Historical Events In July - 04
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
1957 Judy Tyler actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash on this day in history.
1957 On July - 04 judy Tyler, actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash
1958 Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79 on July - 04.
1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled on July - 04.
1959 Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony on this day in history.
1960 Mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300 on July - 04.
1961 On this day in history franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83
1962 Island Records begins on this day in history.
1962 Rex Bell cowboy (Cowboys & Injuns), dies at 56 on this day in history.
1962 Rex Bell, actor/lt-gov (Nevada), dies of heart attack at 56 on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history grant Richards actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48
1963 Fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66 on July - 04.
1966 LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act on this day in history.
1967 Freedom of Information Act goes into effect on this day in history.
1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in the UK on July - 04.
1969 On this day in history 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin
1969 Ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship on this day in history.
1970 On July - 04 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ
1970 On July - 04 chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons
1970 On this day in history harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85
1970 On July - 04 harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85
1971 On July - 04 don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29
1973 On July - 04 a Liberian tanker collides with a grain-carrier in the St. Lawrence River at Trois-Pistoles.
1973 On this day in history leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39
1974 Off Newfoundland, nearly 250 large icebergs are counted along the eastern shores off Newfoundland on July - 04.
1974 Mohammed SA al-Hoesseini, Mufti of Jerusalem/pres Com Palestine, dies on this day in history.
1975 Bundy victim (?) Nancy Baird disappears from Layton, Utah on this day in history.
1977 Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher on this day in history.
1977 On this day in history nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie
1978 On July - 04 l Chernykh discovers asteroid #3332
1978 On July - 04 memphis firefighters halt 3-day strike under a court order
1979 In Eastern China a 5.4 quake was centered about 225 kilometers southwest of Shanghai in the Liyang area. At least 41 people were reported killed, more than 2,000 were injured on this day in history.
1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB on July - 04.
1982 Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship on this day in history.
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