Historical Events In February - 04

1974  Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1974  Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his first word, at 2½ months on this day in history.   

1974  On February - 04 gas rationing ends in Netherlands   

1974  Patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army on February - 04.   

1974  Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79 on February - 04.   

1975  On February - 04 a strong earthquake rocks Guatemala and Honduras, killing more than 22,000 people.   

1975  On February - 04 in Northeastern China a 7.4 earthquate caused heavy damage and casualties reported in Yingkou-Haicheng area.   

1976  On this day in history 12th Winter Olympics games opens in Innsbruck, Austria   

1976  On February - 04 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala &Honduras   

1976  On this day in history a 7.5 earthquake was centered about 160 kilometers northeast of Guatemala City. Over 23,000 deaths   

1976  On February - 04 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1976  Edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62 on February - 04.   

1977  On this day in history fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released   

1977  On February - 04 wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"   

1978  Bergen Evans, English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1980  On February - 04 ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Bani-Sadr as president of Iran.   

1982  Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47 meters) Tacoma WA on February - 04.   

1982  On February - 04 suriname premier Chin A Sen flees   

1982  On this day in history sue Carol, actress (She's My Weakness), dies at 73 of a heart attack   

1983  José Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium on February - 04.   

1983  Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32 on February - 04.   

1983  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton on this day in history.   

1983  On February - 04 jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68   

1984  Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168 meters) Las Vegas on this day in history.   

1985  20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture on February - 04.   

1985  On February - 04 naval exercises canceled when US refuses to tell New Zealand of nuclear weapons   

1986  On February - 04 israeli fighters intercept Libyan liner (passenger plane)   

1987  Flamboyant pianist-entertainer Liberace dies at his Palm Springs, California, home at age 67 on this day in history.   

1987  President Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress on February - 04.   

1987  Stars &Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67   

1988  Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 04 dean Jones scores 216 vs West Indies at the Adelaide Oval   

1989  Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer & Jethro), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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1465  French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen was born on February - 04.   

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

1549  On this day in history birth of eustache du Caurroy, composer   

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

1581  On February - 04 birth of daniel Selich, composer   

1620  On February - 04 birth of gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)   

1646  On February - 04 birth of hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet   

1677  Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1222  On February - 04 willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies   

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.