Page 7: Historical Events In December - 04
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
1961 Smallest New York Knick, 49th St MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm) on this day in history. 

1961 Tanganyika becomes the 104th member of the UN on this day in history. 

1964 On December - 04 beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album 

1965 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner) on December - 04. 

1965 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) on this day in history. 

1967 Bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72 on December - 04. 

1969 Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, killed in Chicago on this day in history. 

1969 On this day in history alceo Toni, composer, dies at 85 

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 December - 04. 

1974 Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims on this day in history. 

1974 On December - 04 lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36 

1975 Hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5] on December - 04. 

1976 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage (John Warner) on December - 04. 

1976 On this day in history benjamin Britten, British composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at 63 

1977 On this day in history jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself 

1977 On this day in history leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72 

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 Samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Neth/US phycists, dies at 76 on this day in history. 

1979 On December - 04 liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) 

1979 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on December - 04. 

1980 On this day in history stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932), shot at 69 

1981 "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV on December - 04. 

1981 On this day in history according to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence. Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa 

1981 On December - 04 president Reagan allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence 

1983 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 on this day in history. 

1983 Estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at 55 on this day in history. 

1984 Hijackers commandeered a Kuwaiti airliner on December - 04. 

1984 John Rock, US co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94 on December - 04. 

1985 President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser on this day in history. 

1985 Marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist, dies at 83 on this day in history. 

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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