Page 7: Historical Events In January - 04

1946  Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67 on January - 04.   

1947  On January - 04 "Park Avenue" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 72 performances   

1947  Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71 on January - 04.   

1948  Britain grants independence to Burma on January - 04.   

1948  On January - 04 burma gains its independence from Britain.   

1948  Burma declares independence from UK on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history chinese and North Korean troops capture Seoul, Korea   

1951  On this day in history during Korean conflict, North Korean forces captured Seoul   

1951  North Korean and Communist Chinese troops capture the city of Seoul, during the Korean War on this day in history.   

1951  During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul on this day in history.   

1952  Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1953  KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting on January - 04.   

1953  Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 on January - 04.   

1954  On January - 04 elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville   

1954  On January - 04 soap Opera "The Brighter Day" premieres   

1955  Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on January - 04.   

1956  On January - 04 alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91   

1957  "Blondie" situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS) on this day in history.   

1957  Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000 on this day in history.   

1957  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84 on January - 04.   

1958  Sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up on this day in history.   

1958  Sputnik reenters atmosphere and burns up on this day in history.   

1958  On January - 04 waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75   

1959  On January - 04 luna 1 (Mechta) becomes first craft to leave Earth's gravity   

1959  Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity on January - 04.   

1960  European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm on January - 04.   

1960  Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46 on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 04 longest recorded strike ends-33 years-Danish barbers' assistants   

1961  On January - 04 longest recorded strike ends-33 yrs-Danish barbers' assistants   

1961  Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history the first automated (unmanned) subway train (New York City NY)   

1962  On January - 04 1st automated (unmanned) subway train (NYC)   

1963  Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 04 ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on January - 04.   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on January - 04.   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on January - 04.   

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies