Page 8: Historical Events In July - 04

1957  On July - 04 judy Tyler actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash   

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  On July - 04 america's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled   

1959  Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony on July - 04.   

1960  On this day in history mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300   

1961  On this day in history franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83   

1962  On this day in history island Records begins   

1962  On this day in history 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  Fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1966  LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act on July - 04.   

1967  On this day in history freedom of Information Act goes into effect   

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

1969  On this day in history 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin   

1969  Ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship on this day in history.   

1970  100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ on July - 04.   

1970  Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons on July - 04.   

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

1970  On this day in history harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85   

1971  Don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29 on July - 04.   

1973  A Liberian tanker collides with a grain-carrier in the St. Lawrence River at Trois-Pistoles on July - 04.   

1973  Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39 on July - 04.   

1974  On this day in history off Newfoundland, nearly 250 large icebergs are counted along the eastern shores off Newfoundland.   

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

1975  Bundy victim (?) Nancy Baird disappears from Layton, Utah on July - 04.   

1977  On July - 04 cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher   

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

1978  L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3332 on July - 04.   

1978  Memphis firefighters halt 3-day strike under a court order on July - 04.   

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 this day in history 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB   

1982  Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship on July - 04.   

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1330  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)   

1610  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral   

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

1669  Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor was born on this day in history.   

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

1715  On July - 04 birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)   

0907  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on July - 04.   

0965  On July - 04 death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)   

0966  On this day in history benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies   

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on July - 04.   

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on July - 04.   

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1307  On July - 04 rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies   

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