Page 8: Historical Events In July - 04

1957  On July - 04 judy Tyler actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash   

1957  Judy Tyler, actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash on July - 04.   

1958  Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79 on July - 04.   

1959  On this day in history america's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled   

1959  Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony on this day in history.   

1960  Mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300 on July - 04.   

1961  On this day in history franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83   

1962  Island Records begins on this day in history.   

1962  Rex Bell cowboy (Cowboys & Injuns), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history rex Bell, actor/lt-gov (Nevada), dies of heart attack at 56   

1963  On this day in history grant Richards actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48   

1963  On July - 04 fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66   

1966  On July - 04 lBJ signs Freedom of Information Act   

1967  Freedom of Information Act goes into effect on July - 04.   

1969  On July - 04 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in the UK   

1969  140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin on July - 04.   

1969  Ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship on this day in history.   

1970  100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons   

1970  Harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  On July - 04 harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85   

1971  Don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29 on July - 04.   

1973  A Liberian tanker collides with a grain-carrier in the St. Lawrence River at Trois-Pistoles on July - 04.   

1973  On July - 04 leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39   

1974  Off Newfoundland, nearly 250 large icebergs are counted along the eastern shores off Newfoundland on July - 04.   

1974  On this day in history mohammed SA al-Hoesseini, Mufti of Jerusalem/pres Com Palestine, dies   

1975  On July - 04 bundy victim (?) Nancy Baird disappears from Layton, Utah   

1977  On this day in history cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher   

1977  Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie on July - 04.   

1978  On this day in history l Chernykh discovers asteroid #3332   

1978  On July - 04 memphis firefighters halt 3-day strike under a court order   

1979  On July - 04 in Eastern China a 5.4 quake was centered about 225 kilometers southwest of Shanghai in the Liyang area. At least 41 people were reported killed, more than 2,000 were injured   

1982  4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB on this day in history.   

1982  Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship on July - 04.   

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1330  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on July - 04.   

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on July - 04.   

1546  On this day in history birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)   

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on this day in history.   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on this day in history.   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on July - 04.   

0907  On July - 04 death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria   

0965  On this day in history death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)   

0966  Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies on this day in history.   

0973  On this day in history death of ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890)   

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on July - 04.   

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on July - 04.   

1307  On July - 04 rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies   

1336  On this day in history elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65