Historical Events In October - 04

1970  George Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1971  On October - 04 borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World  

1971  Edit Angold, actor (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history colin Gordon, actor (John-Baron), dies at 61  

1974  John Lennon releases "Walls & Bridges" album on October - 04.  

1974  Anne Sexton, US poetess (Pulitzer 1967), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1975  Joan Whitney Payson, owner of New York Mets, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1976  On this day in history agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigns due to telling a racial joke  

1976  On October - 04 tV audiences watched as Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the ABC Evening News for the first time  

1976  On this day in history alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74  

1977  Pier 39 opens in SF on October - 04.  

1978  On October - 04 funeral services held for Pope John Paul I  

1979  Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56 on October - 04.  

1981  On October - 04 olympic star Bruce Jenner added the title of actor to his resume. He joined singer Harry Belafonte in their first dramatic roles on NBC-TV’ s Grambling’ s White Tiger  

1982  Ahmad H al-Bakr, Iraqi fieldmarshal/president/premier, dies on this day in history.  

1983  Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car on October - 04.  

1984  On this day in history there it goes! It could be, it might be, it’ s..." A sad day for long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans. Chicago lost to the Padres 7-1 in the National League Championship Series. 1986 Oct 04, Dan Rather, of The CBS Evening News, was mugged by two men in New York City.  

1984  US govt closes down due to budget problems on this day in history.  

1985  Henry G Perry completes 157 day, 14,021 mile bicycle tour of Australia on October - 04.  

1985  Shite Muslims claim to have killed hostage William Buckley on this day in history.  

1988  On October - 04 pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid  

1989  On October - 04 graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48  

1990  On this day in history regional elections held, in what was East Germany  

1990  Avis Bunnage, actor (Loneliness of Long Distance Runner), dies at 67 on October - 04.  

1991  On October - 04 nHL NY Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier  

1991  Leonard C Odell, wrote 7,000 Burma Shave poems, dies at 83 on October - 04.  

1992  Itzhak Fuks, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands on October - 04.  

1993  Fran Carlon, dies of cancer at 80 on this day in history.  

1994  On October - 04 bill Challis, arranger/Pianist, dies at 90  

1995  Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer, dies at 81 on October - 04.  

1996  Martyn Harris, journalist, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

2005  On this day in history birth of Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, son of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium  

2005  Hurricane Stan hits Mexico and Central America killing over 1,620 people on October - 04.  

2006  The Dow Industrial Average closes above 11,800 for the first time rising 123.27 points, or 1.05%, finishing at 11,850.61 on October - 04.  

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on October - 04.  

1276  On October - 04 birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)  

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on October - 04.  

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.  

1379  On October - 04 birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)  

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on October - 04.  

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1542  On October - 04 birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)  

1072  On this day in history death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35  

1221  On October - 04 death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)  

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on October - 04.  

1305  On this day in history death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)  

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on October - 04.  

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on October - 04.  

1571  On this day in history claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60  

1582  On this day in history theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies