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 February - 04.   

1959  On this day in history una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78   

1960  BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member on February - 04.   

1961  On February - 04 sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure   

1962  Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game on February - 04.   

1962  US female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles on February - 04.   

1962  US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt on February - 04.   

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  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 February - 04.   

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

1965  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history u C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33   

1966  On this day in history all-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133   

1966  Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 04 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby   

1967  On this day in history uS launches Lunar Orbiter 3   

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

1969  On February - 04 beatles appoint Eastman &Eastman, as general counsel to Apple   

1969  On this day in history 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  Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard &Mitchell) on February - 04.   

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

1971  Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil on February - 04.   

1971  On this day in history national Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC   

1971  Rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft on February - 04.   

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  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  On February - 04 birth of french van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen   

1524  On this day in history birth of luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580)   

1549  On this day in history birth of eustache du Caurroy, composer   

1575  Pierre de Barulle, French cardinal was born on February - 04.   

1581  On February - 04 birth of daniel Selich, composer   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet   

1677  Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731) was born on February - 04.   

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

0708  On February - 04 sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies   

0856  Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

0869  Death of Saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827) on this day in history.   

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

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

1503  On this day in history queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies   

1505  On February - 04 joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40