Historical Events In September - 04

1948  "Angel in the Wings" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 308 perfs on September - 04.   

1949  Marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook) on September - 04.   

1950  On September - 04 d McI Hodgson of St Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna   

1950  The first helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines (Korea) on September - 04.   

1950  On September - 04 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines   

1951  NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network on September - 04.   

1951  The first transcontinental TV broadcast, by Pres Truman on September - 04.   

1951  On this day in history 1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by Pres Truman   

1953  Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history wATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins   

1954  On September - 04 peter B Cortese of the US achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania   

1954  The first passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed on this day in history.   

1957  Ford Motor Co introduces the Edsel on September - 04.   

1960  Alfred E Green, director (Copacabana), dies after long illness at 71 on September - 04.   

1961  On September - 04 uS authorizes Agency for International Development   

1962  Beatles record "How Do You Do It" on September - 04.   

1963  On September - 04 robert Schuman, French premier/chair (European Parliament), dies at 77   

1964  Forth Road Bridge opens in England over the "Firth of Forth" on September - 04.   

1964  NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1) on this day in history.   

1964  The now-classic comedy, Gilligan's Island, debuts on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history w Bergengruen, writer, dies at 71   

1965  On September - 04 albert Schweitzer, missionary-doctor, dies.   

1965  Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 3 weeks on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history albert Schweitzer, German/French missionary (Nobel 1954), dies at 90   

1967  6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200 on this day in history.   

1970  George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single on September - 04.   

1970  James M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1971  On September - 04 aBC-TV pulls the plug on The Lawrence Welk Show after 13 seasons.   

1971  On this day in history alaskan 727 crashes into Chilkoot Mountain, kills 109 (Alaska)   

1972  On this day in history olympic swimmer Mark Spitz becomes the first person in history to win seven gold medals, winning the 400-meter relay at Munich, GVany.   

1972  On this day in history alan Kippax, cricketer (1st-class batting average 67), dies   

1974  Creighton W Abrams, US general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1975  Walter Tetley, cartoon voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1979  Jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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1241  Alexander III of Scotland (d. 1286) was born on September - 04.   

1249  Amadeus V de Great, count of Flanders/Savoy was born on September - 04.   

1383  Amadeus VIII, duke of Savoye/last antipope (Felix V (1439-48) was born on this day in history.   

1454  On September - 04 birth of henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (d. 1483)   

1557  Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.   

1563  Wanli, Emperor of China (d. 1620) was born on September - 04.   

1596  On this day in history birth of constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

1622  Jacob Hintze, composer was born on this day in history.   

0422  Boniface I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies on September - 04.   

0454  Dioscorus van Alexandria, patriarch (council of Efeze), dies on this day in history.   

0799  On this day in history death of musa al-Kazim, Shia Imam (b. 745)   

1037  On this day in history death of king Bermudo III of Leon (b. 1010)   

1063  On September - 04 death of toghrül, Turkish conqueror of Persia and Baghdad   

1085  On this day in history irmgarde van Keulen, German countress of Aspel/saint, dies   

1199  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen consort of Sicily, wife of William II of Sicily (b. 1165)   

1537  On this day in history death of johann Dietenberger, German theologian (b. c. 1475)