Historical Events In April - 01

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

1946  Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii on this day in history.  

1946  Noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62 on April - 01.  

1947  On this day in history greece's King George II died.  

1947  On April - 01 george II, king of Greece, dies at 56  

1948  On April - 01 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1954  Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on this day in history.  

1954  On April - 01 uS Air Force Academy established  

1955  On April - 01 goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter  

1955  Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68 on April - 01.  

1957  Gheorge Tatarescu, premier Romania (1933-37, 39-40), dies on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history first weather satellite, TIROS 1, launched by the United States  

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  On this day in history u Nu elected premier of Burma  

1960  On this day in history piet[er O] Bakker, Dutch journalist/writer (Ciske), dies at 62  

1961  On this day in history jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye  

1963  On this day in history nYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike  

1963  On April - 01 soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV  

1964  John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years on this day in history.  

1964  Bozidar Kunc, composer, dies at 60 on April - 01.  

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

1966  On this day in history the command, US Naval Forces Vietnam established  

1966  Karl B Adam, German theologist (Jesus Christ), dies at 89 on April - 01.  

1967  Helicopter squadron HAL 3 activated at Vung Tau on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history john &Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations  

1970  L Chernykh discovers asteroid 1805 Dirikis, 1957 Angara &1976 Kaverin on this day in history.  

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

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)  

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

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on April - 01.  

1610  On April - 01 birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)  

1640  On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on April - 01.  

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

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

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 April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72