Historical Events In April - 06

1966  Lester Bowles L. B. Pearson 1897-1972 announces plans to promote bilingualism in the public service. (very expensive) on this day in history.  

1966  On April - 06 mihir Sen swims the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka &India  

1966  Julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73 on April - 06.  

1967  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #1804 Chebotarev on this day in history.  

1968  On April - 06 94.5% of East German voters approve new socialist constitution  

1968  Gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va) on April - 06.  

1968  On April - 06 hemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas  

1968  USS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death  

1971  Igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1972  On April - 06 bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person.  

1973  On this day in history pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter &Saturn  

1974  On this day in history 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam"  

1974  Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo  

1975  On April - 06 chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87  

1975  On April - 06 chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87  

1976  The first quadrophonic movie track "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" on this day in history.  

1976  Ruth P Thomson, writer, dies on April - 06.  

1976  The first quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history in Iran a 6.0 earthquake was was centered about 800 kilometers northwest of Bandar Abbas. The earthquake killed at least 348, injured about 200  

1977  Judge rules the Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released on April - 06.  

1977  On April - 06 the Kingdome in Seattle opens  

1978  On this day in history nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74  

1979  On this day in history rod Stewart &Alana Collins wed  

1979  M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1980  Gordie Howe completes a record 26th season on April - 06.  

1981  On April - 06 bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies  

1982  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands on April - 06.  

1983  Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered on this day in history.  

1984  11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched on this day in history.  

1984  Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies on this day in history.  

1985  Atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history american, James Connolly, wins first Olympic gold medal in mod history  

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on April - 06.  

1613  On this day in history birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)  

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)  

1651  On this day in history birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)  

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on this day in history.  

1664  On April - 06 birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)  

1671  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)  

0885  On this day in history methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies  

0912  Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

1147  Death of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090) on this day in history.  

1199  Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1252  Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1348  Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague on this day in history.  

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on April - 06.  

1472  On April - 06 pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies