Page 7: Historical Events In February - 04

1958  On February - 04 frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46   

1959  Israel begins exporting copper ore on this day in history.   

1959  On February - 04 una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78   

1960  BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member on this day in history.   

1961  Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game   

1962  On February - 04 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles   

1962  US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances   

1964  On February - 04 24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax   

1964  On February - 04 fAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK   

1964  FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City on this day in history.   

1964  Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 04 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1965  U C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33 on February - 04.   

1966  All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90   

1967  On this day in history "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby   

1967  On this day in history uS launches Lunar Orbiter 3   

1968  Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple   

1969  Yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63   

1970  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1971  On February - 04 apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell)   

1971  British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt on February - 04.   

1971  On this day in history government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil   

1971  National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC on February - 04.   

1971  Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria   

1972  On February - 04 in Central Italy a 4.8 earthquate and a series of hundreds of relatively minor shocks near the Italian town of Ancona on the Adriatic coast caused wide-spread panic, some damage, several injuries, and one death   

1972  On this day in history senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported   

1973  On February - 04 "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances   

1973  Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled on February - 04.   

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1465  French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen was born on February - 04.   

1524  Luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580) was born on February - 04.   

1549  Eustache du Caurroy, composer was born on this day in history.   

1575  On February - 04 birth of pierre de Barulle, French cardinal   

1581  On February - 04 birth of daniel Selich, composer   

1620  On February - 04 birth of gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)   

1646  Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet was born on February - 04.   

1677  On February - 04 birth of johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)   

0211  On this day in history lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64   

0708  Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies on this day in history.   

0856  On this day in history hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

0869  Death of Saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827) on February - 04.   

1189  On February - 04 gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies   

1222  Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies on February - 04.   

1503  On February - 04 queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies   

1505  On this day in history joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40