Historical Events In April - 01

1971  HM-12, the Navy's first helicopter squadron devoted exclusively to mine countermeasures was established at NAS Norfolk on this day in history.  

1971  United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership on April - 01.  

1971  US/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere on April - 01.  

1972  On April - 01 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico  

1972  Major league baseball players stages first collective strike on this day in history.  

1972  Pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway on this day in history.  

1973  Japan allows its citizens to own gold on April - 01.  

1973  Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history pioneer Hall opens  

1974  On this day in history alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86  

1975  Canadian radio and TV stations first start giving the temperature in Celsius, so 32 degrees becomes 0 go figure on this day in history.  

1975  Eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1976  Freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1976  On April - 01 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 on April - 01.  

1976  On April - 01 freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63  

1977  On this day in history nFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games  

1979  Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah on April - 01.  

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

1979  Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist  

1981  On April - 01 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante  

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

1982  On April - 01 uS formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama  

1984  8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles on this day in history.  

1984  On April - 01 marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA  

1984  On this day in history 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 on April - 01.  

1986  World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel on this day in history.  

1988  Iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians on April - 01.  

1988  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

1989  Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history cBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger  

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

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

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

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on April - 01.  

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  On April - 01 death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)  

1132  On April - 01 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 April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

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

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on April - 01.