Historical Events In April - 04

1940  On April - 04 r Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher & Higher," premieres in NYC  

1941  On April - 04 german troops conquer Banghazi  

1941  On April - 04 max Frisch, writer, dies at 29  

1942  RCAF Squadron Leader L.J. Birchall spots Japanese fleet heading for Ceylon; alerts naval base and averts disaster for the British Fleet and a second Pearl Harbour on April - 04.  

1943  On April - 04 oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor, dies at 54  

1944  British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia on April - 04.  

1944  De Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists on this day in history.  

1944  On April - 04 john Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51  

1945  Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day) on this day in history.  

1945  US forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany on this day in history.  

1945  On April - 04 uS tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld  

1945  On April - 04 hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)  

1947  Largest group of sunspots on record on April - 04.  

1947  UN's International Civil Aviation Organization established on April - 04.  

1947  On this day in history convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect  

1948  On April - 04 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to first base; it ends in a tie  

1948  84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie on this day in history.  

1949  Establishment of NATO on April - 04.  

1949  On April - 04 israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement  

1949  On April - 04 north Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC)  

1949  On April - 04 the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 'NATO', formed in Washington USA  

1949  WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati OH (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history christine Lahti born.  

1950  Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES on April - 04.  

1951  On this day in history dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Per¢n in Buenos Aires Argentina  

1951  On April - 04 dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Peron in Buenos Aires  

1952  On this day in history karen Magnussen figure skater, born at North Vancouver, BC  

1953  On April - 04 kFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo TX (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1953  KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on April - 04.  

1953  On this day in history carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59  

1954  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open on April - 04.  

1954  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open on this day in history.  

1955  On April - 04 british government signs military treaty with Iraq  

1955  On this day in history british govt signs military treaty with Iraq  

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

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)  

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.  

1572  On April - 04 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)  

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

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

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

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)  

0397  On this day in history ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies  

0636  On April - 04 death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)  

0896  On this day in history formosus, Pope (891-96), dies  

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on April - 04.  

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on April - 04.  

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

1305  On April - 04 death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)  

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on April - 04.