Historical Events In April - 09

1981  Gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88 on this day in history.  

1981  Scott Gwartz was born on this day in history.  

1981  US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru on this day in history.  

1982  Robert H G Havemann, German chemist/dissident, dies on April - 09.  

1983  On April - 09 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth  

1984  Basil Henry Blackwell, British publisher, dies on this day in history.  

1985  India files suit against Union Carbide over Bhopal disaster on this day in history.  

1985  Near Coast of Central Chile a 7.5 quake occurred one person died from a heart attack, several people injured on this day in history.  

1986  On April - 09 "Dallas" announces it will revive the killed Bobby Ewing character  

1986  Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history jean Mogin, Belgian poet, dies at 64  

1987  Francis C Denebrink US Naval officer who participated in (WW I, WW II, and Korea dies at 90 on April - 09.  

1987  Supreme Court of Canada rules that the right to strike is not guaranteed by the constitution on this day in history.  

1988  US imposes economic sanctions on Panama on this day in history.  

1988  On April - 09 brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis  

1989  On this day in history entertainment Tonights Mary Hart marries producer Burt Sugarman  

1989  On April - 09 mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car  

1990  "Twin Peaks" with Peggy Lipton premiers on ABC-TV on this day in history.  

1990  On April - 09 ottawa signs final land claim agreement with 15,000 Dene-Metis of Mackenzie Valley; they are awarded surface title to 181,230 sq km land, mineral rights to 10,000 sq km and $500 million cash over 20 years  

1990  Ryan White hemophiliac aids sufferer, dies at 18. The Ryan White Foundation was founded later in 1991 by Jeanne White and Phil Donahue on April - 09.  

1991  On April - 09 date of Microsoft MS DOS 5.0 (Windows was gaining popularity)  

1991  Georgia SSR votes to seceede from the USSR on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history georgia votes to seceede from the USSR  

1991  Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of the pancreas on April - 09.  

1991  Oakland A's stadium becomes first outdoor arena to ban smoking on April - 09.  

1991  On this day in history maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73  

1992  On this day in history "Redwood Curtain" opens at Neiderlander theater on Broadway  

1992  On April - 09 after 151 years Britain's "Punch Magazine" final issue  

1992  John Majors, (C) elected PM of England on this day in history.  

1992  On April - 09 noriega convicted on 8 of 10 drug and racketeering charges  

1992  Gale McGee, senator (Wyoming, 1959-77), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history wouter Perquin, journalist/Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 74  

1994  Cornelis N "Cor" van Dis Jr, Dutch MP (1971-94), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1995  On April - 09 james Bullock, colliery manager, dies at 92  

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1336  Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405) was born on April - 09.  

1498  On this day in history birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)  

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

1611  Giacomo Maria Predieri, composer was born on April - 09.  

1627  Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer was born on April - 09.  

1634  Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau was born on April - 09.  

1648  On this day in history birth of henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)  

1649  On this day in history birth of james Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II  

0093  Death of Yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty on this day in history.  

0491  Death of Zeno, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.  

0715  Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies on April - 09.  

1024  On this day in history benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies  

1137  Death of William X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099) on April - 09.  

1483  On this day in history edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38  

1484  Death of Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473) on April - 09.  

1492  Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies on April - 09.