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 this day in history.  

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  Pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway on April - 01.  

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

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

1974  Pioneer Hall opens on April - 01.  

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

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1975  On April - 01 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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1980  Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist on this day in history.  

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  US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama on this day in history.  

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  On April - 01 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 this day in history.  

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

1988  On this day in history 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  On April - 01 cBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger  

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

1582  On April - 01 birth of thomas Simpson, composer  

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 April - 01.  

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

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

1204  On April - 01 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 April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.  

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.