Historical Events In April - 02

1944  Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71 on April - 02.  

1945  1st US units reach east coast of Okinawa on April - 02.  

1947  On April - 02 uN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship  

1947  Carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta," premieres in Rome on April - 02.  

1947  Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies on this day in history.  

1950  WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting on April - 02.  

1951  On April - 02 first Navy use of jet aircraft as a bomber, launched from a carrier, USS Princeton.  

1951  Simon Barere pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall on this day in history.  

1951  Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall on April - 02.  

1952  On April - 02 bernard Lyot inventor (chronograph), dies  

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1952  On April - 02 bernard F Lyot, Fren astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55  

1953  On April - 02 raab forms his 1st government in Austria  

1953  On April - 02 jean Epstein, French director (Vive la Vie), dies at 56  

1954  Plans to build Disneyland first announced on this day in history.  

1954  On April - 02 plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26]  

1955  On April - 02 halifax Nova Scotia the opening of Angus L. Macdonald Bridge linking Halifax and Dartmouth and I was there  

1955  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright  

1956  On April - 02 soap operas "As the World Turns" &"Edge of Night" premieres on TV  

1956  On April - 02 peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff & Juliet," premieres in Manchester  

1956  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82 on April - 02.  

1957  In Toronto 22-year-old Elvis Presley plays two concerts before 23,000 people at Maple Leaf Gardens; his second concert, before 15,000 fans on this day in history.  

1958  On April - 02 last load of bitumen on Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane is laid 18km south of Taree, NSW.  

1958  National Advisory Council on Aeronautics renamed NASA on this day in history.  

1958  Wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, TX (record) on April - 02.  

1958  On this day in history antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens  

1959  Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 on April - 02.  

1960  On this day in history uSS Glacier begins 12 days of relief operations, providing helicopter and boat transportation and emergency supplies to residents of Paramaribo, Brazil after floods.  

1960  Cuba buys oil from USSR on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history august Defresne, Dutch director (Anno Christi 969), dies at 67  

1962  The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London on this day in history.  

1963  On April - 02 explorer 17 attains Earth orbit (254/914 km)  

1963  USSR launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km on this day in history.  

1964  On April - 02 uSSR launches Zond 1 to Venus; no data returned  

1964  Josef Klaus succeeds Alfons Gorbach as chancellor of Austria on this day in history.  

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1348  On April - 02 birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)  

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan  

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer  

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1653  Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1711  On April - 02 birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)  

1118  On April - 02 boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies  

1272  On April - 02 death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)  

1335  On this day in history death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)  

1412  On this day in history death of ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)  

1416  On April - 02 ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52  

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on this day in history.  

1507  On this day in history death of francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)  

1640  On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45