Page 7: Historical Events In February - 04

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

1959  Israel begins exporting copper ore on February - 04.   

1959  Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 on February - 04.   

1960  On this day in history bBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member   

1961  Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure on this day in history.   

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

1962  US female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles on February - 04.   

1962  US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt on this day in history.   

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

1964  On this day in history 24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax   

1964  On this day in history fAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK   

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

1964  On February - 04 siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71   

1965  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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  On February - 04 gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90   

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  Beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple on this day in history.   

1969  Yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO on this day in history.   

1969  Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63 on February - 04.   

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1971  Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell) on this day in history.   

1971  British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt on February - 04.   

1971  Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil on February - 04.   

1971  On February - 04 national Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported   

1973  On this day in history "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances   

1973  Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled on this day in history.   

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1465  French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen was born on this day in history.   

1524  On February - 04 birth of luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580)   

1549  Eustache du Caurroy, composer was born on February - 04.   

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  Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet was born on this day in history.   

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

0211  Lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

0708  On this day in history sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies   

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

0869  Death of Saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827) on this day in history.   

1189  On this day in history gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies   

1222  Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies on February - 04.   

1503  On this day in history queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies   

1505  Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 on this day in history.