Page 8: Historical Events In July - 04

1957  On this day in history judy Tyler actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash   

1957  On this day in history judy Tyler, actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash   

1958  On July - 04 adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79   

1959  On this day in history america's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled   

1959  Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony on July - 04.   

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 July - 04.   

1963  Grant Richards actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1966  On July - 04 lBJ signs Freedom of Information Act   

1967  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin   

1969  On July - 04 ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship   

1970  On July - 04 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ   

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

1971  On July - 04 don McPherson, rocker, dies at 29   

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

1973  On this day in history leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39   

1974  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history bundy victim (?) Nancy Baird disappears from Layton, Utah   

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

1977  Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history 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 July - 04.   

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1330  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)   

1546  Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595) was born on July - 04.   

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on July - 04.   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on July - 04.   

1669  On July - 04 birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

1694  On July - 04 birth of louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose)   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on this day in history.   

0907  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on July - 04.   

0965  On this day in history death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)   

0966  On this day in history benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies   

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  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on July - 04.   

1307  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on July - 04.   

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on July - 04.