Page 6: Historical Events In August - 04

1956  1st motorcycle rode over 200 mph (Wilhelm Herz-210 mph/338 kph) on this day in history.   

1958  On August - 04 dumont TV Network crumbles   

1959  On August - 04 "Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 87 perfs   

1960  Rocket propelled USAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH on this day in history.   

1960  On August - 04 rocket propelled USAAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH   

1961  On August - 04 108ø F, Spokane, WA   

1961  Spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit on August - 04.   

1961  On this day in history 108°F, Spokane, WA   

1962  Nelson Mandela captured by South African police on August - 04.   

1963  On August - 04 kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open   

1964  Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James Chaney found buried inside an earthen dam in Mississippi on this day in history.   

1964  Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 04 cook Islands enters into free association with New Zealand   

1967  On August - 04 british pirate radio station Radio 355 goes off the air   

1967  34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934) on this day in history.   

1967  Peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies on this day in history.   

1968  100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history willie Stargell is first to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium   

1970  On this day in history jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness   

1971  On August - 04 the US launches first satellite into lunar orbit from a manned spacecraft   

1971  US launches first satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history eddie Condon jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68   

1973  On this day in history eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68   

1974  Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor on this day in history.   

1975  John Baragrey, actor (Gamera), dies at 57 on August - 04.   

1976  Enrique Angelelli, Argentine bishop on August - 04.   

1977  On August - 04 pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy   

1977  On this day in history emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92   

1981  Columbia mated with SRBs & external tank for STS-2 mission on August - 04.   

1981  On August - 04 melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80   

1981  On August - 04 oliver North is assigned to White House duty   

1981  On August - 04 melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], actor (Woman's Face, Hud), dies at 80   

1983  Italy elects first socialist prime minister since 1946 on August - 04.   

1984  Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics on this day in history.   

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on this day in history.   

1290  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on August - 04.   

1502  On this day in history birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  On this day in history birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

1604  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

1664  On this day in history birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  On August - 04 birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

1701  On August - 04 birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

1060  On this day in history henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52   

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1306  On this day in history death of wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300) on August - 04.   

1430  Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26 on August - 04.   

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.