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  US/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere on April - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1974  Pioneer Hall opens on this day in history.   

1974  Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86 on April - 01.   

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  Freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63 on April - 01.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history 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  On April - 01 uS formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama   

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 April - 01.   

1986  US sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea on April - 01.   

1986  On April - 01 world oil prices dip below $10 a barrel   

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

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 April - 01.   

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  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

1283  On this day in history birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  On April - 01 birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

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  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

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