Page 8: Historical Events In July - 04

1957  Judy Tyler actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history judy Tyler, actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash   

1958  On July - 04 adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79   

1959  America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled on July - 04.   

1959  On July - 04 cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony   

1960  Mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300 on this day in history.   

1961  Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 on July - 04.   

1962  Island Records begins on this day in history.   

1962  On July - 04 rex Bell cowboy (Cowboys & Injuns), dies at 56   

1962  Rex Bell, actor/lt-gov (Nevada), dies of heart attack at 56 on this day in history.   

1963  Grant Richards actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48 on July - 04.   

1963  On July - 04 fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66   

1966  LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act on this day in history.   

1967  Freedom of Information Act goes into effect on July - 04.   

1969  "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in the UK on July - 04.   

1969  140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin on July - 04.   

1969  On July - 04 ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship   

1970  On this day in history 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ   

1970  Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons on this day in history.   

1970  On July - 04 harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85   

1970  Harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 on July - 04.   

1971  On this day in history don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29   

1973  A Liberian tanker collides with a grain-carrier in the St. Lawrence River at Trois-Pistoles on this day in history.   

1973  On July - 04 leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39   

1974  Off Newfoundland, nearly 250 large icebergs are counted along the eastern shores off Newfoundland on July - 04.   

1974  On July - 04 mohammed SA al-Hoesseini, Mufti of Jerusalem/pres Com Palestine, dies   

1975  On this day in history bundy victim (?) Nancy Baird disappears from Layton, Utah   

1977  Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher on July - 04.   

1977  Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie on this day in history.   

1978  On July - 04 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #3332   

1978  On this day in history memphis firefighters halt 3-day strike under a court order   

1979  In Eastern China a 5.4 quake was centered about 225 kilometers southwest of Shanghai in the Liyang area. At least 41 people were reported killed, more than 2,000 were injured on July - 04.   

1982  On July - 04 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB   

1982  On July - 04 jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship   

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1330  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on July - 04.   

1546  On this day in history birth of murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)   

1546  Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595) was born on July - 04.   

1610  On July - 04 birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral   

1610  On July - 04 birth of paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)   

1669  On July - 04 birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on July - 04.   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on July - 04.   

0907  On this day in history death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria   

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on July - 04.   

0966  Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies on July - 04.   

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies   

1301  On this day in history willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1307  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on this day in history.   

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on July - 04.