Historical Events In July - 04

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

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

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 July - 04.   

1961  On July - 04 franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83   

1962  Island Records begins on July - 04.   

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 July - 04.   

1963  On July - 04 grant Richards actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48   

1963  Fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66 on July - 04.   

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

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

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

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

1969  On this day in history ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship   

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  Harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1974  On this day in history mohammed SA al-Hoesseini, Mufti of Jerusalem/pres Com Palestine, dies   

1975  Bundy victim (?) Nancy Baird disappears from Layton, Utah on this day in history.   

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 July - 04 memphis firefighters halt 3-day strike under a court order   

1979  On July - 04 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   

1982  On this day in history 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB   

1982  On this day in history 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  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)   

0907  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on this day in history.   

0965  On this day in history death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)   

0966  On July - 04 benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies   

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

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

1301  On July - 04 willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle   

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

1336  On July - 04 elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65