Historical Events In July - 04

1957  On July - 04 judy Tyler actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash   

1957  On July - 04 judy Tyler, actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash   

1958  On this day in history adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79   

1959  America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled on July - 04.   

1959  On July - 04 cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony   

1960  On July - 04 mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300   

1961  Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 on this day in history.   

1962  Island Records begins on July - 04.   

1962  Rex Bell cowboy (Cowboys & Injuns), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history rex Bell, actor/lt-gov (Nevada), dies of heart attack at 56   

1963  Grant Richards actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48 on July - 04.   

1963  Fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1966  LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 04 freedom of Information Act goes into effect   

1969  On this day in history "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in the UK   

1969  140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin on this day in history.   

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  Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons on this day in history.   

1970  Harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 on July - 04.   

1970  On this day in history harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85   

1971  Don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29 on July - 04.   

1973  On July - 04 a Liberian tanker collides with a grain-carrier in the St. Lawrence River at Trois-Pistoles.   

1973  On July - 04 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  On July - 04 bundy victim (?) Nancy Baird disappears from Layton, Utah   

1977  On July - 04 cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher   

1977  On this day in history nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie   

1978  L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3332 on July - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1982  Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship on July - 04.   

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1330  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on July - 04.   

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on July - 04.   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)   

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history birth of paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)   

1669  On this day in history birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on this day in history.   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on July - 04.   

0907  On this day in history death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria   

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on July - 04.   

0966  Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies on July - 04.   

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on July - 04.   

1187  On this day in history reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies   

1301  On July - 04 willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1307  On this day in history rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies   

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on this day in history.