttle January 5, 1972 New York City transit fare rises from 30 cents to 35 cents January 5, 1972 President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle January 5, 1972 West-Pakistani sheik Mujib ur-Rahman freed January 5, 1971 1st one-day international, Australia vs. England at the MCG January 5, 1971 Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak January 5, 1971 US heavyweight "Sonny" Liston's (36) corpse found January 5, 1970 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike January 5, 1970 KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting January 5, 1970 Soap Opera "All My Children," premieres on ABC January 5, 1969 "Maggie Flynn" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 82 performances January 5, 1969 Bollingen prize for poetry presented to John Berryman and Karl Shapiro January 5, 1969 Neville Williams' "Chronology of the Expanding World" completed January 5, 1969 U.S.S.R. Venera 5 launched for 1st successful planet landing (Venus) January 5, 1968 Dr. Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law January 5, 1968 Dubcek succeeds President Novotny as party leader of Czechoslovakia January 5, 1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, California (IND) begins January 5, 1964 Pope Paul VI visits Jordan and Israel January 5, 1964 San Diego Chargers win AFL-championship January 5, 1963 "Camelot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 873 performances January 5, 1963 "Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 719 performances January 5, 1963 San Diego beats Boston 51-10 in AFL championship game January 5, 1962 Tony Sheridan and Beatles produce "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" January 5, 1961 US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba January 5, 1960 Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating January 5, 1959 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV January 5, 1959 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" January 5, 1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants January 5, 1957 Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East January 5, 1956 Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel" January 5, 1955 KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast January 5, 1953 Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea January 5, 1953 Samuel Beckett's "En Attendant Godot," premieres in Paris January 5, 1952 Flying Enterprise sinks January 5, 1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open January 5, 1950 Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in New York City January 5, 1949 General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra January 5, 1949 President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" January 5, 1946 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 417 performances January 5, 1945 Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty" January 5, 1945 Surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam January 5, 1943 Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II January 5, 1943 William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces January 5, 1942 55 German tanks reach North-Africa January 5, 1941 British/Australian troops conquer Bardia Lybia January 5, 1940 FCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal January 5, 1940 Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia January 5, 1937 Fingleton and Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wkt January 5, 1937 Only unicameral state legislature in U.S. opens 1st session (Nebr) January 5, 1934 Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also) January 5, 1934 National and American baseball leagues select a uniform ball January 5, 1933 Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side January 5, 1931 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League January 5, 1930 Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" January 5, 1929 Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia January 5, 1927 Fox Studios exhibits Movietone January 5, 1927 Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox January 5, 1926 James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day and $5 daily minimum wage January 5, 1925 James Gleason and Richard Tabers "Is zat so?," premieres in New York City January 5, 1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman Governor in USA January 5, 1925 Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office January 5, 1925 French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, and Hugh Jennings January 5, 1920 Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees January 5, 1920 New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth January 5, 1919 National Socialist Party (Nazi) forms as German Farmers Party January 5, 1919 Spartacus uprising in Berlin: state of siege January 5, 1918 British premier Lloyd George demand for unified peace January 5, 1916 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro January 5, 1914 Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day January 5, 1912 1st National Hockey Association game (Victoria) January 5, 1911 Portuguese expel Jesuits January 5, 1911 SF has it's 1st air meet January 5, 1909 Colombia recognizes Panama's independence January 5, 1905 Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara January 5, 1905 National Association of Audubon Society incorporates January 5, 1904 -34 degrees F (-36.7 degrees C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record) January 5, 1904 -42 degrees F (-41.1 degrees C), Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record) January 5, 1904 England beat Australia at the MCG, Rhodes 7-56 and 8-68 January 5, 1903 San Francisco - Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use January 5, 1899 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton January 5, 1896 German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays January 5, 1896 Isaac Albeniz' opera "Pepita Jiminez," premieres in Barcelona January 5, 1895 Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London January 5, 1895 Victor Trumper makes first-class debut for NSW 17 years 64 days January 5, 1895 French Capt Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent January 5, 1892 1st successful auroral photograph made January 5, 1888 Dutch Heidemaatschappij established January 5, 1887 1st U.S. school of librarianship opens at Columbia University January 5, 1875 Charles Garnier's new Opera opens in Paris January 5, 1875 President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg, Mississippi January 5, 1861 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft. Sumter January 5, 1861 Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile Bay January 5, 1859 1st steamboat sails, Red River January 5, 1854 Steamship San Francisco wrecked - 300 die January 5, 1850 California Exchange opens January 5, 1841 James Clark Ross (UK) is 1st to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf January 5, 1840 Records show 95,820 licensed public houses in England on this date January 5, 1836 Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo January 5, 1834 Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell January 5, 1828 1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad) January 5, 1822 Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire January 5, 1809 Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain and France January 5, 1804 Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement January 5, 1800 1st Swedenborgian temple in U.S. holds 1st service, Baltimore January 5, 1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va January 5, 1776 Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution January 5, 1757 Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens January 5, 1719 Engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact January 5, 1717 Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles January 5, 1709 Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans January 5, 1675 Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg January 5, 1649 Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone," premieres in Venice January 5, 1638 Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues January 5, 1593 William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe January 5, 1554 Great fire in Eindhoven Neth January 5, 1531 Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry January 5, 1500 Duke Ludovico Sforza's troops reconquer Milan January 5, 1477 Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switz, 7000+ killed January 5, 1463 French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris January 5, 1438 Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara January 5, 1349 Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand |