Page 8: Historical Events In January - 04

1965  Author T.S. Eliot dies in London at age 76 on January - 04.   

1965  Fender, a favorite guitar and musical instrument manufacturer of the surf rock crowd, is sold to CBS for $13 million on January - 04.   

1965  LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address on this day in history.   

1965  Lyndon Johnson makes "Great Society" State of the Union Address on January - 04.   

1965  On this day in history t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76   

1966  On January - 04 doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test   

1967  Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water on January - 04.   

1968  Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 04 leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million   

1968  Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on January - 04.   

1969  France begins arms embargo against Israel on January - 04.   

1969  "Fig Leaves Are Falling" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 4 perfs on this day in history.   

1969  Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1970  Beatles last recording session at EMI studios on January - 04.   

1970  On January - 04 new York City NY transit fare rises from 20¢ to 30¢, new larger tokens used   

1970  Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary on January - 04.   

1971  On this day in history dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as first elected Governor of Virgin Islands   

1971  Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims on January - 04.   

1971  On January - 04 philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated   

1971  The Canadian goverment in Ottawa withdraws troops from Montreal and other areas in Quebec in wake of FLQ crisis on this day in history.   

1972  Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57 on January - 04.   

1974  On January - 04 nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee   

1974  President Nixon refuses to hand over documents and tape recordings subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70   

1975  Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828) on this day in history.   

1975  On January - 04 ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica   

1975  Montreal Canadiens shut out Washington Capitals 10-0 on this day in history.   

1975  Carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72 on January - 04.   

1976  On this day in history jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84   

1978  On this day in history willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76   

1979  On January - 04 an out-of-court settlement awards $675,000 to the victims of the Kent State massacre of 1970 (made famous by the CSNY song Ohio).   

1979  On January - 04 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

1980  President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics on January - 04.   

1981  "Frankenstein" opens & closes on Broadway on January - 04.   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on January - 04.   

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.   

1579  On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]   

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.   

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies