Historical Events In January - 04

1965  On January - 04 author T.S. Eliot dies in London at age 76.  

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 January - 04.  

1965  On January - 04 lyndon Johnson makes "Great Society" State of the Union Address  

1965  On January - 04 t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76  

1966  Doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test on this day in history.  

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

1968  Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas on January - 04.  

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

1968  On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83  

1969  France begins arms embargo against Israel on this day in history.  

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

1969  On this day in history montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83  

1970  Beatles last recording session at EMI studios on this day in history.  

1970  New York City NY transit fare rises from 20¢ to 30¢, new larger tokens used on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary  

1971  Dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as first elected Governor of Virgin Islands on January - 04.  

1971  Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history 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  Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee on this day in history.  

1974  President Nixon refuses to hand over documents and tape recordings subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee on January - 04.  

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

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

1975  Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica on January - 04.  

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  Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on January - 04.  

1978  Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 on January - 04.  

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  Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on January - 04.  

1980  President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics on this day in history.  

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

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

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye  

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

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect  

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.  

1581  On this day in history birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)  

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)  

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]  

0838  On this day in history death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred  

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.  

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

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

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