Historical Events In April - 01

1946  400,000 US mine workers strike on April - 01.  

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

1946  On April - 01 noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62  

1947  Greece's King George II died on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history george II, king of Greece, dies at 56  

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

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  On April - 01 charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45  

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

1951  On this day in history clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51  

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1952  On this day in history big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow  

1954  On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC  

1954  US Air Force Academy established on this day in history.  

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 this day in history gheorge Tatarescu, premier Romania (1933-37, 39-40), dies  

1960  First weather satellite, TIROS 1, launched by the United States on April - 01.  

1960  On April - 01 mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee  

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

1960  U Nu elected premier of Burma on April - 01.  

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

1961  On April - 01 jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye  

1963  On April - 01 nYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike  

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

1964  John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years on April - 01.  

1964  Bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1965  On April - 01 henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76  

1966  The command, US Naval Forces Vietnam established on April - 01.  

1966  On this day in history karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89  

1967  On April - 01 helicopter squadron HAL 3 activated at Vung Tau  

1967  On April - 01 robert Gauchie found by rescue workers after 58 day search; bush pilot forced down in remote section of NWT.  

1968  On this day in history lev D Landau, Russian physicist (Nobel 1962), dies at 59  

1970  John &Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history l Chernykh discovers asteroid 1805 Dirikis, 1957 Angara &1976 Kaverin  

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)  

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)  

1543  On April - 01 birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on this day in history.  

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

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

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)  

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.  

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on this day in history.  

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)  

1204  On this day in history eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81  

1205  On April - 01 amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies  

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

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.  

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