Page 8: Historical Events In July - 04

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

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on this day in history.   

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

1669  Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor was born on July - 04.   

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

1715  On July - 04 birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)   

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

0965  On July - 04 death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)   

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 this day in history.   

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on July - 04.   

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

1336  On July - 04 elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65