Historical Events In February - 04

1958  Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1959  On February - 04 israel begins exporting copper ore   

1959  Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 on February - 04.   

1960  On this day in history bBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member   

1961  On this day in history sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure   

1962  On this day in history russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game   

1962  US female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles on February - 04.   

1962  US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt on February - 04.   

1962  On February - 04 "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances   

1964  24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax on February - 04.   

1964  FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK on this day in history.   

1964  On February - 04 fAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City   

1964  On this day in history siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71   

1965  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history u C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33   

1966  All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90   

1967  On February - 04 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby   

1967  On this day in history uS launches Lunar Orbiter 3   

1968  Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 on February - 04.   

1969  On February - 04 beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple   

1969  Yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO on February - 04.   

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

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 04.   

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

1971  On February - 04 british car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt   

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

1971  On February - 04 national Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC   

1971  Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft on February - 04.   

1972  On this day in history 6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria   

1972  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 on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 04 senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported   

1973  On February - 04 "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances   

1973  On this day in history reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled   

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1465  French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen was born on February - 04.   

1524  On this day in history birth of luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580)   

1549  On February - 04 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  Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet was born on February - 04.   

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  Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies on this day in history.   

0856  On this day in history hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

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

1189  On February - 04 gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies   

1222  On February - 04 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.