Page 7: Historical Events In February - 04

1958  On February - 04 frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46   

1959  Israel begins exporting copper ore on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78   

1960  On February - 04 bBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member   

1961  Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt   

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

1964  On February - 04 24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax   

1964  FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK on February - 04.   

1964  FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City on February - 04.   

1964  Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71 on February - 04.   

1965  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1965  U C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history all-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133   

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 this day in history ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70   

1969  On this day in history beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple   

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

1969  Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63 on February - 04.   

1970  On February - 04 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1971  On February - 04 apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell)   

1971  British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt on this day in history.   

1971  Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil on February - 04.   

1971  National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC on February - 04.   

1971  Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported   

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

1973  Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled on this day in history.   

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1465  On February - 04 birth of french van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen   

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  On this day in history birth of pierre de Barulle, French cardinal   

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 this day in history 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  Lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

0708  On this day in history sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies   

0856  Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies on February - 04.   

0869  Death of Saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827) on February - 04.   

1189  Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies on February - 04.   

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.