Page 7: Historical Events In October - 04

1970  George Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1971  Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World on October - 04.   

1971  Edit Angold, actor (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76 on October - 04.   

1972  On this day in history colin Gordon, actor (John-Baron), dies at 61   

1974  On this day in history john Lennon releases "Walls & Bridges" album   

1974  On October - 04 anne Sexton, US poetess (Pulitzer 1967), dies at 45   

1975  Joan Whitney Payson, owner of New York Mets, dies at 72 on October - 04.   

1976  Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigns due to telling a racial joke on this day in history.   

1976  On October - 04 tV audiences watched as Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the ABC Evening News for the first time   

1976  On October - 04 alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74   

1977  On this day in history pier 39 opens in SF   

1978  On this day in history funeral services held for Pope John Paul I   

1979  On this day in history christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56   

1981  On this day in history olympic star Bruce Jenner added the title of actor to his resume. He joined singer Harry Belafonte in their first dramatic roles on NBC-TV’ s Grambling’ s White Tiger   

1982  On October - 04 ahmad H al-Bakr, Iraqi fieldmarshal/president/premier, dies   

1983  Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car on this day in history.   

1984  There it goes! It could be, it might be, it’ s..." A sad day for long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans. Chicago lost to the Padres 7-1 in the National League Championship Series. 1986 Oct 04, Dan Rather, of The CBS Evening News, was mugged by two men in New York City on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history uS govt closes down due to budget problems   

1985  Henry G Perry completes 157 day, 14,021 mile bicycle tour of Australia on this day in history.   

1985  Shite Muslims claim to have killed hostage William Buckley on October - 04.   

1988  Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid on October - 04.   

1989  On October - 04 graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48   

1990  Regional elections held, in what was East Germany on this day in history.   

1990  Avis Bunnage, actor (Loneliness of Long Distance Runner), dies at 67 on October - 04.   

1991  NHL NY Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history leonard C Odell, wrote 7,000 Burma Shave poems, dies at 83   

1992  Itzhak Fuks, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands on October - 04.   

1993  Fran Carlon, dies of cancer at 80 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history bill Challis, arranger/Pianist, dies at 90   

1995  Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer, dies at 81 on October - 04.   

1996  On this day in history martyn Harris, journalist, dies at 43   

2005  On this day in history birth of Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, son of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium   

2005  Hurricane Stan hits Mexico and Central America killing over 1,620 people on this day in history.   

2006  The Dow Industrial Average closes above 11,800 for the first time rising 123.27 points, or 1.05%, finishing at 11,850.61 on October - 04.   

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1160  On this day in history birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  On this day in history birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)   

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on this day in history.   

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1379  On this day in history birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  On this day in history birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

1542  On this day in history birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1072  On this day in history death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35   

1221  On October - 04 death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  On October - 04 death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden   

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on October - 04.   

1540  On October - 04 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies   

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on this day in history.   

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on October - 04.