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 this day in history.   

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 April - 01.   

1973  On this day in history japan allows its citizens to own gold   

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

1974  On this day in history pioneer Hall opens   

1974  Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 01 canadian radio and TV stations first start giving the temperature in Celsius, so 32 degrees becomes 0 go figure   

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

1976  On April - 01 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  On April - 01 ottawa raises the federal minimum wage to $2.90 per hour.   

1976  On this day in history freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63   

1977  NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games on April - 01.   

1979  On this day in history iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah   

1979  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

1981  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on this day in history.   

1981  On April - 01 d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

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

1984  8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles on April - 01.   

1984  On April - 01 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 on April - 01.   

1986  On this day in history uS sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea   

1986  World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel on April - 01.   

1988  Iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians on this day in history.   

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

1988  On April - 01 jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91   

1989  On this day in history henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57   

1990  On this day in history cBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on April - 01.   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On April - 01 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)   

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

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

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

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

1580  On April - 01 death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

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