Page 7: Historical Events In February - 04

1958  On this day in history 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  US female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 04 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt   

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

1964  24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax on this day in history.   

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

1964  On this day in history fAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City   

1964  Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71 on February - 04.   

1965  On this day in history 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  "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby on this day in history.   

1967  US launches Lunar Orbiter 3 on February - 04.   

1968  On February - 04 ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70   

1969  Beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 04 yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO   

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

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 04.   

1971  On this day in history apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell)   

1971  On February - 04 british car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt   

1971  Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil on this day in history.   

1971  On February - 04 national Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC   

1971  On February - 04 rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft   

1972  6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria on February - 04.   

1972  On this day in history 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  Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported on February - 04.   

1973  On this day in history "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances   

1973  Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled on this day in history.   

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1465  French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen was born on this day in history.   

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

1549  On February - 04 birth of eustache du Caurroy, composer   

1575  On this day in history birth of pierre de Barulle, French cardinal   

1581  On February - 04 birth of daniel Selich, composer   

1620  Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet was born on this day in history.   

1677  Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

0211  Lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

0708  Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies on February - 04.   

0856  On February - 04 hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

0869  On this day in history death of saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827)   

1189  Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1222  On this day in history willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies   

1503  Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies on this day in history.   

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