Historical Events In January - 04

1965  Author T.S. Eliot dies in London at age 76 on January - 04.  

1965  Fender, a favorite guitar and musical instrument manufacturer of the surf rock crowd, is sold to CBS for $13 million on this day in history.  

1965  LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address on this day in history.  

1965  Lyndon Johnson makes "Great Society" State of the Union Address on this day in history.  

1965  On January - 04 t S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76  

1966  Doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test on January - 04.  

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

1968  On this day in history duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas  

1968  On January - 04 leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million  

1968  Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83 on January - 04.  

1969  On January - 04 france begins arms embargo against Israel  

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

1969  On this day in history montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83  

1970  On January - 04 beatles last recording session at EMI studios  

1970  On this day in history new York City NY transit fare rises from 20¢ to 30¢, new larger tokens used  

1970  Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary on this day in history.  

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

1971  On January - 04 ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims  

1971  Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated on this day in history.  

1971  The Canadian goverment in Ottawa withdraws troops from Montreal and other areas in Quebec in wake of FLQ crisis on January - 04.  

1972  Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57 on January - 04.  

1974  On January - 04 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 this day in history.  

1974  Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70 on January - 04.  

1975  Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828) on January - 04.  

1975  Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica on January - 04.  

1975  Montreal Canadiens shut out Washington Capitals 10-0 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72  

1976  Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on January - 04.  

1978  On this day in history willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76  

1979  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) on this day in history.  

1979  Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on January - 04.  

1980  President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history "Frankenstein" opens & closes on Broadway  

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)  

1334  Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye was born on this day in history.  

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)  

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

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.  

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)  

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)  

1643  On January - 04 birth of isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS]  

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.  

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.  

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

1564  On January - 04 death of hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)  

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  On this day in history johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71  

1695  On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies