Page 8: Historical Events In July - 04
Monday, 23 February 2026
1957 Judy Tyler actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash. 

1957 Judy Tyler, actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash. 

1958 Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79 

1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled 

1959 Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony. 

1960 Mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300. 

1961 Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 

1962 Island Records begins 

1962 Rex Bell cowboy (Cowboys and Injuns), dies at 56 

1962 Rex Bell, actor/lt-gov (Nevada), dies of heart attack at 56. 

1963 Grant Richards actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48 

1963 Fritz Reuter, composer, dies at 66. 

1966 LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act. 

1967 Freedom of Information Act comes into force 

1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in the UK. 

1969 140000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep and Janis Joplin. 

1969 Ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship. 

1970 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 

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

1970 Harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 

1971 Don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29. 

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

1973 Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39 

1974 Off Newfoundland, nearly 250 large icebergs are counted along the eastern shores off Newfoundland. 

1974 Mohammed SA al-Hoesseini, Mufti of Jerusalem/pres Com Palestine, dies 

1975 Bundy victim (?) Nancy Baird disappears from Layton, Utah 

1977 Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher. 

1977 In this year, Nigel Harrison formally adopts in place of Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie. 

1978 L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3332 

1978 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 2000 were injured. 

1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB 

1982 Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship. 

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