Page 8: Historical Events In April - 01

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

1971  On this day in history united Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership   

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  On this day in history major league baseball players stages first collective strike   

1972  On April - 01 pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway.   

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

1973  On this day in history arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies   

1974  On this day in history pioneer Hall opens   

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

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

1975  On this day in history eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95   

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

1976  On April - 01 n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2206 Gabrova, #2312 Duboshin, #2361 Gogol, #2606 Odessa, #2722 Abalakin, #2734 Hasek,   

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

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

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

1979  Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah on this day in history.   

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  On April - 01 marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51   

1980  On April - 01 wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist   

1981  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

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

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  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 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 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 April - 01.   

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

1990  CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger on April - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.   

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

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  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on this day in history.   

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

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

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

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

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