Page 8: Historical Events In January - 04

1965  Author T.S. Eliot dies in London at age 76 on this day in history.   

1965  Fender, a favorite guitar and musical instrument manufacturer of the surf rock crowd, is sold to CBS for $13 million on January - 04.   

1965  On this day in history lBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address   

1965  Lyndon Johnson makes "Great Society" State of the Union Address on January - 04.   

1965  On this day in history t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76   

1966  On January - 04 doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test   

1967  On this day in history donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water   

1968  Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million   

1968  On this day in history joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83   

1969  On January - 04 france begins arms embargo against Israel   

1969  "Fig Leaves Are Falling" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 4 perfs on this day in history.   

1969  On January - 04 montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83   

1970  On this day in history beatles last recording session at EMI studios   

1970  On January - 04 new York City NY transit fare rises from 20¢ to 30¢, new larger tokens used   

1970  On this day in history walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary   

1971  On January - 04 dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as first elected Governor of Virgin Islands   

1971  On this day in history ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims   

1971  On January - 04 philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated   

1971  On January - 04 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 on January - 04.   

1974  On this day in history 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 on January - 04.   

1974  Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1975  Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828) on this day in history.   

1975  Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica on this day in history.   

1975  On January - 04 montreal Canadiens shut out Washington Capitals 10-0.   

1975  On January - 04 carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72   

1976  Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1978  Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76 on January - 04.   

1979  On this day in history an out-of-court settlement awards $675,000 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 on this day in history.   

1980  On January - 04 president Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics   

1981  On January - 04 "Frankenstein" opens & closes on Broadway   

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1077  Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100) was born on this day in history.   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  On January - 04 birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0838  On January - 04 death of babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred   

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.   

1584  On January - 04 tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.