Historical Events In December - 04
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
1961 Smallest New York Knick, 49th St MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm) on December - 04.
1961 On December - 04 tanganyika becomes the 104th member of the UN
1964 On this day in history beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album
1965 On December - 04 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner)
1965 On this day in history launch of Gemini 7 piloted by CDR James A. Lovell, USN. This flight consisted of 206 orbits at an altitude of 327 km and lasted 13 days and 18 hours. Recovery by HS-11 helicopters from USS Wasp (CVS-18)
1967 On this day in history bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72
1969 Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, killed in Chicago on December - 04.
1969 Alceo Toni, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1971 On December - 04 shunryu Suzuki, Zen teacher, founder of SF Zen Center, dies
1973 Michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67 on this day in history.
1974 Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims on December - 04.
1974 Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36 on December - 04.
1975 On this day in history hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5]
1976 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage (John Warner) on December - 04.
1976 Benjamin Britten, British composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1977 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself on this day in history.
1977 Leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72 on December - 04.
1978 Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco first female mayor on this day in history.
1978 On December - 04 pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus
1978 On December - 04 samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Neth/US phycists, dies at 76
1979 On December - 04 liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)
1979 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1980 Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932), shot at 69 on December - 04.
1981 "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV on this day in history.
1981 According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence. Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa on December - 04.
1981 On December - 04 president Reagan allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence
1983 On December - 04 aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and USS Independence (CV-62) launch strike against anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon that fired on U.S. aircraft. Two U.S. Navy planes shot down.
1983 Estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1984 On December - 04 hijackers commandeered a Kuwaiti airliner
1984 John Rock, US co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94 on this day in history.
1985 President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser on December - 04.
1985 Marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist, dies at 83 on December - 04.
1986 Reuben Nakian, US sculptor, dies at 89 on this day in history.
1987 Rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90 on this day in history.
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