Historical Events In April - 05

1984  "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances on this day in history.   

1984  On April - 05 a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3364   

1984  On April - 05 kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)   

1984  Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies on April - 05.   

1985  Tyrell Johnson, cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies on this day in history.   

1986  On April - 05 2 US soldiers & Turkish woman killed in West Berlin discotheque bombing   

1986  Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121 meters) on April - 05.   

1986  On April - 05 uS soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing   

1986  On April - 05 colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies   

1987  16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King on April - 05.   

1987  On April - 05 fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children & Tracey Ullman   

1987  Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title on this day in history.   

1988  Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their pres candidate on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies   

1989  On April - 05 david Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo   

1989  On April - 05 orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak   

1989  Solidarity granted legal status in Poland on this day in history.   

1990  John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row on this day in history.   

1990  New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminaries on April - 05.   

1990  Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity on April - 05.   

1990  On this day in history nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59   

1991  Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games on this day in history.   

1991  On April - 05 kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan   

1991  Southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23 on April - 05.   

1991  On this day in history space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched   

1991  US begins air drops to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq on April - 05.   

1991  John Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), dies in a plane crash at 65 on April - 05.   

1992  "Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 46 performances on April - 05.   

1992  On April - 05 11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62   

1992  On April - 05 4th Seniors Golf Tradition Lee Trevino   

1992  Comedian Sam Kinison marries live-in girlfriend Malika Souiri on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International   

1992  On this day in history game 2 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea Stadium   

1992  Peru's President Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution & dissolved Congress on April - 05.   

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on April - 05.   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.   

1588  On April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.   

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.   

1605  On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)