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 January - 04.  

1965  On January - 04 lBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address  

1965  On this day in history lyndon Johnson makes "Great Society" State of the Union Address  

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

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 January - 04 duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas  

1968  Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million on this day in history.  

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

1969  Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on January - 04.  

1970  Beatles last recording session at EMI studios on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history 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  Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims on January - 04.  

1971  Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated on January - 04.  

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

1972  On January - 04 carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57  

1974  On January - 04 nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee  

1974  On January - 04 president Nixon refuses to hand over documents and tape recordings subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.  

1974  On January - 04 karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70  

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

1975  On January - 04 ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica  

1975  Montreal Canadiens shut out Washington Capitals 10-0 on January - 04.  

1975  Carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72 on January - 04.  

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

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  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  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.  

1567  On January - 04 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 January - 04.  

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.  

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on January - 04.  

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

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on this day in history.  

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

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

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62  

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1695  On January - 04 duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies