Page 7: Historical Events In February - 04

1958  On this day in history frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46   

1959  Israel begins exporting copper ore on February - 04.   

1959  On this day in history 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  On February - 04 russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game   

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 this day in history.   

1964  24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax on this day in history.   

1964  FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK on February - 04.   

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  U C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33 on February - 04.   

1966  All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90   

1967  "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history uS launches Lunar Orbiter 3   

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

1969  On February - 04 beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple   

1969  Yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO on February - 04.   

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

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 this day in history government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil   

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

1971  Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported   

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

1973  On this day in history 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 February - 04.   

1575  On February - 04 birth of pierre de Barulle, French cardinal   

1581  Daniel Selich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  On February - 04 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 this day in history 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  On February - 04 sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies   

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  Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies on February - 04.   

1222  On February - 04 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.