Page 7: Historical Events In February - 04

1958  On February - 04 frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46   

1959  On this day in history israel begins exporting copper ore   

1959  On February - 04 una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78   

1960  BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member on February - 04.   

1961  On February - 04 sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure   

1962  Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles   

1962  US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt on February - 04.   

1962  "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances on February - 04.   

1964  On February - 04 24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax   

1964  FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK on this day in history.   

1964  On February - 04 fAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City   

1964  Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1965  On this day in history u C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33   

1966  On February - 04 all-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133   

1966  Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1967  "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby on February - 04.   

1967  US launches Lunar Orbiter 3 on February - 04.   

1968  On this day in history ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70   

1969  On this day in history beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple   

1969  On this day in history yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO   

1969  On this day in history thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63   

1970  On February - 04 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1971  On February - 04 apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell)   

1971  On this day in history british car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt   

1971  On February - 04 government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil   

1971  National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC on February - 04.   

1971  On February - 04 rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft   

1972  6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria on February - 04.   

1972  In Central Italy a 4.8 earthquate and a series of hundreds of relatively minor shocks near the Italian town of Ancona on the Adriatic coast caused wide-spread panic, some damage, several injuries, and one death on February - 04.   

1972  Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported on this day in history.   

1973  On February - 04 "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances   

1973  On February - 04 reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled   

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1465  On February - 04 birth of french van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen   

1524  On this day in history birth of luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580)   

1549  Eustache du Caurroy, composer was born on this day in history.   

1575  On this day in history birth of pierre de Barulle, French cardinal   

1581  On this day in history birth of daniel Selich, composer   

1620  On this day in history birth of gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)   

1646  On this day in history birth of hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet   

1677  On February - 04 birth of johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)   

0211  On this day in history lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64   

0708  Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies on this day in history.   

0856  On this day in history hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

0869  On this day in history death of saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827)   

1189  On February - 04 gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies   

1222  On this day in history willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies   

1503  Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies on February - 04.   

1505  Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 on February - 04.