Page 7: Historical Events In February - 04

1958  Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46 on February - 04.   

1959  Israel begins exporting copper ore on February - 04.   

1959  Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 on February - 04.   

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

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

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 February - 04.   

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

1962  "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances on February - 04.   

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

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

1966  All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 on February - 04.   

1966  On February - 04 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 February - 04 uS launches Lunar Orbiter 3   

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

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

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

1971  British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt on this day in history.   

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

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

1971  On this day in history rolls Royce goes bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft   

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

1575  Pierre de Barulle, French cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1581  Daniel Selich, composer was born on February - 04.   

1620  Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667) was born on February - 04.   

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

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

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  Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies on February - 04.   

0869  On February - 04 death of saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827)   

1189  On this day in history 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  Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 on February - 04.