Historical Events In April - 04

1940  On this day in history r Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher & Higher," premieres in NYC  

1941  On this day in history german troops conquer Banghazi  

1941  Max Frisch, writer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1944  On April - 04 british troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia  

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  On this day in history hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day)  

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

1945  US tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld on this day in history.  

1945  Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) on April - 04.  

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

1947  On April - 04 uN's International Civil Aviation Organization established  

1947  Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect on April - 04.  

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  On this day in history establishment of NATO  

1949  On April - 04 israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement  

1949  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC) on April - 04.  

1949  The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 'NATO', formed in Washington USA on April - 04.  

1949  On this day in history wKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati OH (ABC) begins broadcasting  

1950  On this day in history christine Lahti born.  

1950  Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES on this day in history.  

1951  Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Per¢n in Buenos Aires Argentina on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Peron in Buenos Aires  

1952  On April - 04 karen Magnussen figure skater, born at North Vancouver, BC  

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

1953  On this day in history kFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1953  Carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59 on April - 04.  

1954  On April - 04 louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open  

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  British govt signs military treaty with Iraq on April - 04.  

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0186  On April - 04 birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)  

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

1527  On this day in history birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer  

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

1593  On this day in history 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 April - 04.  

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

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

0636  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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