Historical Events In April - 04

1956  On this day in history enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden", premieres in London   

1956  On this day in history enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London   

1957  On this day in history heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris France   

1957  On April - 04 herbert Norman 1909-1957 Canadian Ambassador to Egypt, jumps from the roof of his apartment building to his death after suspicions he was a possible Communist sympathizer   

1957  Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1958  1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) on April - 04.   

1958  On this day in history eugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt   

1958  On this day in history hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78   

1959  Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal &French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on April - 04.   

1959  On April - 04 federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  On this day in history fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  On April - 04 stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

1960  32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur", Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win on this day in history.   

1960  Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center on April - 04.   

1960  Senegal declares independence from France on this day in history.   

1960  32nd Academy Awards on April - 04.   

1963  Jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on this day in history.   

1964  "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances on this day in history.   

1964  On April - 04 beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks   

1964  On April - 04 beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 5 weeks   

1965  On April - 04 mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational   

1965  Robert Downey, Jr. born on this day in history.   

1966  Canada starts five-year, $350,000 project to help increase wheat production in Kenya; an environmental fiasco on April - 04.   

1966  Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland on April - 04.   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  On April - 04 dutch De Young government forms   

1967  On April - 04 marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station   

1967  On this day in history amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station   

1967  On this day in history mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76   

1968  "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances on this day in history.   

1968  On April - 04 apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned   

1968  Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April - 04.   

1968  On this day in history rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis   

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0186  On this day in history birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on April - 04.   

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on April - 04.   

1593  On April - 04 birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  On April - 04 ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on April - 04.   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on this day in history.   

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1292  On this day in history nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.   

1393  On this day in history floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies