Page 8: Historical Events In April - 01

1971  United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership   

1971  US/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere.   

1972  30000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico   

1972  Major league baseball players stages inaugural collective strike   

1972  Pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway.   

1973  Japan allows its citizens to own gold.   

1973  Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies.   

1974  Pioneer Hall opens   

1974  Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86.   

1975  Canadian radio and TV stations inaugural start giving the temperature in Celsius, so 32 degrees is recorded as becoming 0 go figure   

1975  Eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95   

1976  Freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63   

1976  N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2206 Gabrova, #2312 Duboshin, #2361 Gogol, #2606 Odessa, #2722 Abalakin, #2734 Hasek,.   

1976  Ottawa raises the federal minimum wage to $2.90 per hour.   

1976  Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63   

1977  NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games   

1979  Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah   

1979  National Energy Board raises export tax on light crude oil $1.00 per barrel to $8.00, Albertians are not happy   

1979  Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51   

1980  Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist.   

1981  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante.   

1981  D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65.   

1982  US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama   

1984  8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles   

1984  Marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA   

1984  Marvin Gaye, singer (Sexual Healing), shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44.   

1986  US sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea   

1986  World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel   

1988  Iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians   

1988  Jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall.   

1988  Jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91   

1989  Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57.   

1990  CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger   

1990  It is recorded as becoming illeagal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers   

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1220  Emperor go-saga of japan: Emperor go-saga of japan (d. 1272)   

1283  Ludwig iv of baveria: Roman catholic bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  François de bonne: Duc de lesdiguières, constable of france   

1578  William harvey: England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  Gaspar de crayer: Flemish painter   

1582  Thomas simpson: Composer   

1610  Charles de saint-Évremond: French soldier   

1640  Georg mohr: Danish mathematician   

1085  Death of Emperor shenzong of china: Emperor shenzong of china (b. 1048)   

1132  Death of St-hugues: Bishop of grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  Death of Eleanor of aquitaine: Wife of louis vii & henry ii,   

1205  Amalrik ii: King of cyprus/jerusalem,   

1528  Death of Francisco de peñalosa: Spanish composer   

1548  Sigismund i: The elder, king of poland,   

1580  Death of Alonso mudarra: Spanish composer   

1611  Death of Gillis van valkenborch: Flemish painter, buried at about 72