On This Day: February 4, 2012
Birthdays:| 1902 | Charles Lindberg, American pilot, first person to fly the Atlantic solo | | 1920 | Norman Wisdom, Actor & star of many comedy films | | 1920 | Derek Worlock R.C Archbishop of Liverpool | | 1936 | William Ross, Ulster Unionist politician | | 1941 | John Steel, Of the Pop group 'The Animals' | | 1947 | Dan Quayle, Former American Vice-President | | 1948 | Alice Cooper, Rock star |
Events:| 1927 | A new land speed record was set, when Malcolm Campbell reached 174mph in his car 'Bluebird', in Wales | | 1929 | The first 'Green Belt' was approved near Hendon, Middlesex | | 1938 | Adolf Hitler took command of the German Army | | 1953 | Sweets were taken 'Off Ration' in Britain | | 1962 | The Sunday Times produced the first British colour supplement | | 1971 | Rolls Royce were made bankrupt after a disastrous contract to supply aero engines to Lockheed Aircraft | | 1983 | The funeral took place of Billy Fury, the 60's Pop idol | | 1989 | John Cassavetes, the American actor and film director, died aged 59 | | 2009 | The U.S. lists anti-Iran Kurdish PJAK rebels as terrorist organization, since 2004, PJAK took up arms for self-rule in Kurdistan province northwestern of Iran. Half the members of PJAK are women | | 2011 | A small Turkish private jet crashed in Iraqi Kurdistan, 7 dead, 6 injured, the plane belongs to a giant group called Faruk, Asiacell co |
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