Page 8: Historical Events In January - 04

1965  Author T.S. Eliot dies in London at age 76.   

1965  Fender, a favorite guitar and musical instrument manufacturer of the surf rock crowd, is sold to CBS for $13 million   

1965  LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address   

1965  Lyndon Johnson makes "Great Society" State of the Union Address.   

1965  T S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76.   

1966  Doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test   

1967  Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water.   

1968  Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas.   

1968  Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million.   

1968  Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83.   

1969  France begins arms embargo against Israel   

1969  "Fig Leaves Are Falling" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 4 perfs.   

1969  Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83   

1970  Beatles last recording session at EMI studios   

1970  Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary.   

1971  Dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as inaugural elected Governor of Virgin Islands.   

1971  Ohio agrees to pay $675000 to relatives of Kent State victims.   

1971  Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated   

1971  The Canadian goverment in Ottawa withdraws troops from Montreal and other areas in Quebec in wake of FLQ crisis   

1972  Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57.   

1974  Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee   

1974  President Nixon refuses to hand over documents and tape recordings subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.   

1974  Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70   

1975  Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828).   

1975  Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica.   

1975  Montreal Canadiens shut out Washington Capitals 10-0.   

1975  Carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72   

1976  Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84.   

1978  Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76   

1979  An out-of-court settlement awards $675000 to the victims of the Kent State massacre of 1970 (made famous by the CSNY song Ohio).   

1979  Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack.   

1980  President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics   

1981  "Frankenstein" opens and closes on Broadway   

1981  "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY after 578 performances   

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1077  Emperor zhezong of song dynasty in china: Emperor zhezong of song dynasty in china (d. 1100)   

1334  Amadeus vi: [green earl], earl of savoye   

1334  Amadeus vi of savoy: Amadeus vi of savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus aguilon: Physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  Willem teellinck: Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James ussher: Archbishop of armagh (gave age to earth based on bible)   

1604  Jacob balde: German jesuit/barok conductor (jephthe)   

1643  Isaac newton: Grantham england, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("whatever goes up must come down") [ns]   

0838  Death of Babak: Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  King sancho ii of portugal: King sancho ii of portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  Frederick i: Elector of saxony, 'the warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa ujitsuna: Japanese military commander (b. 1514)   

1584  Death of Tobias stimmer: Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright,   

1612  Henry l spieghel: Dutch merchant/writer,   

1678  Johan maetsuyker: Dutch gov-general of ceylon (1653-78),   

1695  Death of Duke of luxembourg: Luxembourg/french marshal,