Historical Events In February - 04

1958  On this day in history frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46   

1959  Israel begins exporting copper ore on February - 04.   

1959  Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 on February - 04.   

1960  BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member on this day in history.   

1961  Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure on February - 04.   

1962  Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game on February - 04.   

1962  US female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles on February - 04.   

1962  US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt on February - 04.   

1962  On this day in history "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances   

1964  On this day in history 24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax   

1964  On this day in history fAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK   

1964  On this day in history fAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City   

1964  On February - 04 siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71   

1965  On February - 04 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1965  On this day in history u C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33   

1966  All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 on this day in history.   

1966  Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90 on February - 04.   

1967  "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby on February - 04.   

1967  US launches Lunar Orbiter 3 on February - 04.   

1968  On February - 04 ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70   

1969  On February - 04 beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple   

1969  On February - 04 yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO   

1969  On this day in history thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63   

1970  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1971  On this day in history apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell)   

1971  On February - 04 british car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt   

1971  On this day in history government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil   

1971  National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC on this day in history.   

1971  Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft on February - 04.   

1972  On February - 04 6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria   

1972  On February - 04 in Central Italy a 4.8 earthquate and a series of hundreds of relatively minor shocks near the Italian town of Ancona on the Adriatic coast caused wide-spread panic, some damage, several injuries, and one death   

1972  Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported on February - 04.   

1973  "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled   

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1465  French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen was born on February - 04.   

1524  On February - 04 birth of luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580)   

1549  On this day in history birth of eustache du Caurroy, composer   

1575  Pierre de Barulle, French cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of daniel Selich, composer   

1620  Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667) was born on February - 04.   

1646  On February - 04 birth of hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet   

1677  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)   

0211  On February - 04 lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64   

0708  Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies on February - 04.   

0856  On this day in history hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

0869  Death of Saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827) on this day in history.   

1189  On February - 04 gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies   

1222  On this day in history willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies   

1503  On February - 04 queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies   

1505  Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 on February - 04.