Top Historical Events That Happened on February 04

1975  A strong earthquake rocks Guatemala and Honduras, killing more than 22000 people.   

1975  In Northeastern China a 7.4 earthquate caused heavy damage and casualties reported in Yingkou-Haicheng area   

1976  12th Winter Olympics games opens in Innsbruck, Austria   

1976  7.5 earthquake results in the deaths of 22778 in Guatemala and Honduras   

1976  A 7.5 earthquake was centered about 160 kilometers northeast of Guatemala City. Over 23000 deaths   

1976  Edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62.   

1977  Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released   

1977  Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed".   

1978  Bergen Evans, English professor ($64000 Question), dies at 73.   

1980  Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Bani-Sadr as president of Iran   

1982  Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47 meters) Tacoma WA   

1982  Suriname premier Chin A Sen flees.   

1982  Sue Carol, actress (She's My Weakness), dies at 73 of a heart attack   

1983  Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32.   

1983  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton   

1983  Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68.   

1984  Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168 meters) Las Vegas   

1985  20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture.   

1985  Naval exercises canceled when US refuses to tell New Zealand of nuclear weapons.   

1986  Israeli fighters intercept Libyan liner (passenger plane).   

1987  Flamboyant pianist-entertainer Liberace dies at his Palm Springs, California, home at age 67   

1987  President Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress.   

1987  Stars and Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup   

1987  Liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67   

1988  Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges   

1989  Dean Jones scores 216 vs West Indies at the Adelaide Oval.   

1989  Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer and Jethro), dies at 69   

1990  10 Israeli tourists murdered near Cairo.   

1991  Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose   

1991  Bob Leslie, actor (Cinderella, Mako: Jaws of Death), dies at 64   

1992  Fred Slyter, dialogue coach, dies after long illness at 56.   

1993  Admiral Studeman, ends term as acting director of CIA.   

1993  Marge Schott suspended from baseball for 1 year due to racism.   

1993  Russian space agency tests a 82' wide space mirror   

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1465  French van brederode: Leader of hoeksen   

1524  Luis de camões: Portugal's greatest poet.   

1549  Eustache du caurroy: Composer   

1575  Pierre de barulle: French cardinal   

1581  Daniel selich: Composer   

1620  Gustaf bonde: Swedish statesman   

1646  Hans a freiherr von abschatz: Silesian poet   

1677  Johann ludwig bach: German composer   

0211  Lucius septimus severus: Emperor of rome (193-211),   

0708  Death of Sisinnius: Greek-syrian pope (708, 20 days),   

0856  Hrabanus maurus: East france, archbishop of mainz,   

0869  Death of Saint cyril: Greek missionary to the slavs (b. 827)   

1189  Death of Gilbert of sempringham: English monastery founder/saint,   

1222  Willem i: Earl of holland (1203-22),   

1503  Death of Queen elizabeth: Consort of henry vii of england,   

1505  Joan of valois: Queen of france/saint,