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 this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history "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 August - 04.   

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

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

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

1961  108°F, Spokane, WA on August - 04.   

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  On this day in history civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam   

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

1967  British pirate radio station Radio 355 goes off the air on August - 04.   

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

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

1968  On August - 04 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif   

1969  On August - 04 willie Stargell is first to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium   

1970  Jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness on August - 04.   

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

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

1973  On August - 04 eddie Condon jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68   

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

1974  Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor on August - 04.   

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

1976  Enrique Angelelli, Argentine bishop on this day in history.   

1977  On August - 04 pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy   

1977  On August - 04 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 this day in history melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80   

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

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

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

1984  On this day in history 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 August - 04.   

1290  On this day in history birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)   

1502  On August - 04 birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

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

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on August - 04.   

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 August - 04.   

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

1113  On August - 04 death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

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 August - 04.   

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

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.