Historical Events In April - 04

1983 Gloria Swanson actress, dies at 84 of a heart ailment

1983 Jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78

1984 Michael Frayn's "Benefactors" premieres in London

1984 Winston Smith in Orwell's "1984" begins his secret diary

1985 Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal

1986 Wayne Gretsky sets NHL record with 213th point of season

1986 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season

1987 Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 points

1988 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79

1988 Eddie Hill becomes 1st to drag race a ¬ mile in under 5 seconds

1988 Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Cincinnati Reds vs St Louis Cardinals)

1988 Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV

1988 New York Mets set Opening Day record with 6 homeruns

1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle

1989 New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2

1990 "The Marshall Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV

1990 "The Marshall Chronicles" premiers on ABC-TV

1990 Gloria Estefan released from the hospital after her accident

1990 Sarah Vaughn jazz singer, dies at 68

1990 Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody

1991 "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 28 performances

1991 Graham Green english novelist, dies at 86

1991 John Heinz (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash

1992 Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yankee Stadium

1992 John Tesh (Entertainment Tonight) marries actress Connie Selleca

1992 Jury deliberations begin in the Noriega case

1992 Sali Berisha becomes president/Alexander Meksi premier of Albania

1993 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Texas Tech beats Ohio State 84-82

1993 5th Seniors Golf Tradition Tom Shaw

1993 Trish Johnson wins Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate Golf Tournament

1993 Wrestlemania IX at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan pins Yokozuna

1994 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 innings

1994 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72

1994 KLM Saab 340B crashes at Schiphol, 3 killed

1994 Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706

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