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

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

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 April - 01.   

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

1973  On April - 01 japan allows its citizens to own gold   

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

1974  Pioneer Hall opens on April - 01.   

1974  On April - 01 alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86   

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 April - 01 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 this day in history n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2206 Gabrova, #2312 Duboshin, #2361 Gogol, #2606 Odessa, #2722 Abalakin, #2734 Hasek,   

1976  On this day in history 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  On April - 01 nFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games   

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

1979  On April - 01 national Energy Board raises export tax on light crude oil $1.00 per barrel to $8.00, Albertians are not happy   

1979  On this day in history marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1986  On this day in history world oil prices dip below $10 a barrel   

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

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

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 April - 01.   

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

1582  On this day in history birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 April - 01 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 this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

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

1611  On April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72