Page 8: Historical Events In April - 01

1971  On April - 01 hM-12, the Navy's first helicopter squadron devoted exclusively to mine countermeasures was established at NAS Norfolk   

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

1971  On April - 01 uS/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere   

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

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

1972  On this day in history pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway.   

1973  Japan allows its citizens to own gold on this day in history.   

1973  Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies on April - 01.   

1974  Pioneer Hall opens on April - 01.   

1974  On April - 01 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  On this day in history 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, on April - 01.   

1976  Ottawa raises the federal minimum wage to $2.90 per hour on this day in history.   

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 April - 01.   

1979  Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51 on April - 01.   

1980  Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist on April - 01.   

1981  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on April - 01.   

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

1982  US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama on April - 01.   

1984  On April - 01 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 on this day in history.   

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

1986  On April - 01 uS sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea   

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

1988  On this day in history iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians   

1988  On April - 01 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  On April - 01 henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57   

1990  CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger on April - 01.   

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1220  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on April - 01.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1580  On this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

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