Historical Events In April - 01

1946  400,000 US mine workers strike on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii  

1946  On this day in history noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62  

1947  Greece's King George II died on April - 01.  

1947  George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 on April - 01.  

1948  On this day in history helicopter Utility Squadron, HU-1, the first of its type in the U.S. Navy, was established at NAS\ Lakehurst  

1949  On April - 01 newfoundland becomes the tenth province of Canada and the Newfoundland Railway becomes part of the Canadian National system. This narrow gauge system had been operated by the island government since 1923.  

1950  Charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1950  Charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 on April - 01.  

1951  On April - 01 clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51  

Advertisements

1952  On April - 01 big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow  

1954  On April - 01 army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC  

1954  On April - 01 uS Air Force Academy established  

1955  Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter on April - 01.  

1955  On this day in history silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68  

1957  On April - 01 gheorge Tatarescu, premier Romania (1933-37, 39-40), dies  

1960  First weather satellite, TIROS 1, launched by the United States on this day in history.  

1960  Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee on this day in history.  

1960  RCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched on April - 01.  

1960  U Nu elected premier of Burma on this day in history.  

1960  Piet[er O] Bakker, Dutch journalist/writer (Ciske), dies at 62 on April - 01.  

1961  On this day in history jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye  

1963  NYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV  

1964  On April - 01 john Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years  

1964  On this day in history bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60  

1965  On this day in history henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76  

1966  On April - 01 the command, US Naval Forces Vietnam established  

1966  On April - 01 karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89  

1967  On this day in history helicopter squadron HAL 3 activated at Vung Tau  

1967  On this day in history robert Gauchie found by rescue workers after 58 day search; bush pilot forced down in remote section of NWT.  

1968  Lev D Landau, Russian physicist (Nobel 1962), dies at 59 on April - 01.  

1970  John &Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations on April - 01.  

1970  On April - 01 l Chernykh discovers asteroid 1805 Dirikis, 1957 Angara &1976 Kaverin  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.  

1283  On this day in history birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)  

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on April - 01.  

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.  

1582  On this day in history birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.  

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.  

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.  

1085  On this day in history death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)  

1132  On April - 01 death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)  

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on April - 01.  

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on April - 01.  

1528  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer  

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.  

1611  On this day in history death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72