Page 6: Historical Events In August - 04

1956  1st motorcycle rode over 200 mph (Wilhelm Herz-210 mph/338 kph) on August - 04.   

1958  Dumont TV Network crumbles on this day in history.   

1959  "Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 87 perfs on this day in history.   

1960  On August - 04 rocket propelled USAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH   

1960  On this day in history rocket propelled USAAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH   

1961  108ø F, Spokane, WA on this day in history.   

1961  Spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit on this day in history.   

1961  108°F, Spokane, WA on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history nelson Mandela captured by South African police   

1963  Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James Chaney found buried inside an earthen dam in Mississippi   

1964  On this day in history civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam   

1965  On August - 04 cook Islands enters into free association with New Zealand   

1967  On this day in history british pirate radio station Radio 355 goes off the air   

1967  On this day in history 34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934)   

1967  On August - 04 peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies   

1968  100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif on August - 04.   

1969  On this day in history willie Stargell is first to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium   

1970  On August - 04 jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness   

1971  The US launches first satellite into lunar orbit from a manned spacecraft on August - 04.   

1971  US launches first satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft on this day in history.   

1973  Eddie Condon jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68 on August - 04.   

1974  Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor on this day in history.   

1975  On August - 04 john Baragrey, actor (Gamera), dies at 57   

1976  Enrique Angelelli, Argentine bishop on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy   

1977  On this day in history emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92   

1981  Columbia mated with SRBs & external tank for STS-2 mission on August - 04.   

1981  Melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80 on August - 04.   

1981  On August - 04 oliver North is assigned to White House duty   

1981  Melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], actor (Woman's Face, Hud), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  Italy elects first socialist prime minister since 1946 on this day in history.   

1984  On August - 04 carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics   

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1222  On this day in history birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

1290  On August - 04 birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)   

1502  On August - 04 birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on August - 04.   

1604  On this day in history birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

1664  On August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on August - 04.   

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on August - 04.   

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on August - 04.   

1204  Death of Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on this day in history.   

1265  On August - 04 simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  On this day in history death of wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  On August - 04 death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)   

1430  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.