Historical Events In April - 03

1947  On April - 03 "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances   

1947  On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 perfs   

1948  On April - 03 1st US figure skating championships held   

1948  Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries) on this day in history.   

1948  Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan to restore Europe on this day in history.   

1948  The first US figure skating championships held on April - 03.   

1948  US female Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button   

1949  KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS on April - 03.   

1949  North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by US, Britain, France & Canada on April - 03.   

1949  On April - 03 wLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus OH (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1949  Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89 on April - 03.   

1950  On this day in history adolf Wiklund, composer, dies at 70   

1951  On April - 03 christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners", premieres in Oxford   

1951  On April - 03 christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners," premieres in Oxford   

1951  Johannes C Kielstra, Dut economist/gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history dutch Queen Juliana speaks to US Congress   

1954  On April - 03 "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances   

1954  On April - 03 don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record)   

1955  Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) on April - 03.   

1955  Fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open   

1955  Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300 on April - 03.   

1955  Balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics) on this day in history.   

1956  "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 461 performances on April - 03.   

1956  On April - 03 bulgarian vice premier Traitsjo Kostov rehabilitated   

1956  German war criminals Hinrichsen/Rhl/Siebens/Viebahn are freed on this day in history.   

1956  On April - 03 t Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed   

1957  On April - 03 samuel Beckett's "Endgame", premieres in London   

1957  USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test on April - 03.   

1957  Samuel Beckett's "Endgame," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 332 performances   

1958  On this day in history fidel Castro's rebels attacked Havana   

1958  Theodor Kramer, writer, dies on April - 03.   

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1151  On this day in history birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)   

1245  On this day in history birth of philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)   

1367  On this day in history birth of henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)   

1438  On this day in history birth of john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland   

1485  On this day in history birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

1529  On this day in history birth of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)   

1569  On April - 03 birth of giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer   

1593  On this day in history birth of george Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)   

0033  On this day in history death of christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington)   

0628  Death of Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son on this day in history.   

0963  On this day in history death of william III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)   

1287  On this day in history honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies   

1350  On April - 03 death of eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)   

1512  On this day in history richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies   

1525  On April - 03 giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49   

1581  Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies on this day in history.