Page 6: Historical Events In August - 04

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

1958  Dumont TV Network crumbles on August - 04.   

1959  On this day in history "Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 87 perfs   

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

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

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

1961  On this day in history spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit   

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

1962  On August - 04 nelson Mandela captured by South African police   

1963  On this day in history 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  Cook Islands enters into free association with New Zealand on this day in history.   

1967  British pirate radio station Radio 355 goes off the air on this day in history.   

1967  On August - 04 34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934)   

1967  On August - 04 peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies   

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

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

1970  Jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness on August - 04.   

1971  On this day in history the US launches first satellite into lunar orbit from a manned spacecraft   

1971  On August - 04 uS launches first satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft   

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

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

1974  On this day in history crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor   

1975  John Baragrey, actor (Gamera), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history enrique Angelelli, Argentine bishop   

1977  Pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy on August - 04.   

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

1981  On this day in history columbia mated with SRBs & external tank for STS-2 mission   

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

1981  On this day in history oliver North is assigned to White House duty   

1981  Melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], actor (Woman's Face, Hud), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  On August - 04 italy elects first socialist prime minister since 1946   

1984  On August - 04 carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics   

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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 August - 04 birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on August - 04.   

1687  On this day in history birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 04.   

1204  Death of Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on August - 04.   

1338  On August - 04 death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)   

1430  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  On this day in history death of jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded